My board quiver is noticeably missing a Kiteboard or a Skateboard or a Snowboard. These are all options to get a boarding fix when the ocean just isn't cooperating. For me I'd rather use my extra money to buy more surfboards than get any of these other boards. That leaves me with few options during times such as these when I can't figure out how or where to go surfing.
One option is board repair. Bad surf is usually a good time to repair all those minor dings that aren't worth fixing if it means missing waves. My problem is that I have nowhere to do board repair at home so I either have to sneak into work on the weekends and try to do board repair without being spotted by the boss, or drive 1.5 hours each way to my parents house.
Another option is to go shopping. For the most part I hate "shopping." I see it as a rich persons diversion and wasteful beyond forgiveness. By "shopping" I mean wandering around looking for something you didn't know you needed or just trying to find some way to spend your extra money and time. Why did I mention it? Well shopping for surfboards is something I do when ever I can't surf. Even if I don't have money I'm always looking around at what's out there. As soon as I have $300 extra saved up I start looking seriously. By the time $500 is in my pocket I've narrowed my search down to like 5 boards and I'm ready to pull the trigger. It's a disease and it's only cure is to surf until I don't care any more.
Where I "Shop"
http://www.mollusksurfshop.com/ dodge the hipsters to find something interesting
http://swaylocks.com/ mostly researching what's out there.
http://craigslist.org/ maybe I can make it work even though you can't
http://surfysurfy.blogspot.com/ mostly just dreaming
http://www.hesssurfboards.com/ seriously dreaming
Of course I could always spend a day looking for a nook or cranny that's picking up some swell and isn't getting worked over by the wind.
What do you do when the onshores have been blowing for weeks? Or the ocean is dead flat?
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