Float Tube Exploding from heat?

FloatTubeIQ · 1 Float Tube Exploding from heat? Sat May 08, 2021 2:44 pm

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Recently, I met a tuber whose tube exploded from too much pressure after inflation. He left it on the asphalt after tubing. There was another where the bladder held but the shell split a seam.

Anyone else have tubes explode from expansion from heat?

Curious.

jeffcpr · 2 Re: Float Tube Exploding from heat? Sat May 08, 2021 2:51 pm

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I have blown a seem on the water from the heat and expansion. And I have seen bladders pop as well luckily not mine and not on the water. On hot day be sure to relieve pressure when you can and it's safe to do so.

FloatTubeIQ · 3 Re: Float Tube Exploding from heat? Sat May 08, 2021 6:34 pm

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Wow. Thanks. Great to know. Doesn't scare me as I monitor pressure regularly and start slightly underinflated. But I did wonder if tubes do get damaged from heat.

Jerdon · 4 Re: Float Tube Exploding from heat? Sun May 09, 2021 8:35 am

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I had the seams split on the Browning Float Tube tube in my avatar.

I replaced a rubber innertube with with a PVC bladder. The PVC seems to swell in the sun or heat more than rubber.

nicugoalkeper · 5 Re: Float Tube Exploding from heat? Sun May 09, 2021 12:32 pm

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Agreed whit the PVC still better to under inflate your float on hot days.

FloatTubeIQ · 6 Re: Float Tube Exploding from heat? Sun May 09, 2021 11:15 pm

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Interesting. I don't know why PVC would swell more. Isn't PVC less stretchy than rubber? Curious.

JodiH · 7 Re: Float Tube Exploding from heat? Thu May 27, 2021 11:46 am

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Yep, happened to us last summer. Hubby left the float tube in the car fully inflated, and in the sun...it popped.

SP Dan · 8 Re: Float Tube Exploding from heat? Sat May 29, 2021 12:38 pm

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I keep it simple,
I fish almost every day and what I do is ... I constantly check my air pressure by pushing my thumbs into each of my air bladder skins; of my Cumberland, and it should depress 1.5” while still being firm.

There is no set amount of air, tightness or psi ... you just need to constantly check and adjust.
Simple.
I hope that this was helpful.

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