Unboxing my Firewire SciFi 2.0 Surfboard purchased from Real Watersports
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- čas přidán 30. 11. 2021
- wanted to do a short review of the delivery of my new firewire SciFi 2.0 which I purchased from @REALWatersports
The website is easy to navigate when looking for boards and the buying process is as easy as buying a book from amazon. The only negative is having to pay for shipping.
The surfboard was packaged well, it could have been better on top, if a heavy box was dropped on top, corner first, it could puncture the top layer and potentially damage the board. I'm certain insurance would cover that in some way but it would suck to not have your board right away. I think they could use another top layer of cardboard just to mitigate the possibility of something bad happening.
For the sake of my unboxing, the board was in fantastic shape. The box had some light damage but nothing too serious.
All in all, I rate this purchase and receiving experience a 10 out of 10.
Thanks @REALWatersports
Stay tuned for the review of the SciFi 2.0, I hope to surf it in the next few weeks and get a video out. Fingers crossed for some decent surf. - Sport
Always scary buying online/shipping issues. It feels like ya won da lotto, when ya get your board, and it’s flawless. 😜💪🤙
huge sigh of relief when there's no dings or pressures. I had one board that came with a pressure. :( so disappointing.
I've been searching for sci-fi 2.0 unboxing video bc I was planning to get it this year and this is the video I needed lol 👍👌
Over the last 12 years, I’ve ordered 4 boards from Real. Great, sufficient packaging and no issues. Customer service has always been timely and friendly. Other places have been great as well.
Real Does Awesome Job, order few boards , only i'm on same coast but still boards arrive Perfect..
Theres always something about unboxing in the states. Looks suuuper satisfying. Looking to buy a sci fi as well
HOT DAM! I can swell the fresh resin from here! Hope you like the board. It looks fire!!! 😍😍
Ordered two boards from them. They always have the best online selection!!!!
True story: My 9 year old was sitting with me while I watched this yesterday. When you opened the box he said, “Your board was packed way safer than that, dad.” He was not wrong…
I recently got a board (FireWire Sunday, in no small part thanks to your great reviews!) from Cleanline. I’ve got no beef with Real at all. But again, the boy made a very accurate observation. Just figured I’d give that two cents :)
I agree. I remember my firewire seaxe which I ordered from cleanline was packed way better. But to be honest I think it came from firewire directly as a dropship, I could be wrong though. But at the end of the day as long as the board didn't get damaged I am happy.
@@ThomyeSurfs 100%
@@davidstanfield7170 kids are so observant too, way more than we think and I love their unsensored honesty. Straight up. 😊🤙
Nothing more exciting than testing a new board, congrats! Looking forward to watching the review.
What happened to your previous video about Trestles?
haha, pissed too many people off I guess. I equated it to telling people where to park when going to Disneyland. nothing secret but somehow offended a few folk who think it's a private place. I could understand if I told people to go surf the main point but literally, i was telling people to go when it was crappy and surf the places that people don't surf. rather funny but i want to be respectful nonetheless.
looks nice.. might be my next
I have not been disappointed so far. I have surfed it big soft, big punch, medium soft. I need to get it out on small soft and small punch and i'll have a better informed opinion but as is, I have stickered it up, which means it is a keeper. :)
I unboxed mine today, it's a 6' 0. Interesting board, doesn't look high performance but more hybrid. Looks like a huge sweet spot running through the centre of the board. Will be in for a good run of swell so hopefully it will get a good thrashing.
still waiting to use mine. Covid took me out for 2 weekends but worse, I lost my apatite for 5 days and didn't eat. Lost 20lbs and all my boards feel way too big and corky. Trying to gain my weight back. Still 10lbs to go but I am hoping this weekend if the swell stays a bit. Let me know how it goes for you. I really like the tomo designs so I'm super excited to try it.
@@ThomyeSurfs bummer about the covid, hope you're back surfing. Initial impressions are that it paddles well, catches waves quute easy and needs a decent wave to get going. Feels quite stable on the takeoff, which helps because I've spent too much time on midlengths! 😄
@@madprof6719 nice. thanks for that. I too got it out one day. it felt great. I did manage to post a small teaser clip on instagram but waiting to take it out 2 more times before posting an official review/opinion.
first thoughts though, I like it a lot. The day I surfed, was medium size surf but soft. And as predicted, the board went well in soft waves because of the wider tail. I felt like when i pushed on the tail, it pushed back and generated speed. It also paddled fairly easy for me too even though mine is less than 19" wide.
All in, thumbs up for first session.
