Surfing thread? Surfing thread.

itzkiJust started surfing last week on my high school's surf team with 0 prior experience. Bought the legendary costco wavestorm for like $150 and stood up and rode my first wave today. That feeling, successfully standing up on a wave, brought me almost as close to how i felt with the first rail i hit skiing. I am beyond siced, can't wait to surf more! Join me in my stoke!

alevthat was a beefy swell in new england. hope the atlantic keeps churning em out for us up here.

MKEslayerThats rad! where is your home break? stoked to here you got the bug. man, once you catch your first wave its awesome. best. feeling. ever.

itzkiWilmington, North Carolina! I picked a great time to start lmao, Hermine rolled through here on Friday/Saturday so we got some slightly larger waves than normal haha.

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LUPTONWhat wetsuits are people running?

I plan on doing a lot more surfing this winter, and im in the market for a new suit.

I'm currently using an Xcel infiniti hooded 4/3 as my only suit. Its been ok in the summer, but a little on the cold side throughout the winter as the water temps im usually dealing with are between mid 40s and mid 50s. Also the things falling apart on me pretty good, ive had it for a year and a bit, and put some serious mileage on it, and id like to think its normal wear and tear, but id have to admit durability isnt great.

if anyone has any suggestions, id like to hear what everyone else prefers.

LUPTONWhat wetsuits are people running?

I plan on doing a lot more surfing this winter, and im in the market for a new suit.

I'm currently using an Xcel infiniti hooded 4/3 as my only suit. Its been ok in the summer, but a little on the cold side throughout the winter as the water temps im usually dealing with are between mid 40s and mid 50s. Also the things falling apart on me pretty good, ive had it for a year and a bit, and put some serious mileage on it, and id like to think its normal wear and tear, but id have to admit durability isnt great.

if anyone has any suggestions, id like to hear what everyone else prefers.

LUPTONWhat wetsuits are people running?

I plan on doing a lot more surfing this winter, and im in the market for a new suit.

I'm currently using an Xcel infiniti hooded 4/3 as my only suit. Its been ok in the summer, but a little on the cold side throughout the winter as the water temps im usually dealing with are between mid 40s and mid 50s. Also the things falling apart on me pretty good, ive had it for a year and a bit, and put some serious mileage on it, and id like to think its normal wear and tear, but id have to admit durability isnt great.

if anyone has any suggestions, id like to hear what everyone else prefers.

DrZoidbergI had an amazing session on sunday, until I got out and realized somebody had taken my bag off the beach. They got my car keys and phone among other things. I've left my bag and boards on the beach every time I surfed ever, as have everybody else that surfs there. Guess I won't be doing that ever again. What do you guys do with your keys? Key pocket on leash or wetsuit? Classic hidden on the car somewhere?

Anyway, it was like shoulder high, no wind, sunset, warm water... So many fish that it was like surfing in an aquarium. When I'd duckdive I'd open my eyes and I wish I had a gopro photo of what you could see. Got one wave with two backside turns that felt great, ones where you get stuck up in the lip for a second after releasing the fins then drop back down. Fall is looking good so far.

DrZoidbergI had an amazing session on sunday, until I got out and realized somebody had taken my bag off the beach. They got my car keys and phone among other things. I've left my bag and boards on the beach every time I surfed ever, as have everybody else that surfs there. Guess I won't be doing that ever again. What do you guys do with your keys? Key pocket on leash or wetsuit? Classic hidden on the car somewhere?

Anyway, it was like shoulder high, no wind, sunset, warm water... So many fish that it was like surfing in an aquarium. When I'd duckdive I'd open my eyes and I wish I had a gopro photo of what you could see. Got one wave with two backside turns that felt great, ones where you get stuck up in the lip for a second after releasing the fins then drop back down. Fall is looking good so far.

gapersarefriendsHome for the weekend, too bad it's flat as fuck, thank god for my log

alevnice groundswell from Nicole leftovers in MA over the weekend. Hope everyone got something out of the storm-fun to check of some new and old spots in the neighborhood!

S.J.WRip Curl wetsuits are by far the best. Stretchiest neoprene, and fleece lining. And they're the warmest. Defiently worth the investment.

.lenconHave you seen those new wetsuits that are supposed to be like otter fur or something? Not actually made of otter fur but made of some kind of fur I think. Supposed to be high tech

S.J.Wfrom the people at MIT? I've looked into it a little bit. Will probably be better for the people in super cold places. Right now I can get through winter in a 2/2 flashbomb.

.lenconHave you seen those new wetsuits that are supposed to be like otter fur or something? Not actually made of otter fur but made of some kind of fur I think. Supposed to be high tech

S.J.Wfrom the people at MIT? I've looked into it a little bit. Will probably be better for the people in super cold places. Right now I can get through winter in a 2/2 flashbomb.

LUPTONWhere are you surfing that you can get by with a 2mil? Its not even December yet, and im freezing my nuts off in my 4/3; Doesn't help that its covered in holes.

S.J.WSydney Australia

scratchskier321what do you guys like better, skiing or surf? how hard is surfing compared to skiing?

DrZoidbergTorn between both. Surfing is amazing.

I think it can be similar to skateboarding for a lot of people in that the basics are very difficult. I'd been skateboarding forever when I picked up surfing so I didn't have too difficult of a time. But if you have no board sport experience it'll probably be hard. Even then, you need to learn to read waves and all that plus how to handle a surfboard, which is totally different than a skateboard most of the time.

Basically there's people at my usual spot who I've seen there for several years and they still can't reliably catch waves, and there's people who've gotten better but they're not great or anything. It is about fun though and even plain riding waves is fun. You don't need to be doing crazy airs and turns to have fun.

scratchskier321I see. I always hated trying to progress in skating b/c you fall straight to concrete. IMO easier to progress and be more aggressive if your falling into ocean or snow. Even ice on skis i'd rather fall into that concrete skating. Plus I've always known how to fall on skis.

On surfboard unless ur on bigger waves are the falls pretty manageable as long as you avoid getting hit by your own board?

scratchskier321I see. I always hated trying to progress in skating b/c you fall straight to concrete. IMO easier to progress and be more aggressive if your falling into ocean or snow. Even ice on skis i'd rather fall into that concrete skating. Plus I've always known how to fall on skis.

On surfboard unless ur on bigger waves are the falls pretty manageable as long as you avoid getting hit by your own board?

LUPTONRip curl Vancouver put on a sample sale this weekend, and i copped a new flashbomb. seems super nice, the E5 lining is pretty dope, and this thing was dirt cheap. Cant wait to try it out.

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