Good luck. They can be a bit challenging to get used to but I’m sure you’ll have a super time 🏊‍♀️😃

Hi Natsuki, welcome to the outdoor swimming club. The Puffing towfloat is great and it's eco-friendly too! I hope you're enjoying using it! Thanks for watching my videos 🏊😃

You’re welcome Steve. Thanks for watching 🏊‍♀️😀

Thanks, that’s a lovely comment x

I'm looking forward to giving them a proper go, not just blowing them up when we have got on top of Covid-19 and things head back to normal.

Well what a lovely message Alison. Which part of the beautiful West Coast are you swimming in? I’ll be up at near Helensburgh in November.

@@EverydayAthleteRach I’m in Tarbert Loch Fyne so much further west. I’ve just finished working on the new swimming pool and leisure centre in Helensburgh for work so definitely check it out if you have time 👍

Brrrr ...! Courage !

Dimo thanks for watching, I'm pleased that you enjoyed the video. I hope it has helped you to narrow down what features you want from a tow float 😜🏊

Welcome to Everyday Athlete @KingJulian thanks for watching. It’s always good to weigh up your options 🏊‍♀️😀

Thanks Rosa. I bought it from the Outdoor Swimming Society website a year or so ago. It does make people smile or chuckle when they spot it, which is a nice feeling! There are lots of tow floats out there to choose from. I almost always use one with a drybag so that I can swim a distance and get out, or get out somewhere unplanned and be able to put my clothes back on and warm up. I'm hoping to do a swim camp once this pandemic blows over. Stay safe x

Thanks for the sub Dave. I'm always happy to hear from people who are enjoying my videos, or for who they spark a reaction or idea. Comment away! 🏊😀

@@EverydayAthleteRach bless you. You have a beautiful sense of gratitude - don't ever lose this whether in the water or on land :)

They are a must in a busy waterway and I just love the independence of a one- way swim that they afford me. 🏊‍♀️😀

Hi Paul, I hope it arrives soon! It is a bit of a game getting used to swimming with a tow float, there’s a video on that too: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZObYK5e253RYmw.html

Hi Pat, thank you - same to you. Are you still able to get in for a swim? With no unnecessary driving, it’s pretty much ground to a halt here. My mountain bike and trainers are seeing plenty of action though. Stay safe and wash your hands! x

Thanks for watching, I’m pleased it was helpful 🏊‍♀️😀

Your welcome.

Schön das zu hören. Danke fürs zuschauen 🏊😀

Hi Catherine, welcome along! The hoodie was bout from the Outdoor Swimming Society shop a few years ago. It’s great isn’t it. I’ll try and keep the locations varied for you to play spot the spot!

Bonjour! Je trouve difficile a nager avec n’importe quel sac towfloat dès qu’il souffle. De plus, au vent le sac rampe sur moi et de temps en temps me fait peur 🤣

@@EverydayAthleteRach Haha !

No problem. The 60L rucksack has been a game-changer for me this winter!

@@EverydayAthleteRach Excellent, we love it. It is a great bit of kit. Lots of room and practical. Thanks for trusting Lomo. :)

They’re both tow floats. Some are just like a reusable balloon. Others have an integrated dry bag - this is my preferred type.

I wonder if it was a fish? I hadn't noticed even though I spend ages looking at the clips during editting!

Gust of wind

Hey Pauline-Sophie! How was the paddle, it was a glorious day wasn't it - caught the sun a bit though as I didn't expect to be exposed for so long! I've had the Lomo SMB Flag one in the water, it had the biggest chamber of them all - tonnes of space. The donut carried a surprising amount though (I put my shorts, vest top, armless towelling changing robe, car key and phone (in a separate waterproof pouch just to be sure). My friend was using the Puffin EcoBilly the other day and that worked nicely. I'm yet to try the rucksack, but it's comfy when on in the dry, so can't forsee a problem. For me the brighter the better, and plenty of space so I don't have to pack too frugally! The ones I tried were a selection but there are loads more out there. These were all well made and several of the manuafturers have a number of different ones. I wanted to show that there is a choice and there are features to look out for. Do you swim locally? 😜🏊

​@@EverydayAthleteRach It was a perfect paddle day, indeed! And my first true outing in 9 weeks so I thoroughly enjoyed it. I would call myself a baby swimmer at the moment. I usually swim throughout the summer but over the weekend and between a picnic and ice cream. However, with the gym closed and the biscuits in easy reach, I need to find alternative ways of exercising - hence the need for a tow bag. I'm Bournemouth based at the moment and would want to swim off Durley Chine (just because they have parking that comes down to the beach and I am very lazy...). Are you also local to this area?

Pauline-Sophie Courau I’m on the Eastern edge of the New Forest. I regularly swim at Lepe, Calshot, and Chewton Bunny (near Highcliffe), or at Christchurch. Just getting in is great. We all have to acclimatise from somewhere.

@@EverydayAthleteRach getting in is the scary bit! Not going to lie, the weather has been pants so I have yet to go swim... However, watched some of your couch to 5k videos and did my first run this morning. You inspired me to get my butt off the couch!

Pauline-Sophie Courau brilliant effort. I can’t say I feel great when running but I feel pleased afterwards! As for the swimming, just ease in on a calm day and swim for a couple of minutes in your depth 😀

Hi Noni I’ve made 2 on night swimming: night vision + tips for swimming safely in the dark kzfaq.info/get/bejne/otNdqJSfqLXTj4E.html How to be seen when swimming in the dark: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrOPrJV9mZ-wh2w.html

I use a chesty harness around my towfloat.

sorry for the delay. I've now had a go at cramming the long sleeve dryrobe advance (size L) into my Lomo Watersport swim/run towfloat rucksack and... it fits and the tow float seals correctly. There is not much room for anthing else, I'd suggest swimming in river shoes, or towing crocs behind your towfloat, that said, a pair of flipflops would probably fit. 🏊😃

What beady eyes you have! I hadn't spotted that, but I guess it was a fish, or possibly just a little gust or wind playing across the surface. It's always the stuff in the background which catches the eye!

I bought it from the Outdoor Swimming Society online shop a couple of years ago, I love it!

Use a piece of dyneema cord to link the two plastic D-rings either side of the bag fastener and attach some floating rope to it to connect to a quick-release waist belt. That’s what I do.

@@EverydayAthleteRach You are awesome.

I can definetly put something together on a paddleboard trip. I like the serenity of it, and the ability to take the dog and the BBQ to a secluded location.

That's great - look forward to it.

That is the volume of the dry bag part I’d say. When you put things inside and squeeze out the air you can then blow into the separate air chambers. I quite often don’t blow any air in because it is very buoyant with my clothes inside.

Hi Daniel, none of them are sold as life saving devices, but they all have some buoyancy, so you could hand on to them to regain your composure. 🏊😀

Not at all, you barely feel it. I have a video about different ways to tow it within the tow float playlist.

I find that a bike light or torch in any brightly coloured towfloat will work like a glowing orb. The see-though ones will radiate the white light out too. 🏊🌠😀

@@EverydayAthleteRach that's good to know thanks!