Who else has convinced themselves they need a new board during this Covid-19 downtime?

oeste858

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I know I can't be the only one. No sports to watch or follow. Trapped with the wife & kiddos. Haven't been in the water in 10 days. Bored and frothing to surf. As has been the case for the last year, I still need to get rid of 3-4 boards I don't ride that either didn't work for me or are duplicates.
But here is what I'm lining up:

1) 6'1 Ghost. Read some of the glowing erBB thread and talked myself into needing one for the very small gap in my quiver for OH-but-not-huge waves. Looking for a used one since it won't get much use around here.

2) 5'9" quad fish: called dibs on this one at local shop once they reopen. It's exactly what I would order from this local legend SD shaper (minus the 8-week wait) and I'm hoping to trade a couple used boards for it. I emailed the shaper asking if he thought this one would work for me, he called me in 15 sec. and talked me through the board for 10 min after looking up details from his file, and said it sounds perfect dims for me based off others I have from him. He said go for it so I don't have to wait for him. Great shaper and nicest guy and only made me want to order more from him.

What Covid-19 Lockdown boards have you guys talked yourselves into needing??
 
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MathDebater

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Oh yeah, I'm definitely obsessing and cruising craigslist constantly, however I'm saving up for a wedding/honeymoon so it's all just a tease. I will live vicariously through the rest of you.
 

Aruka

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I just got a few freshies so I actually feel pretty set. I just need some fun waves to test them out.

It's a weird feeling not having the next order planned out.

I do still have one more on the way, a 6'6" round tail twinny from Album via XTR.
 

oeste858

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Sep 11, 2017
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Oh yeah, I'm definitely obsessing and cruising craigslist constantly, however I'm saving up for a wedding/honeymoon so it's all just a tease. I will live vicariously through the rest of you.
hope the wedding isn't planned for soon. I can't imagine how many people have lost non-refundable wedding plans for this Spring... that's a lot of boards!
 

LifeOnMars

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Jan 14, 2020
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just waiting on my $1200 gubment check. should be able to buy 2 with money left over for new tailpads at the current exchange rate.
probably a 6'1" roundtail stock standard shorty
6'6" round pin step up
 
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tedshred5

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I quarantine-ordered a custom Rusty Twin Fin while bored at my house over the weekend :p per R.'s website turnaround time is 2-4 weeks. also eyeing an XTR Pyzalien 2 but my wallet will really hate me if i do that
 
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silentbutdeadly

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Sep 26, 2005
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I need nothing. (Did I just say that?)

I do plan on the following once retail opens back up:

New SS full from my local surfshop
Stock up on tackle from my local tackle shop

Gonna try to avoid online purchases as much as possible once this blows over.
 

MathDebater

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hope the wedding isn't planned for soon. I can't imagine how many people have lost non-refundable wedding plans for this Spring... that's a lot of boards!
Not till september so hopefully we're safe. Not sure I can deal with postponing it... because that postpones buying boards.
 

YakAk

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I have a board coming fairly soon. I have the money set aside for the remainder of the balance. Although I'm worried I might need it for bills in case I get laid off during these crazy times. Then I walk through my garage and see all the boards stacked up and think, "have I ever been responsible when it comes to buying more boards"?
 
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Retropete

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