In this SUPboarder PRO feature we give you a full SUP touring and exploring kit checklist to help make preparing and packing for your overnight SUP adventure as seamless as possible. The checklist helps you pack your equipment into the correct bags as well as highlighting equipment that is optional or season dependent.
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Mark Lawrence
3 years ago
This is brilliant! so useful. I’m hoping to get an overnight river tour in the next couple of months so will be coming back to this post closer to the time. Can I ask a couple of questions? 1. Any recommendations for makes or sizes for the dry liners? I like the colour coding idea for different kit, makes a lot of sense 2. I’m about 90kg and have a 10 foot 32″ wide and 5″ thick Itiwit board, so probably on the heavier side for the spec. Am I likely to struggle to paddle a loaded board on an… Read more »
Hi Mark, glad you found it useful. I’ve used Overboard and Palm liners – both seem good and come colour coded. Palm seem a higher quality. The loaded board will still float you – it will just become rather unstable and the extra load will bend the board a bit more (you are probably on the limit already like you say). It will effect the paddling performance a fair bit, but its possible. Ideally you would try and get a more touring focussed board and in 6 inch thick. Thanks, Will
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This is brilliant! so useful. I’m hoping to get an overnight river tour in the next couple of months so will be coming back to this post closer to the time. Can I ask a couple of questions? 1. Any recommendations for makes or sizes for the dry liners? I like the colour coding idea for different kit, makes a lot of sense 2. I’m about 90kg and have a 10 foot 32″ wide and 5″ thick Itiwit board, so probably on the heavier side for the spec. Am I likely to struggle to paddle a loaded board on an… Read more »
Hi Mark, glad you found it useful. I’ve used Overboard and Palm liners – both seem good and come colour coded. Palm seem a higher quality. The loaded board will still float you – it will just become rather unstable and the extra load will bend the board a bit more (you are probably on the limit already like you say). It will effect the paddling performance a fair bit, but its possible. Ideally you would try and get a more touring focussed board and in 6 inch thick.
Thanks, Will