Surfboard Leash Tangle Survey

This survey is terrible. I did it 5 times and didn't win anything.
Also, survey monkey is a virus.
If you dont want your leash to tangle, dont wrap around the tail of your board. Take it off each time you use it amd hang it over a nail. Simple.

 

Paging LB Crew and Mitchell, LB Crew and Mitchell, you are wanted in the SI Science Section.

 

Oh, hey Gaff, hope all is well.
Wait, there's two treads for the same thing??? I'm confused. Stupid cannibus.

 

Hey Chavez

No complaints, waters still in the 60°s, and looking at a surf good forecast.

 

You should add another question to your survey: Do you care about tangles? If the vast majority of people say no, or not really that big of a deal, you might not have a market.

 

I think a project on Sand Reconnoitering would produce more of a positive outcome

 

Leashes need to be totally reimagined, like a Tesla. Too thin they get tangled and caught in between your toes, too thick and they provide too much resistance in the water, and are cumbersome. They are potentially dangerous to the user, and can cause lacerations and amputations of fingers and toes. By and large, they work pretty well, and last pretty long, except for the swivel, which is supposed to prevent tangling. The swivel is a weak link. Maybe a carbon one would work better, longer. The leash material needs to be more durable, and still have some give. That's my two cents.

 

Leg rope

 

a leg treade does no goode if not properly tied

 

poor frankie's hairline looks like it's along a fault line

 

We need more Frankie on here. Frankie brings the waves.

 

Former banee back from the grave, tripping over the leash is a problem although not to common, can still happen from time to time. Always wondered if a leash, for your leash, would be appropriate. If anyone has ever seen the mechanism on a Lighter Leash, you know what I'm talking about. A retractable leash so to speak, extending upon beefing down the face, stays nice and tight while you're close to the board paddling or riding, distances the board from you when you're in the white water. sisurfdogg mentioned a carbon swivel that could be placed accordingly. best of luck on the project.

 

I'm no help on this one. I don't find leash tangles a problem once they're broken in. I think packaging them better so they don't have those kinks in them would be a good idea.

 

I too agree with the packaging issue. I had a creatures of leisure Leash that was essentially unusable because of the kink severity from packaging. The way I got around this was to boil water and let it sit inside of it for several minutes. I think 5 or so and then afterwards take it out and keep it slightly stretched. Worked like a charm. I was concerned it would lose some structural integrity, but it’s gotten me through a year full of swells without issue.

Sometimes I hate leashes in general, but not as much as swimming back to shore after every wipeout.

 

News flash kiddo: manufacturers have made "no tangle" leashes for years, spent millions on marketing and r&d. Do something else with your time like engineer airplanes or boats.

 

Havnt have much problems with leach tangles

But I don't wrap my leach around the tail

And I use a proper knot to tie to surfbort

 

This is really good stuff and I agree.

I work on ships and what they are doing with synthetic line is wonderful. Weight, elasticity, and circumference are no longer constraints.

Even at the top level of surfing they are still using gummed out gel straps.

Leashes can be made to be fibers now...they would last 5-10 years and lighr weight fiber cords would provide almost no hydrodynamic resistance.

Great post man. Never really thought about this, always just accepted the norm.

Let's start a business...

 

dont have this issue and I wrap my leash around the tail - I will say better quality/brand makes a difference ($25-$30 range)... I used to buy cheap back ups ($15 or less) and those I had some tangle issues with but mostly they would break too easily on big swells