Astrodeck

Aruka

Tom Curren status
Feb 23, 2010
11,990
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PNW
i haven't tried my hammer pads yet but the astrodick nathan pad is pretty dank.
 

johnson7

Nep status
Sep 29, 2016
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OK, I see now. I have to contact them first, I figured it would just go to your virtual shopping cart, check out, etc.
 

feralseppo

Billy Hamilton status
Feb 28, 2006
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1,125
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$60 for a pad?? This is getting out of hand

I do like that the board sock is $69.69 tho
Even better. $119 for a shitty sweatshirt hoodie.
 

ChaseTMP

Billy Hamilton status
Apr 6, 2014
1,712
3,118
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S. Redondo
I really like the new Pro-Lite V2 Micro Dot pads. Super thin and seems grippier when wet. I've had the Timmy Reyes (black with black/white-striped kick) for about six months and it's probably the best board feel I've had with a pad.

I still have PTSD from the craters I had on my kneecaps from my Astrodeck pads while on a 13 day Mentawai boat trip back in 2001. Not sure if they've changed the formulation, but that stuff was abrasive back in the day. Top skin eating honors would go to mid-1980's Trac-Top.
 

What_it_Do_Baybeeee

Gerry Lopez status
Mar 28, 2010
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Spend $800-$1000 plus on a board and you can't spare an extra $20 bucks for a better pad?

Just bought a Creatures pad for $43 bucks. Why throw on a $20 pad from Amazon?
Well I don't spend $800 to $1000 on boards, so you are wrong there.

It is more of the principle of the matter. It is literally just foam and 3M sticky stuff. The markup is insane. Do you really think that a $43 creatures pad is taking your surfing to some kind of next level?
 
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EastCoastBrah

Legend (inyourownmind)
Nov 16, 2020
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Cant tell a difference between my cheap Amazon pad and my ripoff generic surf brand pad. Probably made in the same place just different labels.
 

racer1

Tom Curren status
Apr 16, 2014
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Honolulu, Hawaii
I've tried going the cheap pad route and buying the noname logo less brands on amazon, ebay, etc. I've ended up back on the name brand pads so I can buy the exact pad I want, in the exact color and not thinking about the price. I want a good pad for the long run, who cares if it was $20 more than the cheap pad. It's $20 freaking bucks. I mainly get Astrodeck, Hammer, Gorilla and DaKine. I'm also super OCD about how the pad kick goes up and how it adheres there. I like when there's a flat line right before the kick (e.g. Astrodeck, Gorilla and DaKine). Cause I hate when a pad starts to un-adhere at that spot.