- Location
- North Carolina
So I have decided that I am going to get the 615 holds. But do you all think I should put underpad on when returfing, if so what thickness. I dont think I have ever riden a ski with underpad so Im not quite sure how it feels.
Super Jet Do you all use underpad?
- Thread starter charliewilson
- Start date
- Location
- North Carolina
I mostly jump boat wakes, I get pretty high off a wakesurf wave. What tickness do you use?
- Location
- wichita, ks
For the 615 I believe u need 1 inch pading on bottom
- Location
- North Carolina
Good to know.
This is how l started mine by cutting up the pad and the tray pad is an inch thick.
http://www.x-h2o.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=178834&d=1333239351
http://www.x-h2o.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=178834&d=1333239351
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
I'm a cheapo. I use the the pads for gym equipment as my underpad. The gray ones that look like puzzle pieces.
I'm in the middle of turfing now...
I'm in the middle of turfing now...
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baxt3r
BBQ
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Ride with pad and then without and you'll never want to ride without it again. I love mine. It is so much nicer with thick pad.
Lol underpadding is only $20 anyways...OP definetly turf underside the footholds like this
http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/15259-how-to-turf-with-no-seems&p=1346428&viewfull=1#post1346428
SXIPro
JM781 Big Bore
- Location
- Here on the 'X' mostly
1" underpad for me. I am old. My knees, ankles and lower back used to ache for days after I rode hard. Once I went with the thick pad, problem solved.
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
padding also gives better traction as well...
- Location
- Jackson MI
holy cow the padding i bought isnt that thick... i bought a lot of it though i guess i can double up.
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
I get 4 sheets and can do 2 skis for $20 and don't have to wait for shipping. I always seem to be building one so its just good to have extra around.
iangdesign
Cats, lots of cats!
- Location
- United States
Wow you guys are spending some bucks on padding. Go to a fabric store and get closed cell foam, it's cheap and local. Comes in a variety of thicknesses.
The local fabric store doesn't support event after event for us every single season, so there's that. I don't mind spending a little more for that support.
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
funny you say that.......especially with an ad in your sig representing yourself as a "vendor" for the sport
Ill let you figure out the irony
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l can appreciate your "cheapness",but even the foam you get from a professional upholstery shop will keep and hold water.And the density is still not there after one riding a season.
And l want support! (old guy here)
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
No offense but If we all lived by that rule there wouldn't be as many people riding and the sport is already shrinking...
Should I replace my McMaster-Carr bolts, fuel line, home made limiting rope and other items that make my ski run the way I want because it didn't support the sport? No, I'd rather ride...
There are tons of build threads on this site where people encourage each others craftiness and create some pretty bomb skis.
I just shared my alternative to under-padding and it turning into me not being a team player because I'm not buying it from an "official" event sponsor and I find that to be a little offensive. I don't care where you buy your stuff that's your choice, but please don't belittle others that are creative. Thanks
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You can do whatever you want - I was speaking for myself only. I don't mind paying a little extra to ensure we continue to have vendors to sell product and support events.
I've been there when I needed to scrounge money and make do with whatever I could just to ride. In the past few years I've gotten to enjoy rider community events a whole lot more. Being on the organizing end a few times, I can tell you that hardly anything happens without sponsor support. I am very grateful for those sponsors and I will do what I can to support them.
Lastly, I am sorry you feel belittled - but I, for the life of me, cannot figure out what in my two sentences was belittling to you.
PS: For what it's worth, I have used the blue Walmart camping mats and the interlocking exercise equipment mats in the past for padding. They soaked up water and were not nearly as good as the stuff HT sells.
I've been there when I needed to scrounge money and make do with whatever I could just to ride. In the past few years I've gotten to enjoy rider community events a whole lot more. Being on the organizing end a few times, I can tell you that hardly anything happens without sponsor support. I am very grateful for those sponsors and I will do what I can to support them.
Lastly, I am sorry you feel belittled - but I, for the life of me, cannot figure out what in my two sentences was belittling to you.
PS: For what it's worth, I have used the blue Walmart camping mats and the interlocking exercise equipment mats in the past for padding. They soaked up water and were not nearly as good as the stuff HT sells.
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