Buying cheap bodyboards isn’t great for the planet and they sure as hell aren’t great as bodyboards. If you're looking to get a new bodyboard, check out: bodyboard-depot.com/
Hey I would like to say that everything that your teaching is 100% correct, and just really good at explain everything, not just for this video but also your duck diving video and any other videos that you post about teaching people how to bodyboard. I grew up in the era where you learned it on your own. I'm glad kids now days has some reference on how and what to do to get started.
Preach chief! Legend. Cheers from Bristol. Was so stoked to watch your video from The Wave as I went there for the first time in a wave pool 5 days before seeing your video 🤙
On the 2nd week of my trip to Hawaii, I went into a surf shop and rented a quality bodyboard. No waste and the daily rate was far less than buying a cheap one
Excellent video! I've been aware of this for a while. We ended up getting one of those cheapies for free, as a tenant left one behind. I told my wife the board is rubbish and that we should be careful using it. Generally it's used in the swimming pool. I went out and bought my son a proper, well constructed board. No regrets. In fact it was his birthday gift last year, and today is actually his birthday again! Thanks for creating this.
I’ve recently gotten into body boarding and I love watching your videos they definitely help me because I don’t know how to swim due to my phobia and watching your videos helps me get rid of my phobia while boarding and also I have a 30 dollar body board from Costco and it’s pretty high quality for its price I will definitely buy a higher quality soon tho
Happy to hear that you are enjoying it and that you’re getting over your phobia. These things take time and you just got to keep working at it. Be careful out there and enjoy the process 🤙🏼
Great video Iain. I've been pushing the same message for years now. Unfortunately the holiday market brigade don't really understand the concept of paying a fair price for a decent quality board... this has always puzzled me because some of these same people don't mind spending hundreds on snowboards, golf clubs etc. It's not a difficult concept you get what you pay for. I would suggest a family share a decent durable PE board for around the £100 mark they hold a decent resale value of at least half the original cost....so use it 5 times and it's basically paid for itself.
@@iaincampbell_been looking at Vision are they worth buying or not newbie here bought one b4 , but it was shit shouldn’t and didn’t expect much at the price tbf
I've got an old Mach 8-tx in the garage with the bubble bottom. Although it's well past its prime I still give it a crack once a year. My favourite barrel ever successfully riden was on that board, i can still picture that wave and look of shock on the faces of all the stand up guys when i emerged from the spitting barrel😂
Can you do a video discussing which is better, a bat tail or a crescent tail board? I have been riding the bat tail more than the crescent tail boards lately. But would like to hear your opinion especially for waves above 6ft. Thanks again for all the helpful videos
Good clip with a great message, bru. They're pretty much single-use bodyboards, especially when you've got some heavy dads truck-driving down a shorebreak.
I started on a cheap board like that almost 150+ pounds ago lol. Absolute garbage and broke after the first session. Had no idea what I was doing but caught my first good ride with it. Ill never forget that forst thrill and have been chasing it since. Now I ride Tribe, Jay Reale boards.
My dad bought me one of these boards when I was 8 years old, over 20 years ago. I still have that board in my loft, still in one piece. Purely because it's what started my love of bodyboarding. Going to start my little boy in the summer this year and will be buying him something decent to start with for sure.
Hey bru, flat bottom bodyboards offer speed with less drag, while channel bottom bodyboards provide greater control and stability, particularly in bottom turns and technical moves.
Hopefully this video will reach a greater audience than your subscribers who will no doubt already be well aware of the perils of these cheap boards and own real boards. For the win 🤙
I decided it was time for a major upgrade! I just got myself a Science Veeks Hybrid 43. More board than I need? Possibly! But it was time to get a real one. No more cheapos for me!
I have ridden PP and PE cores over the years. By far my fave core is NRG now. Perfect flex but also recoil/spring for UK water. As I understand it this is a low density PP. I have warped PE boards riding DK quite quickly but NRG seems to hold up really well to this.