I put the same tile in my house!
I've ordered 2 boards from Real this past year and a half and both showed up in perfect condition. I do wish I could've gotten the boards locally but stock was kinda bad for a while on the ones I wanted, so...
I love REAL, and not just because I live in NC. I don't know if you listen to SPIT podcast, or pay attention to the Boardroom show, but REAL cameraman Jeffrey was there recording and Trip helped out on the judging. Also, note, I have ordered two boards from Real. The first board I got had the tiniest little dent in it...and it was not a pressure ding...it was hard to explain. It would not have impacted the surf at all. But it was my first ever new board I had purchased, and that blemish bummed me out for what I paid. They immediately sent a new one and I sent back the one I purchased. That won me over. Enjoy the new stick!
thanks for sharing. was on top or bottom?
@@ThomyeSurfs Top....so here was the deal. It was a Lib Tech Puddle Jumper...like I said, my first new board ever. Lib Tech usually have a sticker on them, something along the lines of Made in the USA...I pulled the sticker off, as it was in an odd placement...and under that was an indention...almost like someone covered it up. I explained that to REAL, sent a picture, told them how stupid I felt "complaining" about it, and it was not REAL as they do not put those stickers there. Anyway, REAL's response was money, they wanted me to be perfectly excited and comfortable with my new board. I did pay to send it back, but it was not much. And it was worth it for the peace of mind.
It is a good board - pretty user friendly and plenty of performance. Let us know how it goes! I found it needed at least waist high and a decent amount of punch, to be worthwhile in the water
just from design, i'm thinking it will be very similar to how my neckbeard 2 felt.
Hey, thomye....you figure out the right fins for the sci-fi 2.0, yet? I also have it in the 5'7" and have been struggling with it. I've had good and bad surfs and it hasn't been consistent. Tried several fins and the verdict is still out.
I have not taken the board out yet. I've got covid in late Dec so I was out of the water for 2 weekends. I wasn't all that sick but for days, I had zero apetite and lost about 15% of weight. So all my boards feel too corky for me and too big. Before testing it out, I am trying to gain my 20lbs back. I hope to get it out this weekend or soon. I am going to start with my Medium Toledo fins for bigger days and try the mick fanning large for the smaller days. I'll definitely include fin choices in the review once I get some sessions on it.
Just took the board out yesterday and had the Medium Toledo fins on it. The waves had a little size but it was too soft so I probably should have gone with the Fanning large. Anyways, I'll test the two and let you know. Also, I'll likely try it as a quad at some point just to see how it differs.
@@ThomyeSurfs glad you beat covid. Hopefully you come back even stronger and get some solid sessions on the sci-fi2. The sci-fi 2.0 floats pretty well and it's true that commanding the back end of the board really gets the board moving. Though, for some reason the front half and back half of the board don't jive. I'm sure it's my surfing style and the right fin combination. Just have to figure that out. I'll let you know.
My dominator 2 didn't feel good until I rode it as a 2 +1 so.....
Reactors
What size did you get? I bought the 5’10” I’m about 175 and it went great fast light and I really liked it as a quad. I wanna get the seaside for small days but they only have a 5’5” In stock and I’m concerned it’s just one size small. I can’t wait to see the review and some clips. My wife gets anxiety if the house isn’t immaculate too 😂Aloha 🤙🏽
I got the 5'7. i ride most of my boards slightly bigger than the "recommended" liters. I like to be around 26.5 to 29 liters. I'm 145lbs.
interested in hearing your thoughts on this board as i am going to pick up a new board and am stuck between this and the dominator 2.
Hopefully I can get a review out soon. Surf looks dismal.
@@ThomyeSurfs yeah tell me about it... I am down the road in north county. What made you go with the sci Fi vs hydro short? and do you still have yoru dominator 2?
@@SlickWillie primarily the tail design and width. the HS tail seemed narrower and because of the round nose, the board is actually longer. if you took two 5'7" the rail line on the HS would be an inch longer. Also, I like the wide point forward. I think the HS is centered if I'm not mistaken.
So good to receive a new board. Like Christmas day before time. Enjoy, Mister Jackie Chan 🙏💓
Oh yeah, Christmas. I booted my wife out of bed last night and had my new board with me. :)
When is the review on this one is going to be uploaded:) ?
so far, i only have surfed it once.I want to get two more days of footage before uploading so that I can be fair. I did post on instagram my first day on it. it went really well. Hopefully in 2 weeks I will post. in the meantim, i will try and get a speed generation part 2 out. :)
@@ThomyeSurfs i love your reviews i feel like they are very authentic!
