{"id":46324,"date":"2014-06-02T14:44:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T14:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/blog\/?p=4980"},"modified":"2020-02-10T15:31:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T05:31:09","slug":"mentawai-surf-trip-what-many-boards-shall-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/magazine\/travel-tips\/mentawai-surf-trip-what-many-boards-shall-take\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentawai Surf Trip \u2026 what and how many surfboards should I take?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We get asked this question about Mentawai Surf Trip in the TPW office quite a bit and we thought who better to give you the answer than Toasty,\u00a0 <a href=\"www.perfectwavetravel.com\">The Perfect Waves<\/a> resident surf guide at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/surf-holidays\/indonesia\/mentawai\/aloita-resort-and-spa\">Aloita Resort &amp; Spa<\/a> in the Mentawai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So over to you mate, can you give us the low down on your boards and what you would suggest as the perfect travelling quiver and would you suggest travelling with two boards?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cRighto! I&#8217;ve dragged out a few pics from our photog here at Aloita for you\u2026<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4981\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4981 lazyload\" alt=\"Toasty's quiver - Itchy Shapes by Mitchel Beck\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-quiver.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4981 \" alt=\"Toasty's quiver - Itchy Shapes by Mitchel Beck\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-quiver.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toasty&#8217;s quiver &#8211; Itchy Shapes by Mitchel Beck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My boards are custom shaped by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towsurf.com.au\/Custom%20Surfboards.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitchel Beck &#8211; Itchy Shapes<\/a>. His a local lad and a mate of mine from where I grew up surfing at Long Reef Beach on Sydney&#8217;s northern beaches and knows what I need from a shaper and surfers point of view to get the best board for particular waves under my smelly feet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4982 lazyload\" alt=\"Toasty 3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-3.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4982\" alt=\"Toasty 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-3.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My Itchy Shape boards are :<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5&#8217;8 x 18 &amp;1\/4 x \u00a02 &amp;1\/4 pin tail thruster &#8211; 2 to 5ft waves<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">6&#8217;1 x 18 &amp; 1\/4 x 2 &amp; 1\/4 pin tail thruster &#8211; 5 to 6ft waves<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">6&#8217;6 x 19 &amp; 1\/4 x 2 &amp; 1\/4 pin tail thruster &#8211; 6ft+ waves<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">7&#8217;0 pin tail gun with secret dimensions &#8211; scary waves<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4983\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4983 lazyload\" alt=\"Toasty 'air &amp; style'\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-5.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4983 \" alt=\"Toasty 'air &amp; style'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-5.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toasty &#8216;air &amp; style&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Perfect two board quiver: realistically you should bring 3 boards to the ments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Bring your favourite short board for the easy fun days under 5ft. Then bring a board 2 inches longer than your short board for the medium days with a good strong glass job.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Lastly, if you can get your hands on a board anything around the 7ft mark depending on your height and weight with a bit more foam in it to get you over the line on the bigger days and it also makes paddling into these big beasts a lot easier!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4984 lazyload\" alt=\"Toasty 4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-4.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4984\" alt=\"Toasty 4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-4.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I personally travel with my 3 favourite boards on quick two week trips . 2 short boards and one big boy, I&#8217;d take more but the airlines peg you down to 30kgs baggage allowance, so once your clothes go in for board padding in the board bag, you&#8217;re just about on the limit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4985\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4985 lazyload\" alt=\"Join Toasty on some of these beauties and an ice cold beer!\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-6.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4985   \" alt=\"Join Toasty on some of these beauties and an ice cold beer!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-6.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Join Toasty at the Aloita Resort on some of these beauties and enjoy an ice cold beer with him afterwards!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My favourite board is my old sunburnt brown 5&#8217;8 itchy shapes pin tail. I haven&#8217;t changed the wax in 4 years; she&#8217;s been around the globe a fair few times, has nice deep foot wells in the deck and has never let me down. It&#8217;s not so much about how a board looks and fancy paint jobs, it&#8217;s all about how it performs under your feet!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So if you find yourself looking for epic warm water waves come to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/surf-holidays\/indonesia\/mentawai\/aloita-resort-and-spa\">Aloita resort <\/a>in the Mentawai Islands and let&#8217;s share a few and have a cold beer after!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cheers Toasty!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4990\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4990 lazyload\" alt=\"Toasty in the Ments in ALL PICTURES.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-1.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4990 \" alt=\"Toasty in the Ments in ALL PICTURES.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Toasty-1.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toasty in the Ments in ALL PICTURES.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have any questions and would like to\u00a0 find out more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/surf-holidays\/indonesia\/mentawai\">Mentawai<\/a> &amp; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/surf-holidays\/indonesia\/mentawai\/aloita-resort-and-spa\">Aloita resort<\/a> visit these links or our www.perfectwavetravel.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/105706277811085346395\/?rel=author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">By Scott Robbins<\/a> &amp; Toasty<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We get asked this question about Mentawai Surf Trip in the TPW office quite a bit and we thought who better to give you the answer than Toasty,\u00a0 The Perfect Waves resident surf guide at the Aloita Resort &amp; Spa in the Mentawai. So over to you mate, can you give us the low down<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/magazine\/travel-tips\/mentawai-surf-trip-what-many-boards-shall-take\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":46418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[191,892,171,893],"tags":[593,589,408,235,236,237,549,238,603,587],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}