Minimum and Ideal Quiver

jet ski , 5'7 12 pack of natty and a 3/2 with boots and gloves no hood

 

i can tell your a teenager by the natty ice reference.that shyt is horrible,but its cheap.we used to drink that nastyice back in the day.i have 6boards in my shiver and 2 wetsuits.a 4/3 and a 3/2.my boards include a 5'8,6'2,6'8,7'0 for the 23ft days,and a 8ft log for summer daze.i also like to bring my kit to the beach where i introvenisly inject different frequencies in my butt

 

23 foot days hmm well you should see the 26 foot days we have in south caorlina, see this is me, the wave stood no chance.

 

sure, i'll play...

minimum:
wetsuits: hooded 5/4, 3/2, 7mil & 3mil boots, 3mil gloves, long-sleeve top

boards: log, "90%" board of personal preference, good wave shortboard, swim fins for bodysurfing


ideal:
wetsuits: hooded 5/4, 4/3, 3/2, 2mil short-sleeve full, long-sleeve spring, long-sleeve top

boards: log, small-wave super groveler, "90% board" of personal preference, "alternative" board to mix it up, good wave shortboard, step-up, swim fins for body surfing, paddleboard (prone or SUP) for flat day excursions & fitness.

that pretty much covers it, IMO. i've been steadily building toward my own personal ideal quiver over the past several years, & i'm starting to really get it dialed. i know i've been saying this for a long time, but i'll gather all my boards together & snap a quiver shot hopefully sometime this summer. probably after the insanity of my impending marriage passes.

 

minimum board: mod fish type board... lowered entry rocker, but nice kick in the tail, with a touch of extra width and thickness, thruster setup. Not a full on groveler, but a sort of hybrid between a groveler and hpsb.

ideal board: log, hplb, retro fish, alt shape, groveler, hpsb, semi-gun/stepup.

 

Minimum-
Suits: hooded 5/4, 3/2, 7 mil boots and mittens.

Boards: Relatively performancey grovel board (knee through chest/head) and a go-toto HPSB for better waves.

Ideal (wouldn't be able to stop writing if I listed everything, but realistically)-

Suits: 6/5 hood (Northern NE gets COLD), 5/4 hood, 4/3, hooded vest to wear under 4/3, 3/2, 2 mil short arm, long sleeve top

Boards: small wave groveler, shorter wider template HPSB (like a lot of the newer CI and Biolos shapes), true HPSB, step-up, retro single-fin for f*ing around, funboard, log

Not sure why this thread made me think of this, but check out this 40-year old mini gun my uncle pulled out of the garage and gave to me....the whole deck is de-lammed and there's some serious dings and gouges, but I'm super stoked on it! Will be really fun to try to fix (never done repairs anywhere near this level myself) and then should be awesome to try out.

 

a log and a good thruster. The rest is whatever.

 

Min: 4/3, Gloves, Booties, 1mil top,Trunks
My 5'11" Fish

Ideal: 4/3, 3/2, Spring Suit, 1mil top, Trunks, Speedo
5'11" Fish, 5'6" Mini Sim, 6'1" round thumb 5 fin box short board, 6'6' egg, 7' fun board,
8'4" mini mal, 9' modern type log, 10ft classic log, hand plane, canoe, kayak, boogie board,
inflatable raft oh and a 8'6" Rhino Chaser fo when I bang hindus at 23'!

 

Mine: 5/4/3, 3/2, 5 mil. gloves, 6 mil. gloves, 6 mil. booties, 3 mil. booties, coupple rash guards, couple pairs of trunks, 6'1'', 7'10'' log, 9'4'' log.

Ideal: 6/5/4, (new) 3/2, more trunks, wetty jacket, spring suit, 5'11'', 6'1'', 9'4'', beater, and and SUP.

 

minimum: a surfboard.

 

Minimum: 5/4/3 Hood, 3/2, 2/2 spring suit, 2 mm tank, 7 mm booties, 5 mm lobster claws
Minimum quiver: log, 6'2" squash, 6'9" pintail

Ideal: 5/4/3 Hood, 4/3, 3/2, 2/2 spring suit, 2 mm long sleeve, 2 mm tank
7 mm booties, 5mm booties, 3mm booties, 7mm mittens, 5mm lobsters, 3mm gloves
Ideal: 5'9" fish, 6'2" squash (with back-up), 6'5" pin tail, 6'10" pin tail, 7'6 pintail, log

Live/Surf in NJ, travel to CR and Nica frequently, 5'10" 180lbs, surfing 20+ years

 

4/3 mutant is great, like two suits in one 5mil booties + gloves
3/2 + 3mil booties
2 mil top

5'8" Fish
6' 6" Zero
9' Log

This is my ideal minimum.

Adding to it a SUP and probably a more high performance board soon... just for fun.
I have tried to get to "a minimum" and constantly accumulate boards. I think I'm going to give up on keeping the quiver thin.

 

Thank you...these "minimum necessary" quivers that contain four surfboards and four wetsuits kind of crack me up. Hits a bit close to home.

I've got at least a dozen boards, and probably have at least three of them that if i had to only surf that board for the next year, it wouldnt be a major issue.

 

Wetsuit: front zips 4/3 hooded, 3/2, spring, shorts, rash guard. booties: 7 ml round 5ml split, gloves: 5ml, 3ml. extra hood with shirt t go underneath. under armour.
Boards: 9 ft, 7 ft 7 fish 7'2 fish, 7'10 pin fish are the do all boards.
Your choice of boards anywhere you travel

 

well, the question did contain the phrase, "to surf year round". a surfboard & a pair of trunks might be all that's needed if you live someplace like costa rica or hawaii, but certainly not here in the northeast/midatlantic region.

 

Thats true about the wetsuits. Definately need the 5/4 and the 3/2 and 5mm gloves and boots.
But definately could get by with one board all year. In my quiver right now i have a 5'10" Chemistry Disk quad and a 6'2" Jon Ashton 6'2" quad fishy nose/bat tail. If I surfed 100 days last year, 90-95 of them would have been fine with either of those boards.

 

who said anything about trunks? I surf in the nude. minimum.