I think for noob tourists, board rental from a local surf shop is probably the best option. I get why they don’t want to buy an expensive board for a week or two playing in the white water while on holiday. But as you say, those cheap boards are so bad for the environment.
i dont know what i have i had the styrofoam ones at first on my vacation but they were snaped in half luckily only on the inside but my dad bought ones with plastic on the bottem and different foam on the outside and they are way more durable
I pulled mussels my back because I bought a cheap board that snapped in half in a big wave in Jersey. It snapped in half the front went down and my face hit the bottom and the wave carried my legs over to the point I think I felt my feet touch my head. One of the absolute wost beach accidents I got into when I was 14.
Another point you missed out on is that cheap boards they last probably a maximum of 3 times going to the beach and using it. In the long term it is actually cheaper to buy a more advanced PP or PE core board because of how long it lasts (my PP lasted 5 years with constant use). So if you keep buying cheap boards when they snap, the total amount spent on them will be more than what you spend on a regular PP or PE core in the future.
I meant to fit that in but thanks for the reminder. That’s a huge point that we brush over! Hopefully this will raise some awareness and educate people.
I wasn't even aware there was such a thing as professional bodyboarder, I thought it was something you bought once on vacation and left to rot in the shed
I hate that all I have been able to find is polystyrene boards. Sometimes I can find ones that have a little hard bottom but I want a straight up solid boogie board.
Actually i just got a good board with good materials. It was used so its under 50£ . Not gonna lie but it seems a pretty good deal for all levels of bodyboaders .
Have always hated these pointless boards, you can pick up properly laminated boards with slicks for sub $50 in kids sizes and around $50-$60AUD for adult sizes. What are your thoughts on the entry level EPS boards with stringers? I'm back from a 15 year bodyboarding hiatus now my kids are getting old enough to get in to the ocean, have been surprised at the number of EPS boards from reputable brands. I only ever remembered PE and PP from yesteryear
@@iaincampbell_ I got a new one but my dad just fixed the old strap and it wasn’t broken, I was seeming somthing 😂 I had SB board it is pretty durable!
Never saw anybody surf properly with these children's boards... only children playing around with them. I use my 30€ dropzone board for 15 years or longer now and it works perfectly fine.
@@iaincampbell_ Haha, sorry dude but my own skill doesn't depend on the board. I'm alright. No world champion but having fun nevertheless. And I can still read the ocean better than most people out there... by far.
bruh you dont need to spend a lot of money for a good board. you can buy a great one at Costco for less than $30 EDIT: ok mine is actually worth roughly $100 at other retailers LOL
Bro 99 percent of people arnt riding a body board how u ride . Ppl just want something fun for the weekend . Not spending 400 on a freaking body board bro 😭🫠
Not all boards are 400. Like I said in the video, it’s not about buying the most expensive boards, just maybe think about buying something that will last a bit longer and not pollute our oceans…
Buying cheap bodyboards isn’t great for the planet and they sure as hell aren’t great as bodyboards.
If you're looking to get a new bodyboard, check out: bodyboard-depot.com/
come body board in kuai sometime
This video should be played at every coastal town in the summer months, epic job Iain!
Thanks legend. Appreciate the props 🙏🏼🤙🏼
I live in a coastal town and just trashed some of these we got on the cheap at the end of season
Such a great video topic, thanks for making videos like this that are focused on the reality of bodyboarding 🤙
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey I would like to say that everything that your teaching is 100% correct, and just really good at explain everything, not just for this video but also your duck diving video and any other videos that you post about teaching people how to bodyboard. I grew up in the era where you learned it on your own. I'm glad kids now days has some reference on how and what to do to get started.
Thanks bru. Appreciate the kind words 🙏🏼
Preach chief! Legend. Cheers from Bristol. Was so stoked to watch your video from The Wave as I went there for the first time in a wave pool 5 days before seeing your video 🤙
Glad you enjoyed it!
On the 2nd week of my trip to Hawaii, I went into a surf shop and rented a quality bodyboard. No waste and the daily rate was far less than buying a cheap one
Excellent video! I've been aware of this for a while. We ended up getting one of those cheapies for free, as a tenant left one behind. I told my wife the board is rubbish and that we should be careful using it. Generally it's used in the swimming pool. I went out and bought my son a proper, well constructed board. No regrets. In fact it was his birthday gift last year, and today is actually his birthday again! Thanks for creating this.
