Formula 4's
Thunder 149's. I took an 8 year hiatus from skateboarding, used to skate 8" Ventures, Thunders are similar when it comes to pop, but the turn suites me better.
Adidas Busenitz pro's. Skateboarding used to fuck up my back, i skated a lot of Half cab pro's and loved them, the Busenitz fixed my back problems, while still being a solid feeling shoe.
The only gripe i have with current gear, is that i can't find boards with a flatter feeling concave anymore, back in the day i used to skate 8" boards that felt like a plank.
I would love some recommendations of flatt boards in the 8.25-8.5 range.