I have the seaside , rocket wide and was wondering if it’s worth to get this one as well what do you think?
@@RBNK157 I have actually surfed the Rocket wide in a 5'4. On the day I surfed it, my 5'3 Seaside was better only because the waves were weak. The rocket wide seems to be a slight more refined for performance than the Seaside at around the same height.
Whether the Sci-Fi 2.0 is worth it, i'm not quite sure yet. I have only surfed it once so far, which I posted on instagram. Go check out the clips. But before I review it and make any sort of recommendation, I definitely want to surf it in small to medium punchy waves as welll as bigger waves.
Having said that, in soft waves, even though this board is narrower at center than the rocket wide, because of the wide tail, it works better from what I remember. The seaside is a better groveler but I am still surprised at how solid and drivey the SciFi2 was on the mush.
Anyways, give me a few weeks and after my review, ask me again. then I'll have a better formulated opinion.
@@RBNK157 one quick thing though, the 5'4 RW though wider than my 5'7 SciFi2, had less litters. Probably another reason why the SciFi2 went so well in the soft stuff. Again, verdict is not out yet on other types of waves. We have a good swell coming in next week so I'll plan to surf it then.
@@ThomyeSurfs mannn I appreciate your thorough feedback! Let us know how the sci fi 2.0 goes for you and if it worth it for me to add it to my seaside and rw quiver !
You ditch the Glazer? I love that board! Not sure if you recognize my name or not Tommy but we’ve both shared with each other our firewire quiver… Little update I now have the 5’5 twice baked, a 5’8 Vanguard, 5’9 dominator, 5’5 Evo, 5’6 Glazer, 5’7 Seaside, 6’8 Seaside and beyond, 6’4 Sunday, 5’8 greedy beaver and a 5’7 Chumlee I think I’m done!!!!!
Sorry.... Thomye
Yeah, I really liked the glazer but found myself liking my seaside a tad more and also my Sharpeye Modern2 a lot more. I also wanted to start going longer on my boards. I figured with having this youtube channel, I have to change my mind frame and just keep moving forward and trying new boards.
But I'm excited about the Sci-Fi 2.0. I have always wanted to get it and I think it will be a good comparison to test out certain theories. I still have left over funds to try and get my Inferno 72 as well. but with the Rocket Squash and the Pyzel mini Ghost, my decision is getting tougher on what to ride next.
I got rid of my Glazer as well. The Sunday looks like a longer version of the Glazer. What’s your take on the Sunday. I’m considering it as a mid length. Keep up the good work on your videos.
@@tannerjames09 i still have mine. i really like the variety it gives me. it think it is great for a mid-length, the helium makes it light are more performance than a purist version of a mid-length and you have a great twin option. I did a 5 video series on that board. Check them out, I liked it better than the Glazer and for my waves, I feel that is is suited better.
Brett Barley local at that store is a great YT follow btw.
agreed, i like his content a lot.
sick board! can i borrow?
Sure, but it will only come up to your waist. Haha
How are you liking the board? :)
I've only used it once and so far so good. it was a medium size day but super soft. For me, since most of the waves I surf are soft, if a board happens to go well on the soft waves, I tend to like them. Most boards, almost all board, go well in fast strong waves or at least better. So not it will be a matter of how this board rides when it is punchy, steep and fast.
@@ThomyeSurfs nice, thanks for the insight! I'm having new board fever and the sci fi 2.0 looks so intriguing with the bottom channels. If you've ridden the original sci fi, which would you say feels better for soft days?
@@princessjaney02 I have not surfed the OG SciFi, but just looking and comparing dimensions and outline. the 2.0 is better suited for smaller softer waves but because it is a scifi, it can still hold its own on bigger punchier waves. The OG Scifi i think scales better for bigger waves and better waves.
as an FYI though, i did take it out 1 day so far and love it. i posted a small clip on instagram. check it out and let me know what you think of the surfing.
@@ThomyeSurfs sweet sounds perfect for my local. Don't have an insta, but if I ever do I'll for sure follow and check all of the clips out
They should use flexi hex, it's a reusable cardboard sleeve that fits snug to the board provides excellent protection. All the UK shops use it now.
i'll have to google that. I think from a cost benefit standpoint, Real likely is fine with how it is packaged but I would hate to be that 50th guy that gest a board with a big pressure on the deck cuz some corner of a heavy box feel on it. I'm certain Real with honor a new board but still sucks having to wait especially this BS supply chain issue.