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An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurised gas. For smaller boats, the floor and hull beneath it is often flexible. On boats longer than 3 metres/10 feet, the floor often consists of three to five rigid plywood or aluminium sheets fixed between the tubes but not joined rigidly together. Often the transom is rigid, providing a location and structure for mounting an outboard motor.
Some inflatable boats have been designed to be disassembled and packed into in a small volume, so they can easily stored and transported to water when needed. Here the boat when inflated is kept rigid crossways by a foldable removable thwart. This feature allows such boats to be used as liferafts for larger boats or aircraft, and for travel or recreational purposes.
Other terms for inflatable boats are "inflatable dinghy", "rubber dinghy", "inflatable" or "rubber duck".
Zodiac is a tradename for a make of inflatable boat, but often has become a genericized tradename used to mean any rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB).
A growing use for inflatables is for white water rafting and kayaking, as well as in river, lake and ocean touring. Professional-level rafts and kayaks have existed for many years; since the late 1990s, more affordable inflatable rafts, kayaks (including sea kayaks) and canoes have been developed by European and North American companies. Typically these inflatable boats contain no rigid frame members, so they can be deflated, folded and stored in compact bags.
Azalea Falls Lodge - Rock, glass, and redwood vacation home, a lush retreat in canoeing, climbing, hiking and horseback riding country of the Ozark Mountains. Kingston, AR.
Buffalo River Outfitters - Activity guides to the Buffalo River, camping, and canoeing. Maps of location, area attractions, and reservations information. Ponca, AR.
Caddo River Camping and Canoe Rental - Offers canoe and kayak float trips on the upper and lower portions of the Caddo River at Glenwood, Arkansas. Information on camping and fishing available.
Cadron Creek Outfitters - Features canoe rentals, float trips, and camping available on Cadron Creek. Short outings and overnight guided trips available. Greenbrier, AR.
Crockett's Canoe Rental and Country Store - Details on canoe rentals with life jackets, paddles, and seat backs provided for Buffalo River float trips. Information on camping and camp supply store available. Harriet, AR.
Inflatable Watercraft - Offers inflatable canoes, Sea Eagle inflatable kayaks, and Sea Eagle inflatable boats for sale. Great quality inflatables product.
Lance's Whitewater Page - Site dedicated to canoeing and whitewater paddling experiences and outings.
Lost Valley Canoe - Offers canoe rentals, camping, and information on float trips ranging from half-day outings to ten day excursions on the Buffalo River. Ponca, AR.
Many Islands Camp and Canoe Rental - Camping, canoeing, cabins, kayaks and fishing information. Rates and reservations details provided. Mammoth Spring, AR.
Moore Outdoors - Located on Big Piney Creek, family business provides information on canoe sales and rentals, whitewater rafting trips, hiking adventures and activities available. Camping information, weather and water levels detailed. Dover, AR.
Ouachita Outdoor Outfitters - Location and product information for hiking, camping, climbing, canoeing and kayaking rental and sales items available.
Ouachita River Haven Resort - Features cabins, camping, and canoe rentals for vacation stay in the Ouachita National Forest. Canoe rental rates provided and include all equipment for river float trip.
Riverside Resort Camp and Canoe - Highlights canoe rentals for Spring River float trips. Camping, RV park, cabins, and fishing information available. Hardy, AR.
Silver Hill Grocery Outfitters - Offers rentals of inflatable canoe, inflatable kayaks, rafts, and paddleboats for float trips down the Buffalo River. St. Joe, AR.
South Central River Rat Resource - Offers online pictorial and guidebook to paddling the rivers and creeks of the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma, as well as the Ozarks and Texas hill country.
Southfork Resort - Offers canoe trips and canoeing adventures along the South Fork of the Spring River in the beautiful Ozarks of Mammoth Springs, Arkansas. Information on canoe trips, river conditions, cabin rentals, campgrounds, and country store.
Turner Bend - Located on the Mulberry River, outfitter provides information on whitewater canoe trips, rentals, camping, river gauge and fishing tips. Contact number provided. Ozark, AR.
Two Rivers Canoe Rentals - Features canoe rentals, raft rentals, and guide service available for trips on the Caddo River and Ouachita River. Arkadelphia, AR.
Wild Bill's Outfitters - Full service outfitter on the Buffalo National River offers canoes, kayaks, rafts, jonboats, and tubes for rent. Guide service for float trips and camping information available. Yellville, AR.
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