SUPmover – how about just rolling your paddle board to the water?
14.8.2024
Translation: Jessica Johnson-Ferguson
Pictures: Davide Arizzoli
Carrying a stand-up paddle board over long distances is a bit of a drag. That’s why the SUPmover allows you to equip your board with wheels, so you can simply pull it behind you.
«Is that it?» is what I first thought as I was holding the lightweight box with the SUPmover in it. «Seriously?! Are the contents of this little package all I need to pull my several-metre-long SUP from my home to the lake?»
The contents are also pretty straightforward. In addition to the two wheels, there are two wheel axles with a magnetic connection, the centrepiece made of carbon-reinforced plastic, two adapters for different fin boxes, a fin screw, an Allen key and a carrying bag. In addition, there’s a pull loop with a Velcro fastener you can attach to the D-ring at the tip of your board to pull the SUP.
Source: Davide Arizzoli
First impressions – sturdy and fits most fin systems
The pieces all seem robust. According to the manufacturer, the SUPmover’s manufactured in Switzerland. Parts that aren’t available here come from neighbouring countries.
The roller system comes with two fin adapters – one for the USBox and one for the plug-in fin system you’ll mainly find on inexpensive entry-level SUPs. This means the SUPmover fits the two most common fin systems on inflatable stand-up paddle boards.
Source: Davide Arizzoli
Quick and easy mounting
Time to assemble! This is pretty simple. You need to push the adapter onto the centrepiece and tighten it with the four pre-assembled screws. Next, you place the wheels on the axles. What’s really clever is that the wheel axles are connected with a magnet. This makes them easy to click together and just as easy to take apart again.
Source: Davide Arizzoli
If you have a US fin box, you’ll need to use the small plate as well as the screw to keep the trolley in place even when you lift your SUP. The plate only needs to be screwed in deep enough to fit into the rail provided.
Source: Davide Arizzoli
Now you can simply slide the SUPmover into the fin box instead of the fin. Attach the carrying strap to the D-ring or the handle at the front of the board and you’re ready to pull your board along with the SUPmover.
Source: Davide Arizzoli
Works on concrete, grass and gravel
I tried out the SUPmover on different surfaces. On grass at the outdoor swimming pool before reaching the official SUP entrance, on concrete from the parking lot to the pool, on gravel and on a dirt road. It worked really well every time. Of course the SUP wobbles on uneven ground, but the SUPmover will keep on going without tipping over.
Source: Davide Arizzoli
If you want to continue using the SUPmover after the SUP season, you can. According to the manufacturer, it’s also suitable for transporting skis – without the fin adapter – which is why it says Skimover on the box. You’ll also need standard Velcro straps to hold your skis together. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any skis to hand, so I couldn’t try it out myself.
In a nutshell
Small, compact trolley for your stand-up paddle board
If you’d like to transport your SUP over longer stretches to get to the water, but find carrying it too exhausting in the long run, the SUPmover could be for you. It’s smaller, lighter and takes up less space than other SUP trolleys, such as aluminium ones to which you fix your SUP with a tensioning strap.
Thanks to its compact size, the trolley’s easy to stow away and bring along on your SUP. For example, if you’re entering and exiting the water at a different spot and have to walk a little while to get to your next mode of transport. Or if you’re going on a longer tour and need to carry your SUP around weirs or other closed areas. The SUPmover works on concrete, grass and gravel paths.
Assembly’s easy and the parts give off a sturdy impression. A long-term test is still pending.
Pro
- works well on different surfaces
- small and lightweight
- sturdy look and feel
- easy to assemble, mount and disassemble
Header image: Siri Schubert
Siri Schubert
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Siri.Schubert@digitecgalaxus.chResearch diver, outdoor guide and SUP instructor – I love being in, on and around water. Lakes, rivers and the ocean are my playgrounds. For a change of perspective, I look at the world from above while trail running or flying drones.
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