Open post in browser for chart of leash options (none are good)… Updated this blog post April 19, 2024 (originally posted 6/5/23) for clarification of terms and additional info. Read and share this river surfing leash info. Leash Type Good Points Bad Points (Comments to Mitigate) Ankle Leash Keeps surfboard near you & able to […]
Category: Gear
Surfboards, wetsuits, booties, gloves, vests, etc.
SELF-RELEASING LEASH (Zip Tie Mod)
DO THIS MOD AT YOUR OWN RISK!! ALL LEASHES CAN KILL YOU. LEARN TO RIVER SURF W/OUT A LEASH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. With much trepidation I will explain a simple do-it-yourself way to make a self releasing leash, that might save your life. Note, this zip tie mod been used by river surfers for […]
Deals and Steals (River Surfboards)
River surfing season 2024 is round the corner. Be cool and get a board shaped for ya or look for some deals and/or steals.. Here they are as long as they last: Truth is, try others peoples surfboards at the river waves and find something you like. Sometimes a quiver of boards is what you […]
The KOOK-CORD
History of the surf leash repeats itself in river surfing. Jack O’Neill was born ironically in Denver, CO on March 27, 1923. Though as a youth, Jack O’Neill moved with his family to California to discover body surfing and stand up surfing. Jack O’Neill later in life created the first surf wetsuit company, known as O’Neill […]
INDEFINITELY PAUSING PROMOTING RIVER SURFING
After much research, failed attempts for change of status quo, and self-reflection; I have decided to refrain from knowingly promoting river surfing due to river surfing’s unwittingly and knowingly negligent use of unsafe gear (in particular the use of quick release leashes and improperly designed personal floatation devices for river surfing). Quick Release Leashes Are […]
Too Good to Be True- Spoofed Surf Gear Web Pages
Be aware of online scams out there pretending to sell surf gear at deep discounts! This happens. Currently O’Neill and Volcom web pages have been spoofed. And this is not the first time, a while back Surf Station surf shop in St Augustine, Fla was spoofed and so was Firewire. Recently FaceBook and Instagram promoted […]
Quick Release Leashes Banned by BCAB
On 9/4/2023, the British Canoeing Awarding Body (BCAB), as the UK National Governing Body for Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP), strongly recommend that SUP paddlers DO NOT use any leash system while paddling on white water. Furthermore, BCAB no longer allows for any SUP leash system within a white water environment they are involved in such as competitions, […]
Review: CAPELLA 3.0 MEN’S CGA VEST for River Surfing
The following is an ocean surfing centric biased review of the Ronix Koal Capella 3.0 CGA wakeboard vest for potential use in river surfing. First let’s start with an overview matrix chart: CALL RESPONSE COMMENTS Brand/Model RONIX KOAL CGA CAPELLA 3.0 Removed front web belts & buckles so the vest would not slide on top […]
Review: Lib Tech Funnelator 5’4″, a deal if you can find one
Updated review (previously drafted when Evo was selling them online) but are now sold out for good nationwide from any retailer including Lib! Evo, you know the shop that forgets to sell surfboards and wetsuits at their Denver location for some dumb reason, currently has the Lib-Tech Funnelator online only at a reduced price, that […]
Review: Lib-tech Whirlpool River & Rapid Wave Surfboard
Thoughts on Lib Technologies entry into the river surfing and rapid wave pool “space” w/ their “Whirlpool” model surfboard. This summer Lib-tech, one of river surfing’s favorite “pop-out” surfboard manufacturers, has jumped into the river surfing scene an Alternative Surf High Performance surfboard oddly or aptly named the “Whirlpool“. Lib says that their Whirlpool surfboard […]
The Denver Surf Report 