Kampus Soft Grip vs. Eva

livewirelp · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 123

Hey everybody, I was just curious what you all thought of the rubberized grip tape offered by Kampus. I own a Gate, and my girlfriend owns a K41 with the soft grip (she won it here on that wakeskating game contest). I dunno, I find the soft grip a tad bit slippery for my tastes. I kinda like the super-sticky feeling of my EVA.

BillyOLDS · Posted: Sep 10, 2004 7:25 pm Post subject:

i like the kampus tape better than hyps but im a griptape type of guy

livewirelp · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 123

Are you talking about griptape in general? I mean specifically the soft grip. I will say one thing that I like about it. It's really easy to recover foot position. I screwed up just a basic ollie on it and landed with my front foot half off and was able to pull it back no problem.

wakemitch · Posted: Sep 10, 2004 8:39 pm Post subject:

i have EVA, but i think it is too slipery. I have never tried grip tape, but my next board will be griptape. I am still sceptical about griptape because when i would skateboard in the rain the grip would get slippery, but hey, if its grippier than foam.

livewirelp · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 123

See that's just it. I don't think it is grippier. Nothing beats wet foam with shoes. It sticks right to it. Grip's feature is that it LETS you slide around... to flick your kickflips and what not.

Morphine · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 1207 City: 706omg

EVA > Grip tape in terms of grippiness

But overall i like the feel of grip tape better.

wakemitch · Posted: Sep 10, 2004 9:00 pm Post subject:

oh, i thought people have said that griptape had more grip.

livewirelp · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 123

Has anyone ever had their EVA tear? It seems like dragging around on it might tear it up.

wakemitch · Posted: Sep 10, 2004 9:34 pm Post subject:

mine has torn

livewirelp · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 123

How does Kampus EVA compare to Hyperlite EVA?

The Pavement 3.6 · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 572 City: Eustis

kampus is to hyperlite as a ferrari is to a hyundia way better but i would go with regular grip because ive try all of kampus' grips. the soft grip falls off very easily and the foam restiricts foot movement. last weekend i did a 90 on lipslide 270 off with my swing which has grip tape and my feet were on the edge hanging off about 3 inches lucky i had griptape and was able to go into spread eagle stance before i fell and rode away and easily got my footing back to normal. if i had my foam board or soft i would have fallen.

-b-rau- · Pop Shuvit Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 224

i have always chosen grip over eva.

young20motive · Faceplant Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 4

yeah is the foam slippery when you wear shoes on a kampus like that cuz i am thinkin of gettin one? What would be better with shoes, grip or foam
?

-b-rau- · Pop Shuvit Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 224

grip is the way to go

young20motive · Faceplant Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 4

thanks. I think im gonna get one now