REVIEW: Slater Designs Boss Up Mid Length Surfboard 🏄♂️ | Stoked For Travel
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- Looking to add the Slater Designs Boss Up mid length surfboard to your quiver?
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I've spent the last week testing out the new Slater Designs Boss Up by Dan Mann alongside my buddy Adam (who I filmed some footage with whilst I was injured) to see if the Kelly Slater mid length really lives up to the hype!
With plenty of speed, glide, paddle power and a whole heap of performance, the Boss Up mid length is a super versatile surfboard that can handle pretty much anything you can throw at it.
But is it worth adding to your quiver? Well that's what this review is all about!
In this review I'll be covering:
✅ Boss up sizing
✅ Fin setup
✅ Ideal wave conditions
✅ How the Boss Up compares to the Mid 6
✅ How it compares to other mid length surfboards
⬇️ Check out my full written review of the Boss Up here ⬇️
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Chapters:
0:00 Slater Designs Boss Up Review
0:12 Intro
0:57 How Is The Boss Up Aimed At?
2:14 Board Dimensions & Breakdown
4:35 Ideal Wave Conditons
5:39 Fin Setup & Options
7:14 Ibolic Build (And Volcanic Coming Soon!)
7:59 Boss Up v Mid 6
10:11 What's It Like To Surf?
11:49 Final Thoughts
12:34 Useful Links
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Thank you for the review keep up the great reviews. I have the 6'8". Amazed at how much smaller it feels under foot. Very easy Duck Diving not chunky feeling at all. You can definitley up your volume and not sacrifice performance for anyone wondering. For a a true do all board small mushy waves to overhead i would recomend sizing up to 7'0". 6'8" feels more sized for decent somewhat decent waves to very good waves much like a shortboard.
Thanks heaps Alex, glad you enjoyed it!
Good to hear your feedback on the 6’8 - I did toy with the idea of the smaller models but I’m glad I’ve gone with the 7’2, feels great!
Thanks for the fantastic review once again. I am riding a Firewire Seaside 5'8 and a Chilli Rarest Bird 6'5. I am looking for a new mid length. I would get your opinion about the comparison of the following three boards. 6'10 Boss Up, 6'10, Firewire SEASIDE & BEYOND or the 6'10 Chilli - MID STRENGTH. Could you give me some your opinion about the three. Thanks.
Thanks for the review. I'd really love to see more surf footage.
Good you enjoyed it! Will hopefully put together some more clips over the next few weeks 🤙
I tried a demo here in SoCal. I prefer the Lost Crowd Killer over it. Cool board though.
Spot on review, I’ve been lucky enough to get a 6’8” before its release in the volcanic and it’s been my go to for the last few months. Very similar to the mid 6, which I also have in 7’ and 7’6. It’s neck and neck with the 7’. My favorite fin setup is the KS twin with the two twin trailers as a high bred quad-twin mash up. Magical board in almost all conditions.
Glad you agree with the review and thr Mid 6 comparison! Would love to compare the ibolic with the volcanic too, it’s going to be interesting to see how the ibolic goes long term durability wise though. How do you feel with the 6’8 - would you want any extra length? Might have to try the twin setup soon!
@@StokedForTravel thanks for the reply, it will be interesting to see how long the volcanic lasts but one thing is for sure, it’s been crazy durable so far. I love having the confidence that other friends of mine can hop on it without too much stress that they’ll damage it somehow.
I’ve actually been sizing down not up and I have my sights on either a 6’4 SBoss or 6’2” Dominator 2. Since I have a 7’6” mid 6 also, I’m currently overstocked with mid lengths. Luckily they’re all crazy fun, no excuses not to get wet on the daily. Boss Up is a perfect one board for travel. I have to flip coins which to take out between it and the mid6…a good problem to have.
@@12jasroxy keep me posted on it, but glad its going well so far! I've actually just got my hands on the S Boss as well since I like the Boss Up so much, so keep an eye out for that review once I've tested it out. The D2 is a great board as well though
@12Jasroxy Hows the paddle power/ entry into the wave between your 7’0 mid6 and the 6’8 Boss?
Hard to choose between the boss up 7'2 and the sunday 7'0.... My 47 y.o and my stiff back think about the sunday... But the boss up look so versatile !! 🤯
I would say your style or surfing and fin setup will have a bit influence on this one. Sunday is super cruisey but now only available in the twin fin option. Boss Up you can surf more aggressively and has the 5 fin setup option. I would also check out the Skindog Ova as an option as well, can handle a large range of conditions but is more forgiving than the Boss Up I’d say
Very good review - as are all the ones I've watched of yours...thinking of getting a 6'6" - 6'8" odd mid-length (going from a 6'2 and 6'3 JS & Chilli shortboard after 25+ years) and was wondering which of the Chilli Mid Strength, the JS El Baron and this Slater Boss Up might be the best move-up from a shortboard (rather than say a step down from a mal)...and which would have the better rocker for hollower days...thanks
Thanks Peter, glad you enjoyed it!
So with those 3 boards in mind I’d say it’s between the Chili and the Boss Up - but given the more pulled in nose of the Boss Up I’d say it has the edge in punchier, hollower conditions 🤙
@@StokedForTravelAwesome - thanks for the reply and recommendation...Ive had/ have a Rare Bird and Rarest Bird and a Fader (all great boards) so in that case will probably stick with Chilli - thanks again
I see you went with the 7'2". Curious whet your height and weight are?
Sorry forgot to include that in this video! I’m 185cm and 85kg
How's the eye bollock tech holding up?
Hahaha! A few light pressure marks over the back foot, mainly because Adam is a bit of a unit at 6’4 and 105kg 🤣
@@StokedForTravel Big up!
Cheers
Hope it helped! Adding one to your quiver?
Sooooo Chris help. I did a naughty. I ordered this in a 6’6” as a kinda step up travel board rather than a mid length. I am 6’4” 83kg but advanced upper intermediate surfer having surfed for 20 years. You think I messed up? Haven’t received it yet
I’d say if that’s what you’ve ordered it for the 6’6 will also go well too - what are you riding as your daily as it’s a tough call without knowing that! Personally for me I ride longer stuff most of the time (9’1 performance longboards mainly!) so the 7’2 made most sense. That being said it does mean I can’t get it on a plane very easily!haha!
@@StokedForTravel my daily drivers are a 6’1” dominator and a 5’9” seaside. And yes I’m a FireWire slut.
@@StokedForTravel daily I’m riding my dominator 2 6’1” and for mush my seaside 5’9”