Surfing Waves

Hey!
Im about to buy all the stuff you need to get started.
Here´s my list so far:

1. NSP 6´8 (hybrid/funboard) 3200kr (~228,68 £)
2. Ripcurl Classic 4/3mm SD 2000kr (~143£)
3. Boardbag 700kr (~50£)
4. Neilpryde 4000HC shoe 400kr (~29£)
5. Gloves 3mm 300kr (~21£)
6. Neilpryde PRO hood / balaclava 349kr (~25£)

= 7000kr or 500£

Is that expensive compared to uk prices? It seems kinda much just to get started. I havent even tried surfing, and here in sweden (yes yes, i live in sweden =P ) there arent any places where you can hire boards/wetsuits, and there are only a handful of shops who sell surfboards. Im sure ill like it though.

ps. i know that 6.8 might be a little bit small to get started with, but here in sweden there is hardly any secondhand boards, so i want something that i dont need to exchange in quite some time. The nsp board also seem quite good to travel with.

Stay stoked :)

/Eric

Hey Eric,

Welcome to the board! That seems like a pretty sweet-ass list there, so don't worry! You might find the NSP shortboard harder to start out with than if you had a bigger board, but like you said you gotta think for the long-term...and if sweden is as bad as you say it is for equipment then that seems like a sensible idea.

As far as prices go, all those prices are pretty reasonable, about the same as in England i reckon.

Keep us informed of how your progress goes, and mail surf-patrol with any pics of swedish breaks!!!!

Thanks for the answer duncs. If you want to check out swedish surf more, check out kallsupen.com. they have both pics and movies.

Cold surfs up!