How to walk with longboats long distances?

[SurferDude99]

Hello,
I have to walk to the beach about 1km away and 20 minutes walking with a surfboard under my arm and my bag with the wetsuit. It's a 7 foot board so how can I carry it? By the time I get down to the beach, I tried it before but my arms were too tired altogether to even go surfing. I got a lift up from a willing person at the beach that day. I just need tips. Do I just need to strengthen my arms a bit?

Thanks,
SurferDude99

[Big H]

One km is a hike regardless of the sling, claw or other hand carry method used. I have seen these; could be an option for a bicycle.

[SurferDude99]

Ya it is a pretty difficult hike going back is up a hill too. The bike idea looks cool. Do you know where I can get them?

[Big H]

Ya it is a pretty difficult hike going back is up a hill too. The bike idea looks cool. Do you know where I can get them?

The internet is a wonderful place......

I don't know where you are in the world, but now that you know these exist i am confident you can sort it.


Here is a start:
https://www.rackyourboard.com/collectio ... oard-racks

[oldmansurfer]

There are a variety of slings meant to carry surfboards available
https://www.amazon.com/Surfboard-Sling-Carrier-SHORTBOARD-Curve/dp/B00G574TRC
https://www.amazon.com/Northcore-Shoulder-Carry-Sling-Surfboard/dp/B0056YVVGC
https://www.amazon.com/Surfboard-Sling-Carrier-LONGBOARD-Curve/dp/B00G58N0QM

[Namu]

Put the board on your head


Or put your head on the board


Or longboard with your longboard
https://d2434a0nr1d7t1.cloudfront.net/p/D956_80_019/D956_80_019_detail.mp4

[Big H]

Here's a picture of a sling....could probably make a decent one out of a bit of ordinary rope.....would be something that could be hidden easily and wouldn't hurt too much if it disappeared on you....

[SurferDude99]

Here's a picture of a sling....could probably make a decent one out of a bit of ordinary rope.....would be something that could be hidden easily and wouldn't hurt too much if it disappeared on you....

Thanks, that looks really helpful. It would provide a bit more support I think most of the problem is me trying to reach to the other side of the board when carrying it and then my arm gets tired being stick in a stretched position. So that would definitely help

[jaffa1949]

Wow times have changed, when I started surfing 1958 I had to carry my heavy balsa 9'6" Malibu on my head to the beach about a mile and half , I was nine, under arm Change arms regularly carry on head with folded towel on head. Was a great relief when I found a friend's house near the point to store my board.
Going up the NSW coast often there were 5 or more mile walks into new surfspots without roads.
In my twenties without a car I would ride about 3 miles on a bike with my seven foot board under my arm.

Early surf trips to outlying parts of Indonesia involved long carries. Uluwatu was on narrow tracks bound by nasty spiky cactus between farms about 3 kilometers now you only have to climb down the steps int o the cave.
Lombok surf spots I have gone to have 365 " Indo Steps" down to the surf, some are double height leg burn after surf with a 1 kilometer walk around the Reef to the keyhole. If you want to experience out of the way surf , you will need to get tougher. Double exertion with long boards.
Any fancy carrying devices get lost or stolen easily. I'm 68, I feel the burn but ( pun intended ) I carry on.

[Big H]

Wow times have changed, when I started surfing 1958 I had to carry my heavy balsa 9'6" Malibu on my head to the beach about a mile and half , I was nine, under arm Change arms regularly carry on head with folded towel on head. Was a great relief when I fouled a friend's house near the point to store my board.
Going up the NSW coast often there were 5 or mor mile walks into new surfspots without roads.
In my twenties without a car I would ride about 3 miles on a bike with my seven foot board under my arm.

Early surf trips to outlying parts of Indonesia involved long carries. Uluwatu was on narrow tracks bound by nasty spiky cactus between farms about 3 kilometers now you only have to climb down the steps int o the cave.
Lombok surf spots I have gone to have 365 " Indo Steps" down to the surf, some are double height leg burn after surf awith a 1 kilometer walk around the Reef to the keyhole. If you want to experience out of the way surf , you will need to get tougher. Double exertion with long boards.
Any fancy carrying devices get lost or stolen easily. I'm 68, I feel the burn but ( pun intended ) I carry on.

.....or you could get an Uber....

[jaffa1949]

In fairness later at Ulu you could get a motor pillion ride to the steps to the warungs but big boned bules would cause the bike suspension to bottom out and slide towards the cactus with the 3" spines on the slippery limestone corners. Now a Kijang to the car park above the warungs uber has only started up since my last trip.

But consider walk and carry, at mid 60 years style, big day enough to give me the yips... so I catch a wave to come in, the swell pushes me well past the cave where the coral heads and cliff rockfalls of being cheese grated to death await.
Paddle out from them and paddle with the swell direction and the current towards Padang Padang. About 3/4 to. Padang see a sandy beach with a series of ladders to,the top of the cliff, knowing I would have face another daunting break I hit the shore, climb the cliff and walk through the farms to the road, walk the road back to the warungs in Indo heat. Apparently this happens to many surfers on bigger days. Blisters on feet from hot Indo tar and gravel .
Be fit for your surf wherever you are and whatever conditions or stay on the beach.