Sunday, March 29, 2009

Snowboarding gears - The things make you fly

These are what you need for snowboarding...
The pair of the white one (at the right) are bindings to be mounted on the snowboard (see the circular pad come with 4 nuts).
Then the boots that you are wearing are to be fastened to the bindings - that is how the board is always attached with you when surfing.
The snow goggle is important when snowboarding during a strong windy or snowing day.
My goggle comes with a built in fan, claimed to be the latest technology to make it 100% fog-free.
Jacket (the white one) and pant (red one) to keep you dry and warm.
Same as for the grove.
Beanie, the head wear, is to make it more comfortable when putting on the goggle.
Other wise the goggle strip irritates my ear.
Also, underneath the jacket is bag (black) for the snowboard.

COST:
Snowboard = 21,000 yen (847 RM)
Bindings = 23,000 yen (847 RM)
Boots = 5,000 yen (184 RM)
Goggle = 25,000 yen (920RM)
Jacket = 16,000 yen (435 RM)
Pant = 16,000 yen (435 RM)
Glove = 7,500 yen (276 RM)
Bag = 1,700 yen (63 RM)
Inner wears (not shown in the photo) = 11,000 yen (405 RM)
Beanie = ??? unknown, it is a gift from friends when I come to Japan

TOTAL = 126,200 yen (4,647 RM)
This looks a lot in RM, but when you live in Jpn, you have to think of it like spending 1,260 RM by only throwing away the two figures, don't times 3.7.

Note: One can always opt for a cheaper one such like buying used items or avoid famous brand like Burton. e.g. My friend bought a used snowboard only cost about 2,000 yen. That means you can also enjoying this spot at the investment 10 times lower then my total cost, so relax...

After put on all the pricey stuffs, feel like ready to fly...


2 comments:

trishalavittae said...

You look cool man..... :)

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