night surfing take 3 or 4 ?
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:19 am
gday guys
just tried out using a normal d sise barrtey torch duct taped to my helmet of north gong (hoax) reef.
surf was ok, but not anywhere near good.
didnt use my brothers helmet torch as i couldnt find the parts in the garage (last time the dolphin torch filled upwith water).
so duct taped a normal torch to my helmet.
plusses of using a point torch on helmet
1 can see reef
2 can see boil and cungi in reef and know where to take off
3 can see easily the combination on your bike lock
negatives
1 doesnt do shite when going allong wave
2 normal people call out to you as you ride to the break and try to run you off the road
3 it takes a few ales to get the courage to ride up the street past drunken nightclubbers walking home.
result so far
the dolphin torch was by far the best at a perfect reef down south as long as you water proof it properly.
wide beam is best for surfing and seeing waves, a point torch is like using a laser pointer to find something in the dark.
at super super perfect reefs (nowra etc) it works with dolphin torches, so far at crappy reefs its not worth the hassle.
the use of alcahol to perform this task isnt endorsed by realsurf and is only my opinion.
cheers
marcus
just tried out using a normal d sise barrtey torch duct taped to my helmet of north gong (hoax) reef.
surf was ok, but not anywhere near good.
didnt use my brothers helmet torch as i couldnt find the parts in the garage (last time the dolphin torch filled upwith water).
so duct taped a normal torch to my helmet.
plusses of using a point torch on helmet
1 can see reef
2 can see boil and cungi in reef and know where to take off
3 can see easily the combination on your bike lock
negatives
1 doesnt do shite when going allong wave
2 normal people call out to you as you ride to the break and try to run you off the road
3 it takes a few ales to get the courage to ride up the street past drunken nightclubbers walking home.
result so far
the dolphin torch was by far the best at a perfect reef down south as long as you water proof it properly.
wide beam is best for surfing and seeing waves, a point torch is like using a laser pointer to find something in the dark.
at super super perfect reefs (nowra etc) it works with dolphin torches, so far at crappy reefs its not worth the hassle.
the use of alcahol to perform this task isnt endorsed by realsurf and is only my opinion.
cheers
marcus