Whitewater Forum: IK air pumps?

IK air pumps?

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Topic: IK air pumps?

Posted By: ChrisW
Subject: IK air pumps?
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2012 at 11:00am

I am going to become a proud owner of a newly born 1992 Sotar Professional IK thanks to the Sotar design engineers. If the first rubber ducky isn't right Sotar has agreed to build a second one. The Good, Bad and Ugly of it all; one is mine regardless of performance. SOOO; I see air pumps come in all sizes,prices,electric and manual; what combination do you IK experts recommend? Any other accessories you recommend to make my ducky time more enjoyable? I do have a dry suit and all my old hard-shell gear.

I appreciate your help, thanks ChrisW

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Posted By: mattwave
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2012 at 9:29am

Coleman 12V for 20$ if you want to cut down on plunger time.

Posted By: jwcook
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2012 at 2:31pm

Hmmm... I bought a 12v coleman type pump awhile ago when I got my girlfriend her IK, and it didn't seem to have the oomph to inflate the AIRE I have... I wound up using the K-100 pump to fully inflate.

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Posted By: otterend
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2012 at 8:01am

Carlson 4" pump. After blowing through a couple of modestly-priced pumps, I shelled out the dough for a Carlson pump. That was 4 years ago and a couple of hundred runs down the river. The pump is rock solid and its parts can be replaced. A Carlson pump will fill an IK fast and allow you to get the pressures high where you need them.

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