Flexible Flyer 39" Inflatable Snow Tube

I work at a college in the residential life office, and we have a small supply of sleds that students can loan out during the wintertime. We've had a lot of trouble in the past with the hard plastic sleds, which easily crack with the weight of college-age young adults. We've also had trouble with other cheap tubes - they have quickly been punctured as well.We were referred to Paricon with high recommendations, and we weren't disappointed! These tubes have been quite the hit and have survived the winter without a scratch (and again they get some tough abuse from the college students). In fact, we have used the patch kit that came with them to patch up one of our older tubes. Would highly recommend this and any other product from Paricon!

This is the best snow tube by far!!! I noticed right away when I took it out of the box that the bottom of the tube was a very smooth plastic. When we got to the sled hill my son and I were the fastest on the hill and we went the furtherest. Plenty of other people had really special looking tubes but they all had rough plastic bottoms and they were all so slow compared to us. If you want to be the fastest tube on the hill, this is the one for you. It takes a while to blow it up, don't stop inflating until it is completely filled up and firm. If it is out of shape, keep blowing. Also a couple other folks that showed up with this same tube were just as fast as us. So this tube is the real deal! I wanted to buy an Uncle Bob's because it seemed to be the popular choice but this tube is way faster and we left Uncle Bob far behind. Now that I saw the Uncle Bob and the Flexible Flyer on the same day, I am so glad that bought this one instead. Enjoy and plus it is fun watching people trying to get out of the way as you come screaming down the hill!!!!

When researching these tubes, most of the reviews said they tear easily and only last a few runs. They held up very well for my 6 and 4 year old during the blizzard this year. Only time will tell, but these were the hit of the sledding hill for sure. Even the wife got in on the fun.

Took this out extreme snow tubing a few weeks back. I was wary at first, as this thing is pretty small. Not really big enough for an adult to ride comfortably. However, we soon found out that if we found a way to ride it, we FLEW! Surprisingly turned out to be the funnest tube on the mountain that day AND it was the only tube without puncture at the end of the day as well. Great value!

Good for price, doesn't keep air for very long. Compared to other more expensive ones, I think I will spend more next time. Sleds well downhill. My 7 year old is who I bought it for. I wouldn't recommend it for adults due to keeping air issue.

Update: It finally blew, but no complaints we got a tin of sledding out of it since we purchased it in 2017. Time to find a new one.I had no issue with this product. I inflated it with my porter cable compressor. I then sprayed the bottom with snow blower spray. This thing was a bigger hit than the sled and saucer. Everytime we get snow I build a huge area for the kids. They got tired of just using one saucer so we bot this and a sled. This thing flew down the hill with the spray. Perfect for my 6 year old. My 10 year old loved it too.

Well, as they say, you get what you pay for... I purchased two to hedge my bets. They arrived promptly, each in a small box.One of them survived 40 minutes of sledding. The other failed within minutes of starting to sled. The tear is exactly in the crease of the rubber where the tube is folded into the packaging. Even fully inflated these creases are visible and never smooth out making it impossible to repair the crack. The crack is likely because the material in the crease is weakened while in storage for months in transit from China and sitting in warehouses waiting for an order.I'm skeptical that it is possible to find inflatable snow sledding tubes that are not vulnerable to this structural problem. If anyone does, please post it here!Save your money. Buy a saucer.

The tubing idea is great -- the ride is fast and comfortable. I guess you get what you pay for, but after my grandson (5) used it a few times, tiny holes developed and we spent more time patching than tubing. I will look for a tube made with stronger material as this is such great fun otherwise.

It is just what my grandson needed. He uses it in the summer in the lake (wearing a life vest ) and in the winter he will use it on the snowy hill slides. Perfect thank you.

Not worth the purchase. My seven year old grandson maybe got 2-3 slides down the hill before it started to lose air. Material not strong enough to endure what it was designed for.

Fun for sledding. Will see if it lasts long term, but so far so good this winter!

Cheap stuff.. used it twice and already put 2 patches on it because it breaks. Cant find the 3rd hole now so we have to inflate it every 10 minutes..

Used it twice now and the kids love it. Hopping it last but it does fly down the hill.