Four people in yellow life jackets riding a Jetpilot 4 person ski tube behind a boat

4 Person Tow Tubes & Ski Tubes

Rider being towed on a red Jetpilot ski tube behind a jet ski in shallow blue water.

4 person tow tubes: everyone off the beach in one run. The Wing 4 family rig, the Freeride 4 with built-in arm and backrests for the nervous ones, and the rocket-shaped Blast Off 4, all on heavy-gauge PVC bladders inside heavy-duty nylon covers with pull-up straps and foam handles. Four up is a Queensland number; in NSW the cap is three towed at once, so one waits on the swim platform.

Jetpilot Blast Off 4 Person Towable Tube - Silver

$549.99 AUD

Jetpilot Freeride 4 Person Ski Tube - Blue/Orange

$749.99 AUD

Jetpilot Hyper Wing 4 Person Ski Tube - Blue/Yellow

$599.99 AUD

You Have Questions? We Have Answers!

Can you tow four people behind a boat or jet ski in Australia?

Depends on the state. In Queensland it is on, with the towing rules that go with it: a driver and an observer on board at all times, a PWC licence for the driver if it is a ski, an Australian Standard approved life jacket on everyone towed and the tube at least 7 metres back. In NSW the cap is three people towed at once, so a 4 person tube there runs three up. Other states set their own, so read the towing rules and check yours.

What is the best 4 person towable tube?

For a mixed crew of adults and kids, the Freeride 4: built-in arm and backrests, double webbing foam handles with padded knuckle guards, pull-up straps for re-boarding and a POV camera mount for the argument afterwards. For a crew that wants to be flung, the Blast Off 4 on an 840D nylon cover and a 0.65mm PVC bladder with a reinforced tow system. The Wing 4 is the straight family rig: room for four, fewer runs, everyone on the water at once.

Can a jet ski pull a 4 person tube?

It can pull it; the question is who is on the ski. Towing in NSW and Queensland needs a driver and an observer on the towing vessel, so a two-seat ski has no spare seat and every rider goes on the tube. Four riders is the heaviest load in the tube range, so run the rope rated for it and get the tube up on the plane in a straight line before you whip it.

What rope do I need for a 4 person tube?

The 1-4 Person Tube Rope: 60 ft of two-strand PE with an 1882 kg breaking strain, designed for towing up to four riders. Clip the Towable Bungee Cord, rated at 1882 kg for 1 to 4 person towables, between the rope and the tube's quick-connect hook so the snatch of a whip goes into the bungee, not four sets of shoulders. Four riders is the top of the rope's rating, so it is the rope, not a rope.

How many life jackets for a 4 person tube?

Four, worn, done up before the rope goes tight. Every rider being towed wears an Australian Standard AS 4758 approved life jacket: Level 50S is the tow-sports vest and the minimum; Level 50 is the same float in a high-vis colourway for water where your state requires it past smooth water. Kids wear a kids jacket sized to the kid by chest and weight, never an adult vest cinched down. Check your state in the regulations guide.

Is a 4 person tube any good with only two riders on it?

It rides fine with two. A bigger tube is the calmer ride, which is either the point or the problem depending on the crew: two riders who want speed and swing are better on a 2 or 3 person tube, and a family rotating four grommets through is exactly what the 4 is for.

How do I get back on a 4 person tube after a wipeout?

Pull-up straps. The Wing 4 and Freeride 4 carry them so a rider gets back on from the water without a shoulder from the deckie, and the Freeride 4 and Blast Off 4 run double webbing foam handles behind padded knuckle guards, so the grip is there for the next run too.

The full rundown on 4 Person Tow Tubes & Ski Tubes

4 person tow tubes for the whole crew

Four riders, one tube, one run: the 4 person tow tube is the size that gets the whole crew off the beach and behind the boat at the same time, instead of running the boat all arvo for two at a time. Every tube here is a heavy-gauge PVC bladder inside a heavy-duty nylon cover with pull-up straps for re-boarding.

The three shapes

Wing 4 — the family rig. Room for four, a heavy-duty full nylon cover with a zipper over a heavy-gauge PVC bladder, and pull-up straps for re-boarding. Fewer boat trips, everyone on the water together.
Freeride 4 — the comfortable one. Built-in arm and backrests for the nervous cousin and the grommets, double webbing foam handles with padded knuckle guards, pull-up straps and a POV camera mount.
Blast Off 4 — the rocket. A heavy-duty 840D nylon cover over a 0.65mm PVC bladder, double webbing foam handles with padded knuckle guards, a reinforced tow system and a quick-connect hook. Built to be whipped.

Four up in Queensland, three up in NSW

This is the bit the box does not tell you. NSW caps the number of people towed at one time at three, so on NSW water a 4 person tube is a three-up tube with a spare rotating through from the swim platform, and towing stops at sunset. In Queensland four up is on, and the crew size is what the tube and the rope are rated for. In both states the towing vessel carries a driver and an observer the whole time, the driver on a ski holds a PWC licence and the tube sits at least 7 metres back. Read the NSW and Queensland tubing and towing rules, then check your own state, because the tube does not know which side of the border it is on and the fine does.

Four vests, one rope, one observer

Four riders means four Australian Standard AS 4758 approved life jackets, worn and done up before the rope goes tight. Level 50S is the tow-sports vest and the minimum; Level 50 is the same float in a high-vis colourway, for water where your state calls for it past smooth water. A grommet wears a kids jacket sized to the kid by chest and weight, not an adult vest cinched down. Check your state in the Australian life jacket regulations guide. The rope is the 1-4 Person Tube Rope, 60 ft with an 1882 kg breaking strain and designed for up to four riders, with the Towable Bungee Cord clipped in front of the tube so the snatch of every whip goes into the bungee instead of four sets of shoulders; both are on tow ropes and tie downs.

Behind the boat or the ski

Behind a boat the Wing and the Freeride ride flat, the deckie watches four faces and the laps go all arvo. Behind a ski, both seats are the driver and the observer, every rider goes on the tube, and a loaded four is the heaviest thing the ski will pull all day: get it on the plane in a straight line before you send it through a turn. A crew that wants it faster and looser is better on a 3 person tow tube, and the whole range from the single-rider Whip to the four-person rigs is on tow tubes and ski biscuits.

Fill the observer's seat, count the vests, clip the bungee. Then send it.