What can I buy a keen surfer for his 42nd Birthday.?

Question

Please dont say board shorts or anything boring I am looking for answers from surfers who know if they got this as a gift it would be great. I know nothing about surfing but want to get a thoughtful gift!.x

Answer 1

buy a him/her a perfume so he?she stop stinking...........

Answer 2

a silver necklace with a custom made pendant. You will have to decide what the pendant will be. but if its something to do with surfing and original, im sure he will love it...

maybe a longboard with something engraved on the back?check out some surf mags for ideas..

Answer 3

Like others said,  a picture of him surfing,  but,  the

picture is taken in the water.  I've surfed for a long time

and I've seen A LOT of pictures taken from the shore.

It's o.k.,  but a picture taken from the surf at the actual

surfer is very cool. It's like being there in the water,  on the

wave,  experiencing what the surfer is doing,  feeling at

the moment. As a surfer it's hard to explain to a non surfer

what it is. It's a spiritual experience being one with the wave,

the ocean,  nature.  A very cool picture blown up in a nice frame so he can hang it up. I would love something like that.

I know he would also. It's a surfer's thing,  we just know.

Answer 4

I would stay away from jewelry. I agree with the above answer, a print, picture, or painting of something surf related would be awesome. magicseaweed.com has some cool stuff but they are fairly expensive.  It could give you an idea though.

Answer 5

Buy an Aaron Chang picture, frame it and give it to him, I'm pretty sure he'd appreciate it.

Answer 6

How about a tide watch?  Its a regular (usually nice) watch that has that extra feature.  I know I would love to have one.  You can get them from surf shops.

Answer 7

Get him a subscription to The Surfer's Journal.

Answer 8

some string with a beadaround his rist and and a block of wax or if u wanna spend allot get him a board BUT DONT FORGET THE STRING....its th most important think for a cool surfer i dont no any surfer that dosent have one

get something carved into the board

Answer 9

What kind of spending limit are we talking here?  How about a surf trip to Costa Rica.  Plane tickets and lodging down there are relatively inexpensive and the fall is the best time to go down there to find waves.

For something a little more practical, how about a large painting or print that depicts something surf related.  I would love to get something like that to hang on my wall.

Answer 10

Maybe a Surfrider membership, preferably one that comes with a magazine subscription.

Art is a good choice.   If you live in Cali there is the Californian Classics series of photos.  You could get the pic of his favorite break and have it framed.

Maybe a good surf movie.  Something like Sipping Jetstreams, Shelter or Thicker than Water.

Answer 11

get one MEAANN picture of him surfin and frame it

Answer 12

A watch (waterproof maybe with a tide thingy)

Surfer mag subscription

Pipe Dreams (really good Kelly autobiography)

wax

nice sunglasses

a board bag

Answer 13

A golden watch that is water proof! For surfing

Answer 14

A couple of ideas for you.  Trips are always nice but a little pricey sometimes.  When I was 45 my wife gave me a nice model Woodie car for my desk and l loved it - still have it on my desk at work.  She also gave me a surfboard mouse for my computer.