Epic. Happy birthday to your kid. All the best with the boogie adventures 😉👌🏼
I’ve recently gotten into body boarding and I love watching your videos they definitely help me because I don’t know how to swim due to my phobia and watching your videos helps me get rid of my phobia while boarding and also I have a 30 dollar body board from Costco and it’s pretty high quality for its price I will definitely buy a higher quality soon tho
Happy to hear that you are enjoying it and that you’re getting over your phobia. These things take time and you just got to keep working at it.
Be careful out there and enjoy the process 🤙🏼
Thank you so much!!!!! Helped a lot as ive just started to really enjoy bodyboarding/ boogie boarding (as i call it)
Happy to help!
Great video Iain. I've been pushing the same message for years now. Unfortunately the holiday market brigade don't really understand the concept of paying a fair price for a decent quality board... this has always puzzled me because some of these same people don't mind spending hundreds on snowboards, golf clubs etc. It's not a difficult concept you get what you pay for. I would suggest a family share a decent durable PE board for around the £100 mark they hold a decent resale value of at least half the original cost....so use it 5 times and it's basically paid for itself.
100%. It’s that easy!
@@iaincampbell_been looking at Vision are they worth buying or not newbie here bought one b4 , but it was shit shouldn’t and didn’t expect much at the price tbf
I've got an old Mach 8-tx in the garage with the bubble bottom. Although it's well past its prime I still give it a crack once a year.
My favourite barrel ever successfully riden was on that board, i can still picture that wave and look of shock on the faces of all the stand up guys when i emerged from the spitting barrel😂
Can you do a video discussing which is better, a bat tail or a crescent tail board? I have been riding the bat tail more than the crescent tail boards lately. But would like to hear your opinion especially for waves above 6ft. Thanks again for all the helpful videos
I did try show that in a couple videos but I didn’t enjoy the bat tail ad much so I stopped. It’s all down to personal preference with that.
@@iaincampbell_ awesome I’ll start trying out the bat tail again
Good clip with a great message, bru. They're pretty much single-use bodyboards, especially when you've got some heavy dads truck-driving down a shorebreak.
Most definitely!
You have made several great video's. But this one was the best 👏🤟
Wow, thanks!
I liked how you compared the differences of the board. And how protective you sounded on keeping our oceans clean loved it
I started on a cheap board like that almost 150+ pounds ago lol. Absolute garbage and broke after the first session. Had no idea what I was doing but caught my first good ride with it. Ill never forget that forst thrill and have been chasing it since. Now I ride Tribe, Jay Reale boards.
That’s so epic!! Happy you’ve found a good board…
Well said Iain! Great video for those who are novices or uneducated on boogie boards or how cheaply some companies make them.
🤙🏼🤙🏼
My dad bought me one of these boards when I was 8 years old, over 20 years ago. I still have that board in my loft, still in one piece. Purely because it's what started my love of bodyboarding. Going to start my little boy in the summer this year and will be buying him something decent to start with for sure.
Also remember the chafing on my stomach from the horribly rough fabric they use on the cheap boards.
Good on you getting you son on the boogie and as terrible as they are it’s still a start of something great!
These were all over the shops in Hawaii, it's a shame and surprising they don't stop selling them in such a beautiful place!
Agreed!!
Iam in 🇦🇪 how can I buy it
Online orders are probably the easiest.
Does California board company make good boards?
Which one are you talking about?
What is the different between bodyboard with flat bottom and one with channels
Hey bru, flat bottom bodyboards offer speed with less drag, while channel bottom bodyboards provide greater control and stability, particularly in bottom turns and technical moves.
I have the same Morey Boogie board I purchased more than 25 years ago and it's holding perfectly fine
Hell yes!! Old school for the win…
I remember my first board it had no stringer , back then I didn't know anything about it! Hurt my back on a 4-6ft day!
Hopefully this video will reach a greater audience than your subscribers who will no doubt already be well aware of the perils of these cheap boards and own real boards.
For the win 🤙
That’s the plan!!
