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My new Chehalis came today.
This is how it comes out of the box, packed in its shoulder pack bag.
I won't be toting it to remote mountain lakes, so the bag will be just handy
It's a big bag full, at about 30x18x24. The little I looked at it, it seems pretty tough.

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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on April 14, 2014 at 6:16pm: Now that you've had the Chehalis for a while, how's it working out?

If I may ask, what does something that large (it's as big as a framed pontoon boat, at 8 feet) do for you that a regular-sized float tube doesn't? It looks huge, with those pontoons sticking so far out to the front

Deluxe accommodations, a lot of flotation, and oars.
Once at your fishing area, stow the oars and fin around. It's a tube on steroids, essentially.
I got it for the price: $139
I was more interested in replacement pontoons for my OTHER ride, a personal pontoon. But at that price, it fits in the truck bed easily and it's only 15 minutes to my fishing spots.
But, I still don't have waders or fins, and have been real busy of late - it is still in the box.
Were I an established toober, like you, Id probably go with a Cumberland.

Comment by JBplusThuy on April 14, 2014 at 12:02pm: Now that you've had the Chehalis for a while, how's it working out?

If I may ask, what does something that large (it's as big as a framed pontoon boat, at 8 feet) do for you that a regular-sized float tube doesn't? It looks huge, with those pontoons sticking so far out to the front.

After a few years of use, my float tube is up for replacement. While I'm leaning toward either a Fat Cat or Super FC this time around instead of an ODC-420, I haven't totally ruled out getting a pontoon instead, the main draw being that I could stick my trolling motor on the pontoon and zip around the lake a lot faster.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 20, 2014 at 8:10pm: Hahaha!

Comment by Allen Morgan on February 20, 2014 at 7:27pm: Well, at least it wasn't packed in an "embarassing" box. A buddy of mine on another board bought a float tube, used, and the seller had packed it into a box from a Barbie doll house.....

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 20, 2014 at 6:44pm: Thanks guys. I just stepped off 8 feet- the length of this thing.
Holy cow, what a tub!
That will be its official christening name, when I first take it to the water and shake my fist at the Gods.
"The Tub."
If it is nothing else, it should be comfy.

Comment by Slip Sinker on February 20, 2014 at 5:24pm: Looks like great fun David. I always wanted to try this. Like a kayak but closer to the medium. Looking forward to your results!

Comment by Leo Nguyen on February 20, 2014 at 5:07pm: You high roller you!! Can't want to see that baby in action.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 20, 2014 at 11:02am: @john
Yessir. It seems benign enough, right? But there is always a danger unseen when we leave our safety zones.
This shouldn't keep one away, but it demands one be aware.

Comment by John Sheehan on February 20, 2014 at 10:56am: Yes David fishing can be dangerous .Sounds like a joke until you consider ; Lightning in an aluminum boat , Treble hooks finding their way into the flesh of careless fisherman , drowning in rivers because the fish were hitting and you didn't notice the River rising , falling thru the ice in frigid water ,boating accidents etc

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 20, 2014 at 10:53am: @John - me too!
Safety and danger is not something we dwell in with fishing, is it?
But once you leave the relative safety of the shore, even otherwise simple events can become dire.
I used to be a small boat sailor and served in the NAVY, so this awareness is programmed into me.

"Fortune favors the man prepared."