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Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby grom » Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:57 am

Just got the question and was curious what fellow surfers pack .If you could please put this in bullet from.

Thanks again
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby LegendByDay » Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:57 am

what i pack, I surf everyday so my panel van is rigged up and most of this stuff is in there permanently

- Wax
- Two boards (6'3 and 6'6, sometimes a fish for goofing around)
- Extra set of fins
- Fin Key
- Spare leash (had one snap on me before)
- Flask coffee and a large bottle of water
- Wetsuit
- Towel
- Sun tan lotion
- Diving knife (that always gets strapped to the back of my upper left arm, it small so nobody notices it, I got bumped by a 2.5m great white just over a year ago and the fear has stuck with me, even when i surf comps i wear it) :D


What i pack also depends on the time I plan on surfing the spot and the location, sometimes we go for days and others for a couple of hours!

What do you PACK Grom?
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby Hang11 » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:55 am

Smokes
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby grom » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:16 pm

LegendByDay wrote:what i pack, I surf everyday so my panel van is rigged up and most of this stuff is in there permanently

- Wax
- Two boards (6'3 and 6'6, sometimes a fish for goofing around)
- Extra set of fins
- Fin Key
- Spare leash (had one snap on me before)
- Flask coffee and a large bottle of water
- Wetsuit
- Towel
- Sun tan lotion
- Diving knife (that always gets strapped to the back of my upper left arm, it small so nobody notices it, I got bumped by a 2.5m great white just over a year ago and the fear has stuck with me, even when i surf comps i wear it) :D


What i pack also depends on the time I plan on surfing the spot and the location, sometimes we go for days and others for a couple of hours!

What do you PACK Grom?


I pack
-duct tape(for when my board dings and i'm too lazy to sun cure it)
-sunscreen
-2 wax sticks
-water bottle
-towel
-10 bucks
-change of a tee
-extra rash guard
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby LegendByDay » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:31 pm

grom wrote:
I pack
-duct tape(for when my board dings and i'm too lazy to sun cure it)
-sunscreen
-2 wax sticks
-water bottle
-towel
-10 bucks
-change of a tee
-extra rash guard



Where are you from Grom?
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby twerked » Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:19 pm

in my backpack:

-2 nalgenes of water
-bar of wax
-wax comb
-extra fins
-granola bars or some sort of snack
-desitin
-skrilla
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby jon.biarritz » Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:34 pm

For energy on longer sessions I like to bring along dried figs or apricots, an orange or mandarine, and a bottle of water.

But most of the time I just leave the house with the wetsuit, board and leash and run down to the beach :woot:
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby grom » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:17 pm

LegendByDay wrote:
grom wrote:
I pack
-duct tape(for when my board dings and i'm too lazy to sun cure it)
-sunscreen
-2 wax sticks
-water bottle
-towel
-10 bucks
-change of a tee
-extra rash guard



Where are you from Grom?


i live in SoCal man
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby grom » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:21 pm

LegendByDay wrote:
grom wrote:
Where are you from Grom?


where are you from brother?
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby LegendByDay » Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:55 am

South Africa, Cape Town dude!


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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby grom » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:34 pm

LegendByDay wrote:South Africa, Cape Town dude!


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wow man. thats a really pretty place!
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby LegendByDay » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:40 pm

thanks man, and there is surf all year round!! makes it that much better
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby isaluteyou » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:19 am

me my wetsuit and board strolling down to the beach. If i drive somewhere well then sum smokes a few bucks, wax and a bottle of water to wash my feet after.
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby factotum » Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:05 am

- Smokes
- Water
- Book
- Codine
- Paraetamol
- Wetsuit
- Boots (always surf booties due to fear from previous bad ankle slices)
- Ibuprofin
- Plasters
- Bandage
- Towel
- Girlfriend
- Lots and lots and lots of food.
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby ANZAC » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:03 pm

I put my boardies on, put one board under my arm and ride a bmx bike a couple of hundred yards down the road, throw the pushie in the bushes and head out for a surf... Takes me about 6 minutes to be in the water.
Sometimes ill wax my board before i leave....
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby ANZAC » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:05 pm

LegendByDay wrote:South Africa, Cape Town dude!


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Yup.... Sharkville!
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby LegendByDay » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:25 pm

ANZAC wrote:
LegendByDay wrote:South Africa, Cape Town dude!


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Yup.... Sharkville!



its not as bad as most people think but they are present and when surfing in cape town there is always a shark not more than a couple hundred yards away! but hey, we are visitors in their space, respect them an try not to look like a seal and all's good! :P :woot:
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby esonscar » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:04 pm

When I had my van it nearly always contained :-

6'2" Square tail thruster
9'0" Big Wave pin tail gun
9'6" Classic Long board
6'8" Pin tail thruster (mates')
6'5" Lightweight thruster (mates')
Wax
Glue
Needle and thread
Leashes
Wetsuits
Flask of hot water (winter) water (summer) for rinsing head and body after a surf
Sun cream
Zinc cream
Sunglasses
Tee shirts, jumpers baggies
Frisbee
Emergency Money
Food
Cooker
Survival matches (work underwater !)
Reflective Survival Blankets
Towels galore
Waterproof bags / buckets for wetsuits and booties and stuff
Bars of soap
Bum Paper for a good dump and a softer than softer wipe (in case the beach / garage toilets were out of toilet paper)

aww - just loads of stuff for a good weekend of surfing and beach fun !

[edit = spelling ! dang !]
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby Young blood » Tue May 26, 2009 11:26 am

Well somtimes i carry
- my go to board 6'2 squash sometimes a rounded tail 6'1
- Ipod (to get hyped up >.<)
- wax (maybe a bar...or a piece of a bar :P)
- maybe a rashguard, sometimes wetsuit top
- towel

But usually i just grab a board and some boardshorts with towel + some wax and roll lol
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Re: Just wonderin, what do you pack in your bags before surfing

Postby T.I. » Fri May 29, 2009 4:01 am

-Towel
-Sunscreen
-Wax
-H20
-RedBull

That's all I need for about 4-5 hours worth of play at the beach!
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