Tutorial: How to protect your longboard for free, in 20 min

MUSIC: DUSTY MILLER - WAY DOWN
(from the album THE GRAND SLEEP)
www.dusty-miller.de
(plenty more Dusty Miller on this channel)

A friend of mine ruined his pretty expensive board after five minutes.
He failed a trick, the board ran into a wall and the laminate just burst from the crash.

I heard you could protect your longboard with a length of garden hose.
Couldn't find a tutorial on this so I thought I might as well make one.

The board is a Gravity Kalai (roughly Dervish style, but with much tighter flex. Fine board). It's a drop-through board, but I applied the same protection to my top-mounted board, it's just a bit more complicated since you need to cut away the edges of your riser/shock pad and mount the cable ties sideways (if anyone wants a tutorial on that, I can make one).
The video is edited in order to avoid boredom, in real time this took me 20 minutes (for both ends of the board). So far, the piece of hose works fine as a protection and is very sturdy.
So this is a cheap, easy and quick way to protect your precious board.

This is my first tutorial video, so here's a
DISCLAIMER:
1. This may not be the only method, but it works fine for me. If you know anything better, feel free to make your own tutorial.
2. I hereby declare that I am completely uncool. Mounting a garden hose to your longboard is nerdy and nobody should EVER do it. So if you were going to say that, now you don't need to anymore.
3. Dusty MiIler is my own band, so..
Youtube: No need to mute the audiotrack, 'k?
Everyone else: Just mute if you don't like the song.
4. English is not my mothertongue, so kindly forgive any mistakes.

I hope I could help you with this tutorial.
Longboarding, for me, is all about relaxing and having a good time.
Life's too short for internet arguments.
So grab your board, get out and have a great time!
Hang loose
Barto

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[FreedomBoarders]

how well does this work, like curbing it at 20?

[themightydust]

@FreedomBoarders Works pretty well (see lornval's question).

[loadedscubfanboy1]

is this soo you dont get razor tail? just simply duct tape a bit of your kick tail

[themightydust]

@loadedscubfanboy1 Nah, this will help against a lot more.

[LongboardBail]

OR you can just buy some longboard guards for 5-10$?

[themightydust]

@LongboardBail A product link would be VERY appreciated.

[Kalipp0]

dude i totally dig that song!

[themightydust]

@miked1997 There is a video description you might want to read.

[LongboardBail]

@themightydust my local skate shop sells them...

[YoBassMaster]

@LongboardBail theyre like 40 bucks! and mine bent! waste of money!

[thehangmansaxe]

For what it's worth, I'd hot glue the hose! Simpler and cleaner and you could still take it off if you wanted to!! Anyway, bloody great idea!!

[SlideSity]

@lornval I put some electric tape under mine and I could curb it at 35 and nothing would happen. Stronger than shit

[chubeviewer]

cool im getting a makai aswell!

[Jeanpaulman]

Exellent from ecuador ;)