I havent ridden a Never Summer board for 4 years now, and today I unboxed my new Proto HDX and it reminded me what high quality is. Never Summer makes the sort of product that our grandparents refer to when they say "back when things were built to last." They did a phenomenal job designing this years Proto. I won't get to ride it until tomorrow, but just admiring the build quality, and feel of this board has me feeling like a kid on christmas eve. I don't know why I ever got away from the never summer brand. More to come after I ride it tomorrow but I'm already in love with this board.