Xplorer 14' Inflatable Paddle Board
A touring board that's perfect for tandem riding, steady gliding or onboard activities. At 14' long and 8" thick, the Xplorer was designed with extra length and volume in mind. Perfect for fishing, cruising, or yoga, this board provides ideal length and carrying capacity for any onboard iSUP activity. This board can easily withstand weight of 500+lbs.
Full Package Includes
- One (1) Xplorer 14' Inflatable Paddle Board
- One (1) 9" Hook & Pin Center Fin
- One (1) iSUP Repair Kit
- One (1) Five Hour Workday Book
- One (1) Hand Pump with PSI Pressure Gauge
- One (1) 3-Piece Adjustable Fiberglass SUP Paddle
If you want to save $50, we also offer the Xplorer as a board only (so no pump or paddle). Buy the board only.
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Weight: 33 lbs
Dimensions: 14 length by 32 width by 8 thickness
Volume: Unknown exactly, but probably 600 Liters plus
Weight Capacity: Up to 800 lbs
Nose Rocker: 4 inches
Tail Rocker: No tail rocker
Fin Configuration: Standard longboard fix box, with large detachable center fin
Onboard Accessories: Carrying handle, front towing d-ring, rear surf leash d-ring
Included External Accessories: A 3-PC SUP Paddle, a high-pressure pump, a detachable SUP center fin, a Tower branded deck pad. Repair kit comes with patches and valve wrench (glue is to be sourced locally).
Construction: Double layer, hand-glued 8" thick construction. High-pressure inflatable (Tested safe to 20 PSI, but only 10-12 PSI is necessary for optimal performance)
TOWER X-Class
ELITE Series Paddle Boards
A massive increase in iSUP rigidity equals a massive increase in performance, significantly more speed, and more hardboard like paddling characteristics all around. At 8” thick, our X-Class boards represent a huge leap over all other iSUPs on the market, even today, and we’ve been selling 8” thick iSUPs since 2012. Our Elite Series iSUPs enjoy the convenience and portability of an inflatable with the stability and speed of a hard board. This performance leap is how Tower disrupted the entire SUP industry back in 2011 when we invented the world’s first 6” iSUPs. The SUP industry went from less than 1% inflatables to over 90% today as every brand copied our innovation.
Want to know a secret? Tower's 8” thick iSUPs are even better. The performance is unmatched, and with the added volume, it also means the Elite Series is ideally suited for XL size riders or tandem paddle boarding. As with everything Tower these are built to last. They’ve been proven in the market for over a decade and come with an industry leading 3 year warranty from a brand you can trust.
Tower iSUPs have received accolades all over the internet for well over a decade. The luxury magazine Robb Report titled one of our iSUPs as the #1 SUP worldwide.
Double Layer, Hand Glued Quality
Inflatable Paddle Board FAQ
iSUP packages come with a high-pressure hand pump with a special H3 valve and a PSI gauge. It takes about 5-7 minutes to fully inflate your iSUP to the 10-12 PSI we recommend. They are safe to inflate up to about 20 PSI as a safety precaution so you don’t overinflate, but 10-12 PSI is all that’s necessary. Optionally, you can buy an electric pump where you set the desired inflation PSI level, hit start and it does the rest.
Yes, you can use a special high-pressure electric pump suitable for inflatable paddle boards. It will have the required H3 valve. You simply set the desired PSI, hit start, and it will auto-inflate the board. Note, most “inflatable” product pumps won’t cut it as they are not specialized high-pressure pumps, so you will need to buy a pump specifically for high-pressure inflatable SUPs. Additionally, while many people will try to use an air compressor jimmy rigged with an H3 valve, it is extremely easy to overinflate your iSUP this way and blow apart the seams. You board will be ruined. Obviously, use of any compressors voids your warranty.
Our most popular accessory is an electric pump as not everyone enjoys the pre-workout that inflating your paddle board represents. Once people get into the paddle boarding regularly, a carbon fiber paddle is a nice upgrade over the 3-piece fiberglass travel paddles that are included in our iSUP packages. iSUP backpacks are always a handy accessory if you travel a lot. And lastly, if you paddle in shallow water like rivers frequently, a 6” deep river fin is a nice alternative to have over the standard 9” SUP fin.
Extended Product Information
Touring paddle boards are built to go fast and long distances. Touring paddle boards are meant for those SUPers who want to go long distances, travel fast, and cut through the water with ease. It will shock you how fast the touring 14' Tower Xplorer inflatable paddle board is. At 8" thick, it will also shock you how rigid it is. At the time of introduction, not only is there no other 14' iSUP on the market. Nor is there any other 8" thick iSUPs on the market. The Xplorer represents and entirely new class of paddle board, and everyone who tries it falls in love.
Traditional hard board unlimited racing class SUPs are the fastest boards on the market. At 14' or longer, and with many over 7.5 inches thick, they also present a massive storage and transportation problem. For speed and glide, the longer the better, but it's a bitter tradeoff. You need an oversized room or garage to store them, and you've got to crate them for shipping (at a cost of $1000s per shipment). This is largely why more manageable 12'6" length hard boards have become the standard racing class size, but really they're still monsters to transport.
However, when you go with an inflatable, the length is largely irrelevant for storage and transportation as you just roll them up and go. We figured the longer the better, and we were right on the money. Once we tested the boards, we were blown away at the speed. It's the fastest board in our entire line-up... and it fits in a duffel bag when rolled up. A touring paddle board with this performance would typically be upwards of $1500 at retail. As we are a direct to consumer company, we provide you with incredible value for a high quality board.
Be weary of newer boards made with the fused process. While they may be lighter, they lose rigidity and durability in this newer construction process and are much lower quality boards overall.
The Tower Xplorer Inflatable SUP is made from extremely rugged materials like those you'd find on the highly regarded Zodiac boats and extreme river rafts. The amazing rigidity in the Xplorer is created by thousands of vertically oriented strands of identical length that connect the top deck to the bottom. When inflated, they form a structure that has the rigidity of a piece of plywood, and the thicker you go the exponentially more rigid it gets. The Tower Xplorer is an unparalleled 8" thick. You'll be amazed. We can literally put the front tip of the 14' Tower Xplorer on one chair and the rear tip on another chair and a 200 lb person can stand in the middle and you can barely see the thing flex. A touring paddle board of this quality will ensure that your paddle boarding adventures last for years to come.
Traditionally, inflatable SUPs were only a consideration for traveling - store one in the cuddy cabin on your yacht, take it with you on the plane, or haul it into that secret mountain lake or river and you can stand up paddle board in the farthest corners of the earth. With the combination of speed and rigidity of the Tower Xplorer, an inflatable SUP is hard to beat on flatwater with anything less than a full-fledged racing hard board... and don't be surprised if it outperforms a few of those.
Although most high performance touring paddle boards are hardboards, our inflatable touring paddle board has proved to match up with traditional touring hardboards. With its 14 foot length you have the ability to bring cargo such as bags, coolers, fishing gear, snorkeling gear and many other items that you will need on a long touring journey.
