04-19-2007, 09:46 AM
What a challenge. The Best of the Best board at the top has some great articles about different tubes and equipment. Your probably going to want a U shaped tube to fit your size requirements for the bus ride. You will be in the water a little but they still work great.
My suggestion would be to go with a package deal like the U-Boat 2000. It's nothing over fancy but its a sturdy tube and you get fins and a pump. The internet can be full of deals if you have the time to look for them. You still have some money left for some basic waders. For $200 your not going to be going high end but you couldn't carry all the high end big stuff on the bus anyway.
Now that you have your tube and waders find a good army navy store or something like that and try to find a large duffle bag it will all fit in. Might be cheaper than a frameless backpack. Buy a bike lock and lock your bag to a tree or something while your on the lake. Just a suggestion as I said.
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My suggestion would be to go with a package deal like the U-Boat 2000. It's nothing over fancy but its a sturdy tube and you get fins and a pump. The internet can be full of deals if you have the time to look for them. You still have some money left for some basic waders. For $200 your not going to be going high end but you couldn't carry all the high end big stuff on the bus anyway.
Now that you have your tube and waders find a good army navy store or something like that and try to find a large duffle bag it will all fit in. Might be cheaper than a frameless backpack. Buy a bike lock and lock your bag to a tree or something while your on the lake. Just a suggestion as I said.
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