What are your thoughts on a EPS core body board
Waste of money. They have their place for young kids but you’re better off on a PE core
I decided it was time for a major upgrade! I just got myself a Science Veeks Hybrid 43. More board than I need? Possibly! But it was time to get a real one. No more cheapos for me!
Epic to hear and stoked for you… keep bodyboarding and enjoy the new ride 🤙🏼
Hi man! What is the max weight is supported by a board?
I’m not too sure. The bigger the board gets generally the thicker they are made so it all just depends on how thick the board is.
Great video! Love your channel!
Thanks so much!
I have ridden PP and PE cores over the years. By far my fave core is NRG now. Perfect flex but also recoil/spring for UK water. As I understand it this is a low density PP. I have warped PE boards riding DK quite quickly but NRG seems to hold up really well to this.
Correct, NRG is low density PP and it works great. Happy you’ve found something that works!!
Is the Tahwalhi XR7 any good?
No idea…
for plugging a board iain can’t oh use a drill or is it recommended to use a screw driver
You can I guess. Just a chance you may rip into the top material… I prefer a screw driver as you can heat it up
And slides through pretty easy…
I think for noob tourists, board rental from a local surf shop is probably the best option. I get why they don’t want to buy an expensive board for a week or two playing in the white water while on holiday. But as you say, those cheap boards are so bad for the environment.
This is more about education than anything else. These materials are so bad for the environment and it needs to be known! Tell everyone.
Thanks for this video. Do you use PP core even in cold water ?
Yes I do. You have 2 types of PP: standard PP and low density PP or NRG.
i dont know what i have i had the styrofoam ones at first on my vacation but they were snaped in half luckily only on the inside but my dad bought ones with plastic on the bottem and different foam on the outside and they are way more durable
For sure. Last longer and better for us all!
I pulled mussels my back because I bought a cheap board that snapped in half in a big wave in Jersey. It snapped in half the front went down and my face hit the bottom and the wave carried my legs over to the point I think I felt my feet touch my head. One of the absolute wost beach accidents I got into when I was 14.
Damn, sounds heavy. Those are not safe.
Im am trying to get into bodyboarding i live in strand do u know Eneywhere that sells fins lots of people are saying natural energy
Natural energy is a good place to start. Look on Facebook marketplace too.
Another point you missed out on is that cheap boards they last probably a maximum of 3 times going to the beach and using it. In the long term it is actually cheaper to buy a more advanced PP or PE core board because of how long it lasts (my PP lasted 5 years with constant use).
So if you keep buying cheap boards when they snap, the total amount spent on them will be more than what you spend on a regular PP or PE core in the future.
I meant to fit that in but thanks for the reminder. That’s a huge point that we brush over! Hopefully this will raise some awareness and educate people.
Mine lasted pretty long it just nosedived way to easily and that’s dangerous
would the brand apex bodyboard be good?
Never hear of them.
Buy a great pair of hard rubber fins too
If you go to any beach yearly, consider an actually good bodyboard.
Have you heard of EPO. Expanded Polyolefin? BZ makes this board thats a EPO/PE mix but they dont really say what it is.
Never heard of it.
I wasn't even aware there was such a thing as professional bodyboarder, I thought it was something you bought once on vacation and left to rot in the shed
Welcome to the channel 😉🤙🏼
Desde Lima, Perú, totalmente de acuerdo contigo, las tablas de PE no valen su precio.
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I hate that all I have been able to find is polystyrene boards. Sometimes I can find ones that have a little hard bottom but I want a straight up solid boogie board.
Online is your best option…
a pipeline with the one as a child is top!
I bought a board on sale its a mistral one it used too cost 70 euros but now it was 35 euros
Not what you’re looking for if you wanna bodyboard properly and not litter the ocean with plastic.
I need a Red Sniper 42'! But I'm from Brazil. Bring one in world tour? 🙏😂
Don’t know if I’m going to Brazil this year…
Actually i just got a good board with good materials. It was used so its under 50£ . Not gonna lie but it seems a pretty good deal for all levels of bodyboaders .
Have always hated these pointless boards, you can pick up properly laminated boards with slicks for sub $50 in kids sizes and around $50-$60AUD for adult sizes.
