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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: OUTSIDEWAVE on September 19, 2020, 09:00:29 AM
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Well it has been a wild couple of years.
Good. Tons of work .....bad no time to surf as in zero days off self employed
good saved enough to buy a house where up in the mountains near Bass lake .....bad had to evacuate due to creek fire now still busy at work all my hard board are up at the house. Still working in Orange County
Thinking of buying a used beater standup surf board that I can leave down in OC all the time. Or Just leave my oldest board where I stay. no place really to leave it safely where I stay . So it’s risky. A bit Or buy a used soft cheap wave storm ( can’t find one anywhere which I thought they would be all over weird)
other thought is to buy an inflatable that I could take to the lake on 4 wheel drive trails around me and surf it when I am down in oc it would be my take everywhere in the back of my pickup board , My questions.
Are what to do?
Do inflatables surf worth a darn?
Where could I find a used inexpensive. Soft board such as a wave storm?
What are your suggestions?
In the last 2 years I have been in the surf maybe 4 or 5 times skills have seriously eroded. I want to change that. Get back to my roots
The other thing is and this is just a rAnt. Every time I come down for work I drive by the beach in Carlsbad and Encinitas and they are packed you can’t find a parking space. It’s a wtf moment for me.
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Hardly anyone sells used Wavestorms because hardly anyone will buy them. They are literally throwaway or giveaway boards. I've never thrown one away but I think I've given away at least ten.
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Hi Outdoors
Good to see you on here again... wish you got to SUP surf more!
Congratulations on scoring a house, that's awesome. Good luck with the fire mess out there!
Many options:
- since you are the boss, give yourself a few days off when swell is running! Priorities!
- Sell your pick-up, buy a white cargo van for work and SUP always stay with you.
White because it doesn't get too hot inside for board storage
I bought a 2014 Chevy Express 1500 in Florida last winter..... love it!
V-6, over 20 mpg average for the past 4,000 miles since I left Florida.
- Buy an inflatable that actually works in surf!
TripStix
They really work, I rode a prototype in Thailand 2 years ago. Bottom turn, top turn, paddles like normal.
Stefan's concept is genius... makes the board rock solid, and yet it's an inflatable.
How solid?
look carefully at his SHORTBOARD and longboard SUP inflatable in the pix.... freeking skinny and no bend in board!
Tell Stefan Creek sent you!!
https://www.tripstix.de/product/summer-special-allround-sup-100-plus-three-piece-full-carbon-paddle/
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no seeling jeep gladiator need 4 wheel drive for work and fun and a picl up too. The tripstick looks cool may have to check that out. The wave storm was my thought becasue as Bill said it is basically a throw away. no loss if it gets stolen or whatever. budget wise trying to minimize costs, as far as the house goes 1 acre all grass 150 yeat oak trees and 80 foot high pines 2400 sqaure feet separate shed / work shop and separte office. In encinitas this would 2.5 million ridulous. lakes are coo but it is not the same as an ocean..
any less expensive inflatible sups that are worth a darn inthe surf. Most look like some kind of chinese knock off. Ugg.
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Sounds like you're ready for some extended water time in the surf! Nice you have a house even if it ain't near the ocean. Crazy what property goes for near the ocean. Same deal here in NJ for real estate.
Wavestorms are REALLY hard to come by also here in NJ for cheap anyways. I've seen em on Craig's for well over $200. Been looking for one also so I can give lessons. I heard soft top sales were off the charts this year because of all the extra families that are in place (for the pandemic) in their second homes here at the shore. Truth!
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aint that right ! saw 2 for sale in santa barbara several years old the coating wearing off the rails 150 per. I don't know if th ecoating seals out water or not.