A brief history of float tubes and cool magazine ads

Spurred on by a discussion in another thread with Lewis Chessman, I dug out some of my old magazines and did some investigating into the history of float tubes and belly boats. When I first started fly fishing in 1986, float tubes were already a common sight on the Wyoming lakes I haunted. So I

Classic Summer Fun from LIFE Magazine: The Floating Party

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Catskills Hotel, 1884. /Nadvertisement For Hotel Kaaterskill In The Catskill Mountains, New York State, 1884. Poster Print by (24 x 36)

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Archive Gallery: Vintage Advertisements from Popular Science

Inflatable Tanning Pool Lounger Float - Jasonwell 4 in

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The Battle of Algiers (1966) - IMDb

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Never used a float tube The North American Fly Fishing Forum - sponsored by Thomas Turner

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