Getting Out on the Water with RadPadz

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Aug. 16, 2025

Summer is flying by all too quickly, but there’s still plenty of fun in the sun left to be had. Enter: RadPadz, the Lake Michigan inflatables created by Traverse Citians Ben and Lillian Swan. After their kiddos wore out their floating water mat, the couple decided to design their own—one that would withstand a summer of jumps and dives. Launched this year, the brand has four different designs available of the “Cannonballer,” a 12-by-6-foot inflatable made from UV resistant materials with a weight capacity of 1,500 pounds. Each Cannonballer ($699.99) comes with a set of accessories: a manual air pump, a rope ladder, a storage bag, and a repair kit. You can even level up with a sandbag anchor or an electric pump. Shop the selection at radpadzusa.com.