edt wrote:tks dylan, though with 220 pounds of my weight + the gear means 190 liters is equivalent to your 120 liters, so 200liters still seems right if I need the capability of carrying 3 kites a cooler and an extra board with me. Maybe 190 liters would be ok.
I am really tempted to get that cheap pelican flow 106. It's entirely made of plastic like a kayak it has to be able to take a lot of abuse.
Cheap will work even though it won't look cool. This is my Coleman Banshee that cost me $189. I have had over 300Lbs on it without sinking. It only has one 8 inch fin, but it has four 1.5 inch deep X 1 inch wide tracks that run tip to tail. With a kite, it will hold an edge (which I never thought it would do) and can go upwind if the kite can fly far enough forward in the window (depending on how light the wind is). It also has a convenient dry storage area to put your stuff.
Here is a pic of me experimenting with it last spring with a 9M kite in about 10kt winds.
I am not recommending this as a great board or anything like that, but if you already have something like this, or don't want to commit $800 or more on a nice SUP, this might work. I plan to experiment with this some more this summer when winds suck and will try to get some video (at least for humorous value if nothing else).