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2/16/2012 - It's been YEARS since I've updated this. I've been extremely busy and haven't even been on a board in years. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PM me if you have a great site you'd like to share. I'm going to try to keep this more up to date, but I'm gonna need some help. After you PM me with a BRIEF review, then please post a full review here in this thread to share with the whole community. Thanks everyone,
Love Alaric



Okay, so I've got a few sites that I know of that I can reccomend from personal experience. Anyone else willing to contribute, please do. I'll update this post with other sites :)


Tactics Board Shop
I've ordered a helmet and goggles from these guys before, and they were decently priced. Only thing I didn't like was that they took a bit more time to ship the stuff off, but it was all the correct stuff and in one piece, so I can't complain.4 out of 5 stars
****



BuySnow.com
Great reviews from many members of the site! Highly reccommended!
5 out of 5 stars
*****


RememberDelaware
livsevolution said:
Great Site, not a huge selection but strong customer service and awesome deals
EternalSnow.com
A lot of people recommend this site. I've always gotten my products quickly, and in one piece... but they haven't always been the products I've ordered. I've called them up, and sorted things out quickly and easily, but the original shipment should have my stuff in it!
4 out of 5 stars
****


The House Boardshop
Great site, and highly recommended. Great customer service, and prices. Everything was shipped quickly, and I got lots of free stuff including stickers (I love stickers).
5 out of 5 stars
*****


Peter Glenn Ski & Sports
Since 1958 Peter Glenn has been providing exceptional customer service and carrying some of the best outdoor gear available. With our roots in Vermont, we know how important it is to be warm, dry, and comfortable, and how the right outdoor gear can make or break a trip. So come in and look around - we have tons of new products on the site every day.

Steep and Cheap
SAC has some of the best deals on the net, you just have to catch them. Always great shipping and great prices
5 out of 5 stars
*****


WhiskeyMilitia.com
Same basis as SAC, just has different products at different times.
5 out of 5 stars
*****


Blue Tomato Online Shop
Kieran said:
Ordered a huge package with a friend: few boards, few pairs of bindings, bags & other accessories. The packages came in 4 days, all the way from Austria. Best site for Europe order in my opinion.
5 out of 5 stars
*****


Burton Snowboards and Skis, Burton Bindings, Burton Boots, and snowboard reviews
A few members seem to recommend this site a lot. I don't have any personal experience with it.


Dogfunk.com

BackcountryOutlet.com

Evo

Altrec

NorseBoards
Erik said:
My product lineup this year is relatively simple, Smith, Northwave/Drake, Oneballjay, Polarmax, and Sessions. My new brands next season are GNU, Nitro, Oz Snowboards, Unity Snowboards, Donek Snowboards, Dragon, Electric, Spy, Dye, Grenade, and Bon Hiver. I'm going at it hard in the fall and hope I can bring something new to the table. What I really want to do is a consolidation of all the Colorado snowboard brands on my website, so far I have a few guys on page.

2/16/2012 - It's been YEARS since I've updated this. I've been extremely busy and haven't even been on a board in years. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PM me if you have a great site you'd like to share. I'm going to try to keep this more up to date, but I'm gonna need some help. After you PM me with a BRIEF review, then please post a full review here in this thread to share with the whole community. Thanks everyone,
Love Alaric
 
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The House, Djs Boardshop and Pro Boardshop: The Same

Hello All,

I am sure most of you have seen these three companies spanning over Google, Amazon and Ebay. I was doing some back end research because they all have different pricing, and what do you know, they all have the same office address:

200 S Owasso Blvd. E St.Paul , MN 55117

So either they are all the same company and almost have a monopoly on Amazon and Ebay stores, or the other two are just drop shippers for The House. I ordered from Pro Boardshop, great and fast service, but the shipping code said THEHOUSE on it, so I just wanted to let everyone know, if it even matters to anyone, lol!
 
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Re: Gears Back Country coupon

Why is there discount every where on winter products, why not summer items. I need summer gears and watching no discount. I am only provided with % discount at Backcountry with this coupon code "Save20" at ezcouponsearch and that is pretty decent but there is discount on winter gears up to 50% and that is here Back Country Promo Code - Coupon Codes and Back Country Promotional Code 2013 and can anyone provide me with summer discount that is above 20%.
 
