TOWABLE TELL-ALL!

4 GREAT TOYS TOWED, TRIALED AND TEEN-TESTED

Let’s be honest. In terms of pure bang for the buck, it’s hard to beat your basic inflatable doughnut or disc. Updated versions of the inner tubes of old, they’re relatively inexpensive, fit a wide variety of rider sizes and weights, and can slingshot and skim across the water all day long. In short, they’re a blast. That’s not to say they can’t get boring. After a while, all those solo rides can get lonely. The more riders, the merrier. And that shape? Who wants a simple doughnut when you can have something that’s wild and crazy, brings your friends along for the ride, and is sure to turn almost every head at the sandbar. That’s the kind of inflatables we rounded up for this year’s tubing extravaganza: slingshot speedsters, whirling dervishes, and even a pair of tubes shaped like a Mexican sombrero and Top Gun fighter jet. It’s a brave new world out on the water. Join the party.