What are your thoughts on the entry level EPS boards with stringers? I'm back from a 15 year bodyboarding hiatus now my kids are getting old enough to get in to the ocean, have been surprised at the number of EPS boards from reputable brands. I only ever remembered PE and PP from yesteryear
EPS is not the best but it’s better than their single use, polystyrene counterparts.
What irks me is how nearly all soft tops (beaters, Softechs, etc) have cheap EPS cores.
Very true…
I bought a 80$ board that I found for 25 at Costco it was polystyrene 😢😢 and it broken
That’s pretty normal to happen!
@@iaincampbell_ I got a new one but my dad just fixed the old strap and it wasn’t broken, I was seeming somthing 😂 I had SB board it is pretty durable!
My dad told me about this❤
$120+ starting out for a board... People have lost grips with what budget, cheap, or inexpensive actually is.
For a recreational craft that’s cheap. Worth the price of 1 golf club.
mate the inflation is crazy. old prices are gone. accept it.
so true
Have you heard of VAMP bodyboards?
No I have not…
6:05 slightly more a normal one is like 30 your are 120
i got a cheap one from my band for literally free, and I live nowhere near the ocean. dunno what to do with it
Not too much you can do with it. Polystyrene isn’t really recyclable…
@@iaincampbell_ might just take it out to the lake. im a plenty strong swimmer one way or the other
You look like Mitchel strac Australian bowler 😂😂
Thanks, I’ll take it 🤙🏼
Ian are science boards good quality
Sure they are.
Number one rule for body boarding: dont. Buy. Abc store. Boards.🙏
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Three times I rescued people with this kind of shit-board only last summer
Unfortunately, I barely have any money. So I have to stick with the cheap one😢
Start saving? 🧐 just kidding. I get that but just think about the affects…
bro i just wanna buy the foam biscuit so dont force me to buy a pro model
Not forcing a pro model. Just forcing more than a cheap ocean pollutant!
may the force be with you saffa bru aww yiiiiis very lekker bruuuuuuu
@@iaincampbell_ EPS with stringers be alright though
single use plastic bodyboard! definitely should be banned
100%!!
Watched this for a laugh. The cheap board wouldnt make it out the back here. 🤣 Reefs n slabs are like that.
No ways! They will seriously put your life in danger.
@@iaincampbell_ Coral heads would just shred it to pieces... Like my last board and my knees.
no
The cheap word sucks. I do not have know how people ride those yeah
Never saw anybody surf properly with these children's boards... only children playing around with them. I use my 30€ dropzone board for 15 years or longer now and it works perfectly fine.
Yeah, some will work fine but you’re not going to see any progression. If that works for you, I’m stoked to hear it…
Dropzone used to make fairly decent starter PE core boards.
@@iaincampbell_ Haha, sorry dude but my own skill doesn't depend on the board. I'm alright. No world champion but having fun nevertheless. And I can still read the ocean better than most people out there... by far.
I’ve never used a cheap board
Good work 🤙🏼
bodyboard
bruh you dont need to spend a lot of money for a good board. you can buy a great one at Costco for less than $30
EDIT: ok mine is actually worth roughly $100 at other retailers LOL
🧐😉🤣
Costco does not have good boards. Even a $100 board won't get you PE or PP board.
@@jaysoncolbert6187 you say that but i haven't had a single issue from my board thus far
@@thechillmaster5836 I just consulted myself and he says, you will
$200-$300 Jesus Christ
Don’t know what is so surprising about this? 🤷🏼♂️
I retract my previous statement, bought the sniper pulse board pp core, best board I’ve ever used
❤❤❤🇲🇦👍👌👌
Si vení a comprarte una a uruguaj qué te cobran 400us por bodyboard medianamente buena
extreme rocker 😂
😉🤣 glad someone saw that.
Bro 99 percent of people arnt riding a body board how u ride . Ppl just want something fun for the weekend . Not spending 400 on a freaking body board bro 😭🫠
Not all boards are 400. Like I said in the video, it’s not about buying the most expensive boards, just maybe think about buying something that will last a bit longer and not pollute our oceans…
I think what he’s really getting at is these packing peanut filled potato sacks from China are not sea worthy.