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Snowboarding Gear

Eldritch

Eldritch

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Joined
Aug 13, 2004
Location
Nifelheim
Moto(s)
Honda 919: Apocalypse Edition
Name
Asmodeus
Pants?

Boots?

Board?

Jacket?

Gloves?

Place to shop?

Good Online Deals?
 
My first board I bought off ebay from a store (not an auction) and I got a Lamar Diablo board, Lamar aluminum bindings, and some XLone boots shipped to my door for like 350 bucks. I had the choice of bindings boots and boards, all which either increased or decreased the price of my total package. It's worth a shot if you're new. Just don't get plastic or step in bindings.

Rule of thumb (which I didn't really follow) is to spend as much money as necessary to get the most comfortable, best fitting boots you can, then spend the rest on the best bindings you can afford, and then get the deck with the leftover. Most people go the opposite way.
 
Eldritch said:
Pants?

Boots?

Board?

Jacket?

Gloves?

Place to shop?

Good Online Deals?
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Go to Play it Again sports, sir. They're in your neck of the woods, IIRC. They should get you set up with boots, bindings & board on the cheap. When they had their shop in SF, I purchased my present rig for a little over $300.

I bought all the rest of my gear (pants / jacket / gloves / goggles) at copeland sports in SF. Decent deals if you don't need the highest fashion, especially if you're shopping now at the beginning of the saeson.

Have you been boarding before? There's no shame in renting for your first few times, especially if you end up spending only $50 for a day to realize you don't like it.
 
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Webberstyle said:
Lamar Cruiser boards at Big 5 are currently $100 on clearance. Full wood core and shit :cool
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that offends me those boards are worth more...:teeth
 
not sure.. but when you get all that stuff.. give me a call and we'll go hit the slopes!!!:thumbup
 
Webberstyle said:
Are they really? Full price is something like $250 but they're last year's models. So they're clearance + $40% off
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dude I don't know.......:p :laughing :laughing :laughing
 
Like supaflyryan said get the most comfortable boots you can afford. If your feet are aching on the mountain you are gonna be hating it. I'm in SC so all I can suggest is Pacific Wave in downtown SC. They have a pretty good selection of snowboarding gear. Best of luck and have a great time on the mountain. When you fall don't try to stop yourself with your hands. Makes for broken wrists.
 
plastichead13 said:
Like supaflyryan said get the most comfortable boots you can afford. If your feet are aching on the mountain you are gonna be hating it. I'm in SC so all I can suggest is Pacific Wave in downtown SC. They have a pretty good selection of snowboarding gear. Best of luck and have a great time on the mountain. When you fall don't try to stop yourself with your hands. Makes for broken wrists.
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Honestly I'm more interested in Snow Clothes info than Board and Boots, I've never been boarding, so I'll probably rent boots and board first time out. I haven;t been out in the snow since I was like 5'10" (about 16 years and 5 Inches ago) so I need to get up to date on Active Snow clothes appropriate for this hobby.

Alayna said:
not sure.. but when you get all that stuff.. give me a call and we'll go hit the slopes!!!
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:wow

*explodes*
 
Yo Eldritch, I'm generally not a brand whore but I have had excellent experiences with Burton pants and North Face jackets. For the pants at least, I refuse to wear anything but Burton. I've landed in powder literally up to my waist and was dry and warm for the 15 minutes it took for my friends to dig me out. Picking up a new pair this season.

For the jacket, get something that's waterproof on the outside and fleece on the inside, layers layers layers.

Socks, wear wool. Nothing's better - keeps you warm in the wet. Also invest in a good pair of gloves, uncomfortable extremities will make the experience suck right quick.
 
cardinal03 said:
Yo Eldritch, I'm generally not a brand whore but I have had excellent experiences with Burton pants and North Face jackets. For the pants at least, I refuse to wear anything but Burton. I've landed in powder literally up to my waist and was dry and warm for the 15 minutes it took for my friends to dig me out. Picking up a new pair this season.

For the jacket, get something that's waterproof on the outside and fleece on the inside, layers layers layers.

Socks, wear wool. Nothing's better - keeps you warm in the wet. Also invest in a good pair of gloves, uncomfortable extremities will make the experience suck right quick.
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For gloves, I would get layered ones... what I do is.. I wear my baseball batting gloves under my regular gloves. It's nice to not have to deal with icy bindings with your bare hands. I also use those to drive and put on chains!

I have gloves that go over my jacket and a tightning elastic thing at the end to keep it nice and secure... especially when you start dragging your hand when you carve, you want something that's tough and won't get snow inside, nothing worse than cold hands!
 
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