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Classic Accessories™ Cumberland Float Tube at Cabela's

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Classic Accessories™ Cumberland Float Tube

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Classic Accessories™ Cumberland Float Tube

Hydrodynamic hull
Foam seat and adjustable backrest
Rides high for greater visibility
Stripping apron with built-in ruler

Ride high without sacrificing stability. An extra-tall foam seat offers improved visibility and casting range, while the hydrodynamic hull provides maximum stability and nimble tracking. The quick-release stripping apron has a ruler for measuring your catch. Rugged 420-denier nylon top with an 1,100-denier PVC bottom for superior abrasion resistance. Packable with adjustable backpack straps for hiking to your favorite stillwater retreat. Customizable cushioned backrest. Puncture-resistant PVC bladder. Horizontal rod holder. Two cargo pockets with double zippers and eight organizer pockets. Mesh cargo deck. Lash tabs and D-rings for external gear storage. Two drink holders. Boston valve for easy inflation/deflation.
Assembled size: 56"L x 47"W x 17-1/2"H.
Weight: 18 lbs.
Weight capacity: 350 lbs.
Color: Apple Green/Olive.

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Overall Customer Rating:

4.7 out of 5

19 out of 19(100%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.

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Overall Customer Rating:

4 out of 5

cdhiles

Age:36-45

Gender:Male

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Great tube

Date:March 28, 2012

Just bought this and spend a marathon 7 hour session in it on the first day. Excellent tube, roomy, and very comfortable. Carrying it for any stretch is not fun. As stated by others, backpack straps are ineffective and useless. I did manage to carry the tube, a fly rod, a spinning rod, and a cooler in for 1/2 mile hike, but I wouldnt want to do it again. Also, for those of you making the jump from a "donut" style type, do not underestimate the power of the wind in this tube. Because you sit so much higher than you do in the donut, winds that were never very worrisome before are huge obstacles now- In essence, you become a massive sail. The difference is huge. I am now going to have to upgrade to powerfins to be able to fight the wind on my favorite lake. Other than that, this is a great tube. The features are great. My tube did not come with 8 horizontal pocket dividers they mention.

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Overall Customer Rating:

5 out of 5

GRWW

Location:SoCal

Age:56-65

Gender:Male

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Outstanding product and support

Date:October 6, 2011

My wife and I have used float tubes for the last 25 years...primarily for fly fishing fishing in the high Sierra lakes.

We have owned/used Caddis "donut" style tubes (highly portable and light but restrictive with casting, slower in the water, and exposes the user to more water), Fish Cats (excellent, but both of ours are aging now, yet remain serviceable), a Super Cat (expensive and not an advantage over Fish Cat style designs), and a Hobie Float Cat 75 (expensive, heavy, unweildy for transport, but outstanding once it's on the water due to its mobility and speed...no longer produced). Each design has pros and cons.

The twin inflatable bladders of the pontoon style offered by Fish Cat and Outcast have been the best design for us. We wanted to upgrade. The more expensive Outcast did not appear to offer an improvement over the Cumberland, and we had some minor complaints about the Fish Cat. Based on our research and from reading other reviews, the Cumberland appeared to offer the most bang for our buck. We ordered one before our fall trip to the Sierra last month.

It was promptly shipped to us by Classic Accessories out of Seattle. Prior to using it I discovered that one of the two inflatable pontoon bladders had an air leak at the deflating screw-portion of the Boston air valve. I contacted Classic Accessories and they immediately shipped a replacement bladder to me. Great customer support!

Re the Cumberland Float Tube: Other reviewers have adequately addressed its fine qualities and well-thought out design (and we agree); so I will only add our impressions from our experience with it after using it for one week. It is the best float tube we have ever used.

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Overall Customer Rating:

5 out of 5

flyfishcanada

Location:Ontario, Canada

Age:46-55

Gender:Male

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Strongly Recommended

Date:September 6, 2011

This is the first float tube (FT) I have ever purchased.

I read a pile of reviews and did a lot of investigating before deciding on the Cumberland. I am really pleased with the choice and recommend it highly.

I agree with pretty much all of the reviews that appear here. I think that the Cumberland might be a slightly ugly duckling among FTs; there are certainly slicker-looking ones on the market, but I doubt they are better, and certainly not the same value for money. I particularly agree with the views about the relative ruggedness of this FT. It is among its stronger features.

A couple of other things stand out: if you are a bigger guy (and I am), this really is the FT you want. I don't believe that in my research I found an FT with a greater carrying capacity. In this respect, a few folks here have pointed out how well it floats a large fellow, and they are right. It will float a big guy high in the water.

I suspect that with the higher profile, trying to move across a larger stretch of water in a stiff wind might be a slightly bigger challenge compared to lower-riding FTs. But it isn't really a big deal. I bought a kid's canoe paddle to steer in stronger winds, so that I can concentrate on just paddling the thing with my fins and not lose momentum or get pushed off course. In stronger winds you lose power and control by having to steer with your feet -- and this might be a more or less common experience with all FTs, not just this one. In any event, I use the short paddle to stay on course. Then when I get where I am going I can pretty easily manage my position just with the fins.

I agree with the complaints about the carrying the Cumberland. It isn't really all that heavy, but if you try to use the strap set-up you are going to get a little frustrated. I bought a bag of assorted bungee straps and can wrap the tube up pretty tightly around the folded seat. You can then rig up a sling on that arrangement with the strap that comes with the Cumberland, and it is easier to lug around -- though I wouldn't say that it is actually easy to carry for any substantial distance. But this is really minor carping about a solid product that I have no regrets buying.

I haven't spent a marathon 6-hour shift in mine (like some folks here have)... at least not yet, but I have been out in it pretty frequently throughout this season, with my longest session in it running about 3 hours. It is very comfortable.

I have seen some complaints (not here though, I think) about the crossbar, and how having to take it out is a pain when getting in and out of the FT frequently. That might be true, but a) the bar really does give the tube added integrity and b) I am not sure why you would need to get in and out of the thing very often anyway.

Finally, someone here made an observation about being able to lay the seatback down. This is a good point -- though I hadn't thought about trying to sleep on the thing. However, if you are an older guy whose back might get a little stiff from staying in the sitting position for an extended period of time, dropping the seatback with the quick release snaps is a good way to stretch your back out. It is easy to return the seatback to the upright position so that you can keep on fishing.

Overall, this is a really solid product that has significantly improved my fishing experience. Strongly recommended.

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Overall Customer Rating:

4 out of 5

fliguy53

Location:Tracy CA

Age:46-55

Gender:Male

Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes

Excellent Float Tube

Date:August 18, 2011

I own two tubes and the other one is the Fish Cat Four. I like both, the cumberland sits you up much higher than the fish cat and I also like the rod in front that gives the pontoons more stability and a better apron to strip onto. I like the boston valve on the fish cat better because on the cumberland it is not hooked onto the outer tube like on the cat so sometimes the valve get's off centered when highly inflated and then it's hard to screw and unscrew the valve. Also the cumberland has terrible straps for carring it on your back which makes it usless. I have owned the cumberland for a few yrs now and hopefully the newer ones might have some of these improvments I just metioned . Like I said these are both great tubes and you can't go wrong with either but I think I would buy the cumberland just because its advantage of sitting you up a few inches higher which can make a difference in very cold water. My fishing buddy has one two and he loves it . I bought this one for my wife but I use it often myself. Tight Lines!!

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