Friday, September 8, 2017

Helpful Tips In Experiencing River Tubing

By Thomas Carter


Tubing is a recreational activity where individuals ride on top of inner tubes on water like lakes and rivers. This has two forms known as towed and free floating which has grown in popularity because of the growing automobile industry. They are providing the large amount of rubber tubes available for general public to use in these activities.

Towed forms are tethered to powered watercraft and move around the water while free floating lets the tubers be carried by the waterway current. You can go to Santa Fe River tubing and experience this fun activity together with your friends and family. Here are several helpful tips in making the most of your day.

Bring hats, water shoes and swimwear and sandals are not advisable to be worn because they could easily be lost when floating. Life vests would be provided either for rent, sale or free and children or anybody not good with swimming are recommended to use them. If ever you have one then you can bring your own or acquire it from the facility.

Bringing enough water is essential and place them in sturdy coolers because the foam ones are unfriendly to the environment and easily breaks. Glass containers usually are prohibited because they might break and remain in rivers which could cause others to get injured, prepare some food and snacks specially when you will be choosing a longer float.

Sunblocks are important for protecting your skin when you stay for a long time under the sun to help prevent it from being sunburned. Apply this minutes before riding then after every hour, reapply it in making sure to protect your skin from being sunburned. Sunblocks are washed off when you go into water so remember after getting back to reapply it.

Arrive there early to avoid congestion in parking lots and the long waiting lines specially during busy days like holidays and weekends. Bring a tube or rent them there which usually includes a shuttle pass for the bus that takes riders to the launching area. They normally ask you to leave an ID card when renting and carry them back after or you will be fined.

If the tube you rented is colored black then it gets hot pretty quickly which may burn your skin so splash it with water constantly. You could also cover it with towels or old sheets after wetting them and this helps your ride become comfortable. This will not be a problem if you bring your own and its color is lighter.

Place things that must not get wet like cellphones, electronic car keys and food in plastic bags then place them inside plastic containers or coolers. Leave your other valuables at home and only bring essential ones to avoid losing them or having them stolen. Trash bags are available so remember to bring your trash with you and not leave it anywhere.

Invite friends or family to go with you and avoid going alone so they can help you remind about things like where to paddle and applying sunblock. Tubing is fun with more people to share the experience. And keeping each other safe is easier.




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