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I strongly recommend against ordering from any websites whose "store location" is in Indonesia.
1) I used to live there, and there is clearly no capability for anyone there to have that type of equipment or demand for it.
2) I also ride bikes a lot and on other forums we have had people pay through similar Indonesian sites for bike frames that are ridiculously cheap and they always get scammed.
3) another thing that shows its a scam is that they only accept bank transfers...which is just stupid. Even if they offer Paypal, the fact they have two methods of bank transfer is a sign they're a scam.
4) When you're purchasing an item, you don't even get to choose the size. I've messed with them (on a different site) in email for fun to see what size of bikes they offer - and half the sizes they mentioned the official trek manufacturer didn't even make

I've looked at enough of these kinds of sites for cycling stuff that you begin to realize they all use the same template and text.

Hope this helps.
 
#418 ·
BuySnow.com

I bought a Ride snowboard from there, they were the only site to send one to Australia, cost of freight was $130 but I couldn't get a Highlife board here in the whole country. Arrived amazingly in 4 business day's from order from U.S.

Very happy and looking forward to hitting the POW on my next trip.:yahoo:
 
#421 ·
just wondering if anyone has any experience with Blue Tomato's Testboards and Testbindings? (i know its probably all completely legit, just wondering about the amount of abuse their test bindings get, there isnt nearly as much detail on their site about their testbindings in comparison to their test boards here)
 
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#426 ·
WiredSport is the reason I joined this forum yesterday! I've been snowboarding for 10+ years, but haven't gotten a new board in almost 5 years. The new camber profiles are all new(ish) to me, so I've been having some trouble settling on a new board. WiredSport, have time to offer an opinion?

I'm 5'9, 175, and I ride all mountain. Lots of park, lots of groomers, lots of trees as well, mostly in Tahoe and Park City. My last board was a 158 Burton Elite; it was probably a bit too stiff, and a bit too long as well. Not to mention at the time it was one of Burton's budget boards which I believe was built similarly to the Custom, but with lesser quality materials.

From what I've gathered, CRC boards tend to feel looser/surfier, whereas RCR are more akin to traditional camber boards but a bit more stable with more pop.

For someone with the above riding style and weight, what would you recommend in terms of camber profile and size? At the end of the day, I'm not going every week and I'm sure I'll be happy with whatever I purchase (especially given the age/quality of my last board). That being said, I want a board that's capable all around. I know it's tough to find a board that's a Jack of all trades, something that's above average in park/groomers/light pow would be awesome! I don't anticipate too many heavy pow days this year. Any help would be really appreciated - thanks!

P.S: If it matters, I'll probably be going with Union Forces or Rome 390 bindings with the board.

Cheers!
 
#428 ·
You guys are rad. Happy to get you some profile info. Please post up your foot size as well. That will help a lot. Tahoe and Park City. Life is grand :)

That may be a bit too much of a generality in terms of CRC vs RCR - only because the performance of each design is determined by the shape, placement and dimensions of the rockers and cambers as well as the other construction characteristics of the board.

For example, how far the rockered sections of a RCR board extend from the wide points will vary from model to model. That will have a huge impact on contact length and how loose the board will feel.
 
#429 ·
I'm a 9.5 in normal shoes, so I assume I'm around there for snowboard boots as well. I haven't taken my snowboard boots out in almost 9 months so I'm not certain what my actual size is (let's assume it's 9.5).

I figured that my descriptions of each camber profile were probably a bit generalized, but that's just what I had gathered over the last few weeks. Any additional insight would be awesome. Thanks again!

Aside question: With a boot size of 9.5 and a standard width board, would a M/L be better than L/XL in Union Forces?

CAGR
 
#435 ·
Recommendations on some shops to get board/bindings/boots for sub $400? Used is fine by me. I have been looking at the house and there cheap brands alot. Curious about wired sport as well. Will be buying sometime over the summer so march crazy deals don't work for me.

Would love a basic setup for the entire mountain. Hybrid camber profile on the board and medium/soft flex on pretty much everything is preffered but most anything but super stiff is great. Thinking a Sierra reverse crew board, sapient wisdom bindings, and unsure for boots.
 
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