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Any of you put leashes on your wood paipos? I never have. Never even gave it thought...until this morning....I chased my board for 100+ yards as the current took it. I even had to use a spotter up on the board walk to point it out for me.

I have some with and without.
I ride my alaia type boards leashless in the smaller stuff.

A leash on a ply paipo seems more risk than reward. I've never used one. I've been in the same situations trying to find or chase down a paipo, but those are few and far between. Now I understand why bright red was such a popular color for paipos back in the day though. Worst case if I lose a board is I'm out less than $20 in materials, and some time. Seems like in all the situations when you do lose the board, you'd rather have it moving further away rather than staying close to you. If I was riding a light weight exotic wood board that I spent hundreds on, I might consider a leash though.

I have 2 boards getting varnish now and 2 more to shape. I am going to do two things I have not tried on one or more of them. I will put a leash on one and a deck pad like Mr Mike.

Three things,excuse me. I will go from 20" wide to 18ish also.

Leashes and wood boards:

http://www.rodndtube.com/paipo/forum/vi ... f39b44dfb9

http://www2.swaylocks.com/forums/wood-l ... as-and-hws