Whether your favorite water is a riffly river, a placid lake, or a local swimming hole, a float tube—also known as a belly boat—always adds to the experience. We’re not talking about those old rubber ...

Sometimes referred to as belly boats or kick boats, float tubes are most often associated with fly-fishing for trout on relatively small waterways, but with a little creativity and effort, they can ...

It’s hot this summer. And what better way to cool down than getting on a river, lake, or stream? Here’s a reminder that you don’t need an expensive, complicated boat to do that. A simple, cheap rubber ...

You can buy a motorized pool tube that is controlled with a joystick. The PoolCandy Tube Runner is available to purchase for $130 on Hammacher Schlemmer and other online retailers. The inflatable tube ...

A casual inner tube float along the Amite River turned deadly Sunday afternoon when two men fell into the water and never resurfaced, raising concerns about the safety protocols — or lack thereof — in ...

Do you have a favorite day? One that stands out in Technicolor among a fistful of gray memories? I sure do. It’s a summer afternoon in New Jersey. I’m eighteen and I’m floating in a black inner tube ...

Like many Portlanders, I never thought about sticking a toe in the Willamette River's downtown stretch. It seemed dirty. I'm also a lousy swimmer. So the fact that I'm floating on my back, with the ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Although float season is not in full swing, some people may be tempted to take their inner tubes to the rivers this weekend, but officials advise otherwise. Kayakers and surfers ...

The sun is shining and the temperatures are rising, which could only mean one thing: it's pool float season. Few items have taken celebrity Instagram my storm like pool floats. In the past few years, ...

Oregon boating officials reversed course and clarified that people floating in two inner tubes tied together won't need a Waterway Access Permit after all. The clarification, issued July 15, came on ...