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Thank you all!
Xsports4vets 1st go round of riverboarding courses was so successful that we'll be starting a 2nd course this Thursday 7/15/10. Thank you Mike Johnston and the Montana River Guides.
Ehren, we'd love to connect with you, email us at Xs…
likes u :)
Question: Xsports4vets is looking for an outdoor sport for the vets to do when the rivers are low. I'd love to here your recommendations. They are looking for sport that is commercially led by guides, packs an adrenaline rush, and doesn't require a…
Thanks for the support Rochel and Alex! Ehren, the program began when a vet with PTSD got a hold of one of our boards and fell in love with the sport one spring on the Lochsa. I put my sister and that vet together and they created Xsports4vets. It's…
Good job Matt!!!
I'm asking because I'd like to get with the people who are. This is something I'd like to do myself.
Do you have any involvement with this program?
Great article, Matt. Thanks for posting it!
I'm more than a little biased, but this program is an awesome way to help veterans get back to enjoying life again. The riverboarding community should be proud of this great effort.
Thanks to everyone for all of their hard work in putting this toget…
I read someplace that the reason body boards have the rails cut on the sides is that the board actually planes onto the rail as you lean it over to cut a turn. The rail becomes the bottom and the bottom becomes the edge that keeps you tracking. Most…
Hey Erika,
I also riverboard in Montana. There's some great spots in state and the Lochsa is close. Send me a message and I'll see if I can set you up with some folks.
matt
Rob,
I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your friend and mentor. The world can be a horrible place sometimes. I know that you will serve his memory well by saving others with the knowledge he taught you. Your friend and his family will be in…
Thanks Rochelle. Varying the width of the board is really tough because even slight changes of dimension can seriously boost the cost of the boards. The design of the production models does account for varying waists, but the most particular riders…
That looks sweet. Would the width of the back end be variable for size? It's nice to have a board with a little bit of snugness around the hips, which would depend upon the rider's build. Although I suppose extra foam could be glued in custom if nee…
I also like the lower sides by the front for arm strokes. I'm planning to trim Aquianna down a little bit for the same reason.
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- Face Level sports you participate in?
- Riverboarding, Snow Bodyboarding / Sledding, Ocean Bodyboarding, Bodysurfing, Scuba / Skin Diving
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Riverboarding Helping Veterans
I'm more than a little biased, but this program is an awesome way to help veterans get back to enjoying life again. The riverboarding community should be proud of this great effort.
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Thanks to everyone for all of their hard work in putting this together.
Posted on July 4, 2010 at 11:55am — 8 Comments
Monkey Fusion - pics from the development of our new board
I wanted to share a couple of pics from the Mean Monkey lab. The blue board is a model of the Monkey Fusion riverboard that we're planning on bringing out next month. We'll use better foam and it still needs to be shaped, but I think it gives you a great idea of where we're going with the design.
I'm also happy to say that these boards will be handmade right here in Helena in the heart of the Montana Rockies. We're teaming up with one of the best carvers in the N
… Continue Posted on February 25, 2010 at 9:57am — 6 Comments
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- At 10:34pm on March 18, 2009,
Rochelle Parry said…
- Welcome to Team Fli! How well does the bodyboard work on the snow?
- At 1:40am on March 19, 2009,
Josh Galt said… - Matt great to see you here! Looks like you're kind of a face level sports freak too, eh? ;)
(and Rochelle it works great although I'd prefer not to experience the snow-into-river thing again haha.)
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visit http://www.tarpsurfing.com exclusive homer henard and nic lamb scoring mega slabs somewhere up north. Check out our fan page http://www.facebook.com/Ta...
This place Boardworks also makes inflatable boards which are about $850
http://www.boardworkssup.com/boards/bws.php
We have 2 SUP boards, A Uli 11' and a sevlor. you can get the sevlor at poolcenter.com for about $450 delivered. The newer uli models are light and better shaped. The sevlor is a little more mattress feeling, but has the advantage of removable fins,…
2 new waves at the Salida WW Park
If you're on the East Coast below the Mason Dixon line, close to it, or coming into the area to board, connect with other boarders. For riverboardering, airboarding at Canaan, and whatever else you do at face level. Mid-Atlantics are welcome too.
this was the article I mentioned:
http://shanesliquidlogic.blogspot.com/search/label/Versa%20Board
It looks fun and all, but.... standing up moves my head further from the rocks I'll prolly fall into...and those things aren't cheap!
I just tell people that I kayak.
Kind of related, has anyone seen one of these... http://2imagine.net/blogger2009/rapidfire2.html
What I like about them is their ability to ride rivers when they are far too low to riverboard. I do not own one (yet) but I have been looking at the…
I love that one.
MY!!!!! I almost made this EXACT POST yesterday. It irritates me to no end! Read my blog about it. Look at the date! Two days ago. Too funny!
I think it's because of all the hype SUP'ing has received in the media; people get a little glimpse from so…
Friends Don't Let Friends SUP !!!!!
Just kidding, it actually looks pretty fun on inflatables in the river, but in the ocean.......? I'll stick with my 6.0 Quad Fish Shortboard.
I'd be happy if people around my parts would quit calling it water boarding. "you been out water boarding lately?" "No, I'm not into torture."
I don't know how often you get this out west.. but in the midwest everyone seems to think stand up paddleboards are riverboards. I constantly have to correct misperceptions about what a riverboard is.
I don't know how much of that is our sport ju…
I saw part of the movie premier "Haymakers" http://www.kayaksession.com/video186.php this weekend in Hood River and they showed the video footage of this. Turns out the kayaker I was with helped film. The lead-in is a maybe 4' wide slide.
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