# Help me buy an inflatable yak **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 4, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685 "2019-09-04T14:31:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/1 "2019-09-04T14:31:41Z")
Googling for one only turns up inflatable kayaks. Very frustrating. Need NOT be life-sized, toddler sized preferred. ---
**Author:** ![Kearsen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Kearsen1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kearsen1)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/2 "2019-09-04T14:35:18Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Googling for one only turns up inflatable kayaks. > > Very frustrating. > > Need NOT be life-sized, toddler sized preferred. Does it absolutely have to be a yak? Try longhorn instead? Or Ox ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/3 "2019-09-04T14:38:22Z")
how about an inflatable bull? I get results for that. eta: Ninja’ed by **Kearsen1**. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/4 "2019-09-04T15:09:39Z")
A quick search turns up various inflatable animals, but no yaks among them, and several stuffed plush yak toys, but none of them inflatable. You might have to go with **Kearsen** ’s or **davidm** ’s suggestions and lie to your kid that it’s a yak. Or glue hair on it to customize your own yak. Or put a balloon inside a plush stuffed yak. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/5 "2019-09-04T15:30:28Z")
> [@Kearsen1](#): > > Does it absolutely have to be a yak? Try longhorn instead? Or Ox [Don’t talk back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WfDYssJMqs&t=14s), it’s not polite. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/6 "2019-09-04T15:40:22Z")
I haven’t seen them around, but I’ll keep an eye out. If I come across any I will report back promptly. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/7 "2019-09-04T15:44:51Z")
Did you run this by the mods first? (Or am I wrong to interpret the thread title as a request for financial assistance?) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/8 "2019-09-04T16:02:59Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Did you run this by the mods first? > > (Or am I wrong to interpret the thread title as a request for financial assistance?) I’m pretty sure your interpretation is incorrect. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/9 "2019-09-04T16:06:03Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Did you run this by the mods first? > > (Or am I wrong to interpret the thread title as a request for financial assistance?) Show a little sympathy for somebody who’s down on their luck and can’t afford to pay for the necessities like food, shelter, and inflatable yaks. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/10 "2019-09-04T16:14:12Z")
I’d be broke if I donated money to _everybody_ who wants an inflatable yak. Knowing when to draw the line and say “no” can be a real emotional experience. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/11 "2019-09-04T16:20:45Z")
What, a real yak is too spendy? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/12 "2019-09-04T16:26:01Z")
If you google custom inflatables you get lots of responses but they appear to mostly cater to businesses (promotional items) and are probably expensive. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/13 "2019-09-04T16:32:24Z")
[Here you go](https://www.cafepress.com/+yak+balloons). ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/14 "2019-09-04T16:34:47Z")
I can’t believe you all are trying to put a price on a man’s happiness. He could have asked for a goat, or a sheep. But, no. He dared to dream. He reached for the yak. I, for one, hope he finds his heart’s desire. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/15 "2019-09-04T16:40:23Z")
**Qadgop** , are you planning to [ask your dad](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46686/the-yak) for one? > [@](#): > > As a friend to the children commend me the Yak. > You will find it exactly the thing: > It will carry and fetch, you can ride on its back, > Or lead it about with a string. [_I suppose this would be especially true for the inflatable kind._] > > The Tartar who dwells on the plains of Thibet > (A desolate region of snow) > Has for centuries made it a nursery pet, > And surely the Tartar should know! > > Then tell your papa where the Yak can be got, > And if he is awfully rich > He will buy you the creature—or else he will _not_. > (I cannot be positive which.) ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/16 "2019-09-04T16:52:36Z")
Seriously though, the most practical suggestion is **CalMeacham** ’s to find a suitable version of a different bovine and custom yak-ify it. A bull or buffalo inflatable is probably the best starting point. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/17 "2019-09-04T17:00:11Z")
Alibaba used to sell one but they are out of stock. They still offer a few regular yak costumes (min. purchase 1). I am quite surprised those are not more common. This [place](https://landmarkcreations.com/inflatable-products-gallery/inflatable-mascots/item/himalayan-dog-yak-inflatable-l4242) made a yak and dog thing. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/18 "2019-09-04T17:56:52Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Seriously though, the most practical suggestion is **CalMeacham** ’s to find a suitable version of a different bovine and custom yak-ify it. A bull or buffalo inflatable is probably the best starting point. Surprised that googling ‘faux yak fur’ provided so many results. But I actually just posted to say faux yak. Faux yak! Faux yak! Faux yak! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/19 "2019-09-04T17:59:12Z")
My next band name will be Inflatable Yak. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685/20 "2019-09-04T18:10:54Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Seriously though, the most practical suggestion is **CalMeacham** ’s to find a suitable version of a different bovine and custom yak-ify it. A bull or buffalo inflatable is probably the best starting point. I might have an inflatable wildebeest in storage. Would that bee close enough? I haven’t needed it since I got married. (None of that’s true, just ungulate humor.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-an-inflatable-yak/839685.md?page=2)