Float tube anchor
07-05-2005, 12:33 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 268
Float tube anchor
I have just purchased a float tube. I will be using it on lakes and I was just wondering what do I use for an anchor? do they make anchors for float tubes? I have heard of people just using dumbbells, but if I just take that route, how big of a dumbbell do I use?
07-06-2005, 03:16 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: NW Ohio , 5 min from Ottawa National / Magee Marsh
Posts: 2,051
RE: Float tube anchor
I take a emty bleach bottle in with me ( I walk in up to 1/2 mile with my tube down trails)and fill it 1/2 -3/4 fullwith sand and gravel , no cap needed .
It makes a great anchor that weighs next to nothing for the walk in and out .
It makes a great anchor that weighs next to nothing for the walk in and out .
07-22-2005, 02:32 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: New Goucester Maine
Posts: 264
RE: Float tube anchor
i would get a milk jar (1 gallon). fill that with water when you get to where i want to go and then i would make sure i have pleanty of rope. you can just empty it when you want to move you tube.
