I’ll never be able to make this. Truth is, I’ll even consider one of these, I’m so desperate to get on public transport. They don’t make a shortboard though and this one weighs a ton. Shame, they’ve probably got a patent on it.
Jago, I did some hard body inflatable surf mats a few years ago. I tried an EPS perimeter with inflatable centre and hard deck with inflatable hull.
You could buy an old inflatable SUP and add the tail but I think you might need to get away from the ‘dropstitch’ construction as that’s complex and look at a HWS frame with an inflatable sleeve. It needs a bit of creative brain work but it’s possible to make it happen. What length or volume are you after ?
Jago, I did some hard body inflatable surf mats a few years ago. I tried an EPS perimeter with inflatable centre and hard deck with inflatable hull.
You could buy an old inflatable SUP and add the tail but I think you might need to get away from the ‘dropstitch’ construction as that’s complex and look at a HWS frame with an inflatable sleeve. It needs a bit of creative brain work but it’s possible to make it happen. What length or volume are you after ?
What about those bi-sect and tri-sect travel boards that break apart into sections, have you looked into those?
There is a commercial version, the Pope Bi-sect, also some homebuilt stuff has shown up here over the past 10 years. Do a search, here and on Google, for “bi-sect travel surfboard” or “pope bi-sect surfboard” or “walden tri-sect surfboard”.
Thanks Huck. Yep, I’ve owned a couple. Lightest was 5kg. I guess it’s a better design but not that easy to pull off? But then… maybe neither is this Pendle thing
I don’t have a way to make nor buy one at the moment. Sold my last worn out mini simmons off on the way back from a trip. Would have to fly somewhere to get a new one. Don’t know where though as there doesn’t seem to be anywhere consistently selling them and of course then options are limited. Would be great to have a kit for them available.
Yeah I know his history and that he lives in Pt. Loma. So what you are saying is that you don’t think it’s one of his ideas? Thought it might have been a play on his name.