How Much Should You Spend on Snowboard Gear?

Talking about the price breakdown on snowboard gear and how much you should spend on which snowboard equipment.

Radio Boardshop is located at
400 E Hopkins Ave
Aspen, CO 81611

[DjBaapreB]

On purpose i went to a small, independent, shop to get my first set of snowboard gear. I got great advice, similar to what was given in this video. Price wise comparable to the numbers that were spoken about in the video.

[sur_ron_crash_test_dummy]

When I came back to boarding after 30 years, first purchase was boots. You’re right in that’s the most important for comfort. Pinch points, hot spots or cold feet make for a miserable experience.A good quality helmet.Then some good quality used outerwear. Again, being cold sucks. Then I rode demo boards (better boards than the basic rentals from good brands)for a couple seasons to figure out what worked for me and what I liked. Now through summer sales and patient shopping I have two complete setups of board/binding and outerwear for less than most people’s initial investment. Shop the big sales and wait for off season and last years models to save for lift tickets, they’re not getting any cheaper.

[craftedwithart]

Learned a lot. I like the way you described stuff in depth

[iamnotabot]

My reality is a bit different:

When you ride 6 months per year, you just don't go for the expensive stuff because they don't last much longer than the rest.

- Bindings tend to fall apart, we all end on with Frankenstein bindings as straps and mechanicals of different brands tend to be compatible.
My current bindings are K2. One of my main strap is from an Union binding, my both toe straps are from Ride bindings.
At this little game, we can keep them for years and years and years.
You'll note how you cannot really buy the straps on internet, the brands know how easy and cheap it would be to build yourself a brand new pair of bindings just by changing the whole straps.

- Boots that cost 500$ won't last longer than 250$ boots. They are flip-flops at the end of the season anyway.
We tend to buy them stiff & middle price.

- Boards are made to be crushed and destroyed.
If you see us with a 700$ board, that because we had it for 250$.
I always buy my board on the second hand market because people are ....

- ... Fetichists
And we are not. People are loving too much their things.
The brands know this too well and sometimes we are really wondering for WHO is done those high prices.
The answer is: Marketing for the guys and girls who don't know a lot but believe that putting the price will give them automaticaly the best.
And after 3 years they want to change for the last brand new model that looks even better !
The last board I rode was an amplid singular. It costs 700$. Lot of technologic stuff in it. I had it for 300$, I sold it for $300 two days later, it was extremely crap.
I went for a DC Ply 2021, $150, and that will be my board for this season 😅

[derekconstantino]

Shop last years models for everything and save money. Got new boots for $60 off, new board for $120 off, and googles for over $200 off just by shopping clearance.

[Landoftheignorant]

It’s crazy how different industries use different materials, and how simple they are in one vs another. Injection molding/polymers are considered good in snowboarding, but generally lower end in things like guns. Ptec (UHMWPE) is considered pretty good for snowboards, but they use it lightweight, floating body armor that stops rifle rounds.

Pretty neat to be able to use information from one industry that I know a ton about, and see how it’s used in an industry that I’m just now learning about.

[zachguest]

Just wanted to say, your videos have been so helpful!

[a]

Wow. I did most of my snowboard shopping around 2002-2008. Good boots were $150, a great board was $300 and bindings were $100-125. Now, that’s what my kids’ gear costs and mine in $1000 or more! Guess that old 2002 K2 Eldorado with 15-year old Mission bindings will get a few more seasons use!

[mjnu]

For me personally, the snowboard is the most important item, the boots/bindings are joint second.

[Flyingfist]

Definitely do an outerwear video, when you have time 🙏.

Some people still think it's OK to go in jeans and wear other cotton clothing.

[davidroberts]

So last Saturday I bought some K2 snowboard boots and they felt really good in the shop but when I got them home and tried them on and left them on for like an hour walking around, they started to hurt. Thanks for the tips. I’m gonna take them back and try on a few of them until I find one that’s comfortable. As for a nice high-end board and bindings, never summer snowboards, and now bindings.

[silascisneros]

Just got my current double boa lashed thirty two boots for 310 from a local shop

[cnoevo]

You actually missed the most important piece of gear that everyone should buy initially which is a Helmet. Then the difference between - Standard Helmet vs Mips vs Wavecell ⚠️

[Djacob_]

All of your money! That’s how much. It’s so worth it when you’re dry and warm on a windy summit.

[tfera]

I live in Ontario Canada! I’m a 16 year old beginner who worked all summer to save towards a snowboarding setup what would you say is a good budget? I plan to buy a pass and go as much as possible! Also do you recommend any brands or stores to shop at? I have been around 4 times in 3 years and completely loved it! I can’t explain the feeling of being out there in the snow and want to get better! If possible could you give me a bit of a price breakdown?

[Blehkid]

Sales are clutch. I got my double boa boots for 250 from vans

[anthonylanzellotta]

I get between 40-50 days a season the last 5 seasons. Slight disagreement on the board part of this video. Generally, you are probably right. Specifically, however, I sometimes ride in the east and I have 2 boards for the east which are low end boards (k2 raygun and rome warden) and 2 boards for the West which are higher end (ride super pig and jones storm wolf). I dont ride park. I cant tell you how many times ive been going through the woods on the east even on a pow day and a rock or some other obstruction that is just underneath the snow just rips to the core of my board. So my philosophy is why am I gonna take a board >$350 and go through that. I'm just not. Also quick comment on boots... I have an extra wide foot and they dont make anything that stiff in the extra wide so I'm pretty limited there. I currently rock K2 maysis wides. Thoughts?

[ChengHorn]

What is the best time of year to buy? So far I've heard March-April.

[skinwalker_]

Buy second hand in summer to save heaps.

[slainbyblind]

its a pricey hobby fo sho!
but the days of needing to buy gear every season is long gone, yea the gear is more expensive these days but also much higher quality and is multi seasonal!