The start up cost for surfing can be daunting. If you live in cold water regions (I do), you'll probably want booties (check), maybe gloves (yup), and perhaps a hood (nope), in addition to a wetsuit (I wear a 3/2*). All that could set you back somewhere around $300-500 for relatively-decent new gear -- and that's not even counting the priciest, must-have item: a board.
I was lucky to get a 9' loaner from a friend. Five months later, though I'm still a beginner, the time has come to graduate to my very own longboard**. New boards can be obscenely overpriced due to store markups. So I tried Craigslist. Some deals, some ripoffs, as usual, but the idea of riding a virgin board built with the shape, dimensions, feel, color and design of my choosing is too great to resist.
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