Have you or would you like to ride on an airboat?

I have used them in the swamps of La. before many times. They are a blast to run through the swamps in.

sure... though, I'd want to make sure my seatbelt could be removed easily. We had a recent airboat accident near where I live where someone being rescued was strapped into one and the boat sank, quickly, and she drowned.

> sure... though, I'd want to make sure my
> seatbelt could be removed easily. We had
> a recent airboat accident near where I live
> where someone being rescued was strapped
> into one and the boat sank, quickly, and
> she drowned.

That's to bad.
If you don't know how to steer/drive them they can turn over on you pretty easy.

yeah... people have questioned whether they are really a good idea for a rescue vehcile. Though, they are so good at going over almost any terrain, so that's why people choose them.

I'd like to try it sometime. I've seen footage where they're riding in the Everglades and that looks totally awesome.

I have no urge to ever ride on one. I think I'd be scared half to death.

Yes. That looks like fun.

Why do they call them 'air boats'...do you run above the water? Wouldn't they have to go awfully fast to do that?

I would like to ride one sometime.

I have before.

No thank you keep my ticket

> I have used them in the swamps of La. before many times. They are
> a blast to run through the swamps in.

There are no swamps in Colorado how about a lake? Grand Lake or Granby Lake bring that boat up here tourists would have a blast on one of these in Colorado and only during the summer lakes are all frozen right now

That looks awesome. I've seen them in the Florida Keys, it looks like alot of fun.

Now this is more like it, hell YES I want to ride on one! Fudge that, I want to drive it!

> Now this is more like it, hell YES I want to ride on one!
> Fudge that, I want to drive it!

I could see myself driving one of these here in Colorado out on the lake he he he and hope not to crash and burn

I wonder if these airboats would make a good River Boat?

I'd ride in one if I had the chance.

I have never been on one. I have no urge to go on one, but I wouldn't have a problem with going on one, either.

I do not want to ride on one.
The roll over ratio is humongous

I have been on one, theyre fun but noisy.

I used the one I barrowed in the swamps and you could go anywhere in it.

They are pushed by air, and they don't sit very low in the water. No propeller to hit the bottom.

They will work on a lake too. They can turn over easy though.

Oh, i get it. It sounds like fun. Do you have one of these boats? I would love to take a ride with you....but I am afraid the little woman would get jealous. Maybe stop on some deserted little island, cowboy??

> They will work on a lake too. They can turn over easy though.

I would not want to see one of these turning over and create a disaster is all we need

What is the difference in the ride on an airboat to a regular boat?

I would love to!

Looks like fun.

If it started to go I would jump! Acctually if you know how to drive/steer them and use the throttle they are pretty safe.

> What is the difference in the ride on
> an airboat to a regular boat?

An airboat is moved by a large fan insted of a prop in the water. Thus it can go over/through weeds and things.

Do they tip?

I have this aversion to bodies of water that I can't see through.... There could be a corpse floating by that brushes my leg.

I see...So this is why they can be used in swamps without problems of getting caught in weeds and other things. What a wonderful invention.

That's it! I used to use one in the swamps back when I was into collecting snakes and catching gators.

Here's a pic of part of the swamp.
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Only if I could bring along my air guitar.

> Only if I could bring along my air guitar.

Bring it on!

Oh my gosh, you caught alligators...now that's dangerous. What did you do with the alligators? Why snakes and alligators? Reptiles have never been my favorite of God's creatures....they're scary to me. You collect snakes...how many do you have, and do you have them on display somewhere? Where was the swamp picture taken? Your girlfriend has to love you a lot to be able to live near the snakes...LOL

I used to collect them. I was just into reptiles at the time. This swamp is the Henerson swamp in La.

Sounds fun

> Sounds fun

It was always a blast to me. You also had to watch out for alligators in the water and snakes dropping out of the moss filled trees. Of course that was what I was out there for.

I can imagine a snake falling on me

I like snakes and collected them and caught them all the time, but one falling on me out of a tree still startled me.