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ajohnsen wrote:I'll ask again...


Has anyone got any experience with Triple-X? Australian company. Sale price of $325 for the top-of-the-line steamer.

Surely, if you're looking beyond the main players you'd consider a product from a local company.

http://forum.realsurf.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13455

There's been a bit of talk about the restriction on Ripaquikbong sales to Oz from the UK. I'm guessing the Animal suits won't be affected in the same way, being a UK brand etc.. A friend of mine has a few of them now and really like them. Pretty good prices.... http://www.boardshop.co.uk/brands/anim...

Zot's arriving tomorrow >><<

Shame the surf isn't.....

You had the Zot out in any onshore/bumpy stuff at all yet, Pete? I'm waiting for mine to be delivered (this Friday :-D-: ), but as we get a lot of onshore stuff here in the summer, I was wondering how the Zot would fare.... My old 6ft single allrounder used to buck me off a bit in the lumpy stuff....

I think a lot depends on size and thickness of suit as to whether you're gonna get a deal... A lot of the suits that sell out quick here in the UK are top-end 4/3s and 5/3s in medium/MT or large.... Being a UK surfer who normally wears a thick fullsuit, size large, I have to pick and choose... For e...

60 million people in a geographic area a bit bigger than Queensland.... I wonder how many unit sales are actually made in the wetsuit market in the UK? Pretty much anyone that surfs or kitesurfs has to wear a suit regardless of the time of year. I would be amazed if the total surfing population was ...

So whats your verdict of 2+1 versus Bonzer for good and juicy waves (i.e. step-up)? Not grovel but waves you want control, good paddle, but not gun-worthy. Depending on the design, I prefer both the 2+1 and the bonzer setups over a standard thruster. I think it's probably personal preference more t...

Bought a BodyGlove suit for the first time years last winter, a Vapor 5/3 slantzip. Hands down, the warmest suit I have had in 25yrs, really impressed. Bit of a fiddle getting in and out, but worth it. Materials are really high end... Kinda freaky shiny spaceage rubber, really light and soft. Only d...

Would def agree with Davros re: carves, too.

I've had a few 2+1/widow/drifta type boards over the last 8 years or so, as well as a number of singles, including a McCoy Nugget. I currently have a 6'8" Campbell Bonzer 5 Egg and an 8ft 2+1 pintail gun and will have a little Astron Zot pretty soon. The 2+1 is hard to beat for versatility, but a lo...

Cuttlefish wrote:There's no zot action on video yet.
Come on zotaphile's pony up.

Ahem....

Kinda left me a little cold, that clip... I feel bad for saying it and I'm sure much fun was had, but a harsh critic may say there was a lot of effort for not a lot of reward. The board didn't project out on to the face much at all and while there were few barrels on offer, there was a lot of nice s...

Review of a 6 footer:

http://oldguysrip.blogspot.co.uk/2012/1 ... n-zot.html

That link is classic 'who do they think they are, the bloody fools'

Ironic that a few articles above it, Derek Hynd is extolling the virtues of customising your own equipment....

I love singles and I think you are definitely right in as much as there seems to be a resurgence in them and folk are starting to experiment with them again.

One fo my favourite shortboards in recent years was a 6'2 pinny with a Winged Keel/sidebite set-up. That thing went in almost anything.

On one hand, I think you may be onto something... On the other hand, I am not sure! Just being devil's advocate, but one could argue that a board doesn't need any fins at all... I think it comes down to what you want to achieve. An analogy would be to consider the different types of car available. A...

He does indeed -

http://lyttlestreet.wordpress.com/2012/ ... tron-zots/

Seems like a nice bloke. Think he also posts on Swaylocks as 'Tombstone'

^^Wot he said^^