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This new traction grip product from RSPro looks good. Anyone know if the local distributor is planning to bring it in? I can't find it on the .au website.
www.rspro.org/products/hexatraction-board-grip
We should have Hexa Traction available in Australia within the next week or two.
I trialled some samples on the weekend and I'm stoked with it!
I prone paddled a fair bit to test abrasiveness on skin and it's fine.....wax gives a worse rash.
This stuff is going to be awesome for any board.....SUP, shortboard, longboard, etc.
No more waterlogged heavy EVA foam or wax getting all over everything :-)
Is it clear??... I liked the feel of my waxed board on a wave but not paddling around n ended up putting a deck pad on... This stuff looks interesting
I think it would look pretty cool on the boards with wood grain exposed in the front third. I've got one of those and nearly went arse over tit on it several times last weekend. Can't bring myself to cover the wood with wax.
I've just end added this grip to the front nose of a new board, gunna test it out this week 
There is a great video of these being applied to a Naish SUP on vimeo guys..looks good. Not replacing the deck pad just added to the nose area
Have used it for a few surfs now, its not a soft rubbery feel, it's very thin plastic however the roughness is not enough to take off skin etc. it's excellent for adding extra grip on the nose area of a board but I would still stick to normal style pad for the standing area for comfort but also a more for a more aggressive grip when doing hard turns or manouvour. It will be interesting to see how long the grip keeps it grip feel before its needs replacing due to it thin nature etc. I'm going to try try it on a new longboard I have coming in the next week instead of wax, I think from initial tests it maybe a case of whether it will have enough grip rather than being too rough.
If you want something soft and spongy under your feet then an EVA foam deck pad is for you.
Hexatraction is thin and firm under foot.....similar to wax.
I've used wax on all my surf SUPs for the last few years but will definately be putting Hexatraction on them all when it arrives.
I've had it on my 10' x 26" for a while now and surfed it heaps.
Never slipped once and it's been thrown through more than a few critical turns that have tested it's limits ;-)
Just ordered this with some rail tape from their website. 1 box has 18 hexagons which is enough for a nose... if you get 2 boxes postage is free internationally
Hexa Traction is now available in Australia from the Aussie RSPro website and shipping is free within our wide brown land.
Selected retailers will have it in stock soon.
Versatraction is another option and its light and works OK.
balsawoodsurfboardsriley.com/collections/surf-accessories?page=3
I have also seen some interesting stuff on this site, but haven't tried them yet.
www.deckgrips.com/index.htm
Bill
Hi,
Anyone else got some feedback on this? I'm thinking of replacing my EVA pad with this too...
Cheers
Chris
I purchased the other day and applied to to the nose of my board but unfortunately I haven't had it in the water yet.
First impressions are it's not that soft (imagine rail tape with a rough surface), so will be fine for the nose but not sure about replacing the whole deck pad.
I'll give an update as soon as I get it in the water.
Cheers Mark
I'm with Mark - not sure about replacing whole deck pad. I applied to north of deckpad and was immediately pleased with my added ability to run to the nose to overcome strong offshores when trying to drop down the face. All I can really report so far is that it's much better than nothing!
