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Roadtrips and firewires??
  • jakejake November 2011
    Posts: 64

    Hey, i been on a roadtrip the last week and havent score any surf, but yesterday when the surf was up I took my hellfire out of the bag and notice a big egg bubble on both sides of the nose. This sucks, because i was gonna trade it in today for a hf 5'6, but now it has to be fixed... 

    Question is; Have do I take care of my firewire surfboard on roadtrips, when i live in the car :) ?? 
    btw am in new zealand and still got 3 week here before leaving to bali. 

    cheers

    jake

    5'7" 60kg - 6'1" flexfire, 5'8" Hellfire, 5'9" El Fuego
  • prjwebbprjwebb November 2011
    Posts: 2,177

    Sounds like things got a bit hot in the car. All EPS boards need to avoid high temps because there's a lot of air within the foam, hence the light weight.
    Staying in the shade and keeping windows open helps.
    Also keeping out of the bag in the car helps. The bag can hear up like an oven.

    6'0" 170lbs
    6'2" x 18.44" x 2.38" Taj
    6'0" x 18.81" x 2.38" Taj CBD
    5'8" x 19.25" x 2.31" Sub Scorcher
    5'8" x 20.00" x 2.38" Spitfire RF
  • FW+-+FanFW - Fan November 2011
    Posts: 425

    PRJ you obviously haven't been to NEW ZEALAND ... lol it never gets hot enough in NZ for heat to be an issue .. even in a car . I would say it's some other factor .. maybe the lam hasn't bonded

  • prjwebbprjwebb November 2011
    Posts: 2,177

    ha nah i haven't, been around the SE coast of Aus, that's as close as I got. I think NZ has a similar climate to here in the UK though, and on a sunny day with the windows up parked in direct sunlight a car gets pretty damn hot!

    6'0" 170lbs
    6'2" x 18.44" x 2.38" Taj
    6'0" x 18.81" x 2.38" Taj CBD
    5'8" x 19.25" x 2.31" Sub Scorcher
    5'8" x 20.00" x 2.38" Spitfire RF
  • jakejake December 2011
    Posts: 64

    I most say for once it was a nice sunny day. windows and sunroof was open.

    5'7" 60kg - 6'1" flexfire, 5'8" Hellfire, 5'9" El Fuego
  • buzzybuzzy December 2011
    Posts: 160

    You can get lockable roof tie downs. You can then leave the board on the roof on a hot day without worrying the board will disappear any minute.

    46 yoa, 90kg, intermediate+, 6'8" Alternator and 6'4" Dominator
  • chrischris December 2011
    Posts: 4,998

    Hey Jake you are in NZ? surf Raglan at all??


    Also where do you live year round??

    Thanks! 

    I am the fastest way to Firewire Zen. Ask and you shall receive...
    (6'0/175lbs/28/SoCal - 502PT/508DM/508SP/508SR/509FY/510MB/600AR/602FE)
  • jakejake December 2011
    Posts: 64

    Yeah Chris im in NZ now, Bali in a couple of weeks :)    I live in Denmark, where it's cold and dark at the time. Been surfing Raglan like 3-4 a week, but the last two weeks just been living in the car and looking for swell.

    5'7" 60kg - 6'1" flexfire, 5'8" Hellfire, 5'9" El Fuego
  • chrischris December 2011
    Posts: 4,998

    ohh mann sounds amazing.  


    so big delams tend to come from high heat and/or extended direct sunlight.  has your board been on the roof outside of a bag for a long time?

    I am the fastest way to Firewire Zen. Ask and you shall receive...
    (6'0/175lbs/28/SoCal - 502PT/508DM/508SP/508SR/509FY/510MB/600AR/602FE)
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