Is an Inflatable SUP Right for Me?
Rigid or Inflatable? This is the one question we get asked more than any other by people looking to get into standup paddle boarding: “should I get an inflatable, or is a rigid board better for me”? There are a lot of factors related to buying any board, so we’ll walk you through a couple of the most important ones. First a bit of background… History In the early days of standup paddle this wasn’t even a real question… inflatables were toys with built in drink holders in your backyard pool, not elite race-quality vessels with the performance of near carbon-fiber precision!