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I'm having trouble picking a cove deck pad for my new board. I would like to know if anyone knows the weight difference between an 8 mm and a 5 mm pad? Do the pads soak up water?

Josh,
You'll probably hear some different opinions but I say go with the thicker pad. Yes you will save a little weight with the thin pad but personally I can't tell a difference between the weights of the two pads.

Thicker pad will give your board and knees a lot more protection.

I recommend getting in touch with Casey at Cove Pads and talking with him directly. He can answer all your questions and will get you set up with what you need.

Hope you are getting some surf.

Chris

The 5/16 Diamond Fly Cove Pad has worked really well for me.... it's the thicker one. The pads are easy to line up on the board to install and I have not had any problems with pads coming off, even when it takes a direct hit from a lip. I like having a wide area so my chest is flat on the pad when paddling and having a pretty good area to put on knee on to duck dive. I also put wax on my pads as some other kneelos have mentioned before.

Aloha,

Hi Josh, I wanna give a big thumbs up for the Cove Pads, I've got a Kung Foo pattern, thinner pad on one of my boards and its fantastic. I don't believe that thick or thin, his pads suck up any substantial amount of water as I think they are ''closed cell'' neoprene ( Casey can answer that for certain ). I'd go with the thicker pads, that little extra is nice on the knees and also protects a lightly glassed deck better. Caseys pads are so nicely blended on the edge that even with the thicker one it won't catch your knees when you jump up.

Aloha, Robert

I like the thicker 8mm pad Diamond Fly with the flat top! I also wax my pads a little to prevent any water absorption.

It matters more as to whether you're in warm water or cold, I think. Casey doesn't go cheap and will send you a pad that is fit right to an inch or so of the rail. If you're wearing a wetsuit then you're safe but if you in your boardies then your inner thighs are going to get as chaffed as a $5 hooker on bowling night. I highly recommend asking Casey to trim them back an extra 1.5 inches.

For me the thin pads put me more in touch with my board but the thick ones are cushy on the knees.

Thank you for all the quick help . I m thinking 8 mm and waxing the pad .I just do not want to add weight to the board durning a long session.

L

You can also think of the pad as adding buoyancy. With a full pad you could probably drop 1/4" board thickness.

Thanks good point.

Have used all pads; Parkes, Cove Pads and Bud's Blast pads.
Different ones on all my boards.
All are good
Blast cheapest
Latest is Cove Pad. Easy to put on and will never need wax.

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Thanks I will check them out.

I love my Scholkopf, the pad is plush and it is let in to the deck so no chaffe or coming off

I discovered casey's pads a few years ago and have been buying only this brand now
Love what Casey did for me this past Feb he sold me and shaped one of his new generation two tone coloured pads
The texture is slightly different on these
The "channels" drain water really fast from all of his pads
I have mounted both thick and thin pads on my boards but I ended up preferring the thicker ones as my old knees
need a break at 58
Also I think the wax story on pads is a bit of a contradiction -- pads for any surfboard were invented back in the days of Astrodek
by Fletcher to replace the waxing of boards-- so why would you put wax on top of a pad?? When I bought one of "big Tony's" boards
it came with Casey pads waxed and I disliked it-- it had almost to much grip and would not allow for any margin of body position
adjustment once you were up on your knees