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Scott Batch

Fifty Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE I Started Surfing! #6. The right gear! Shorts

Updated: Oct 18, 2023

I wish I could go back and tell my younger self to get a nice pair of shorts for surfing!!! Good shorts don't have a seam on the inside of the thigh. They stretch as needed and don't cause rashes from rubbing on your skin.


Regular shorts are too loose at the waist, and the seam is on the inside of the thigh. That causes severe chaffing and restricts the time a person can stay in the water. Wear the wrong shorts and your legs will be so chaffed it will be difficult to walk or be too painful to surf for 3 or 4 days! Before I spent money on a surfboard I would get some nice shorts, a wetsuit and a rash guard!


Check out actual "surf" shorts at- Rip Curl, Billabong, or Hurley





A man facing away from the camera, walking on a sidewalk, wearing a pair of black and green striped surf shorts and carrying a pair of sandals in his left hand.  He is not wearing a shirt.  There are 2 palm trees on the left side of the side walk and green hedges on the right side of the sidewalk with 1 palm tree.








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