Snow season started and I'm thinking of getting a beginners board pack
Any good stores or onlines stores? International stores is also fine.
Any Store for a cheap bundle Snowboard / Bindings + Boots Pack
Lctran on 11/06/2019 - 13:59
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If you never boarded; really consider what you want vs what you need….
I’d suggest new boots only…. also, they need wear and may give you some slight discomfort as you wear them in. They need to be snug, and can feel tight compared to how you may wear a sneaker. Avoid thick “cool looking” socks. No one sees them - get something breathes well. Your feet will sweat and may swell.
If you going to take this seriously, avoid beginner packs for boards. Just get a good set of beginner to intermediate boots and try out different boards through you first few days as you progress in your skills via the rental stores on site. We changed our boards after our first season and sold them for half of what we paid for.
General tips - Don’t buy online unless you know what you want and how your bindings need to be set. Whilst there is advice on general stance - a store or rental staff will set this up based on your comfort. Also height and weight affect the board, so again if you unsure go into a store to assist with fitting advice.
If you know what you want second hand is great, FB Swap groups and Gumtree are loaded with 2nd hand snowboard stuff. If you dont know what you should be buying, go into a shop, most still have deals on last seasons stock
By beginners, do you mean this will be your first time boarding? If so, you'll want to go in store to get fitted rather than buying online. Having said that though, if you've never boarded, I'd recommend hiring the gear in case you don't like it.