Cult of the Huffer

[Frank and Fred]

Yeah, it s a beaut. There's a Kanfoush board (8.38") that goes along with it also that has an equally stunning graphic.

[Ok]

Maybe I shouldn't share this but it wasn't hard to find... Summer Drop. Reminds me of Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Will def pick this up.

Goddamn the ending

[Fifty8mm]

My homie got me this board for fathers day. I think its 6 or so years old.

Always liked this graphic. Marcos is sick.

Any ways
Venture 5.8 or the 8.5 ones standards with riptide cups stock bushings.
56 prize fighter wheels with race reds.

I mostly flip my board around and try to grind blocks. Was hyped that i fs flip a bit better on this than on "tech" set ups. Felt like i was Coco Santiago.

The black label cardiel reissue is almost the same shape.




 The Label is a tad shorter on the kicks. Mostly the nose

[Ok]

My homie got me this board for fathers day. I think its 6 or so years old.

Always liked this graphic. Marcos is sick.

Any ways
Venture 5.8 or the 8.5 ones standards with riptide cups stock bushings.
56 prize fighter wheels with race reds.

I mostly flip my board around and try to grind blocks. Was hyped that i fs flip a bit better on this than on "tech" set ups. Felt like i was Coco Santiago.

The black label cardiel reissue is almost the same shape.




 The Label is a tad shorter on the kicks. Mostly the nose

I had a few of these graphics…big fan, fond memories. Might have been longer than 6 years ago…shit time is flying.
In part due to the length and the concave, my huffers lasted fooooooorever.

[Frank and Fred]

Great content. Keep on 'Huffin'

[BartHarleyJarvis]

My homie got me this board for fathers day. I think its 6 or so years old.

Always liked this graphic. Marcos is sick.

Any ways
Venture 5.8 or the 8.5 ones standards with riptide cups stock bushings.
56 prize fighter wheels with race reds.

I mostly flip my board around and try to grind blocks. Was hyped that i fs flip a bit better on this than on "tech" set ups. Felt like i was Coco Santiago.

The black label cardiel reissue is almost the same shape.




 The Label is a tad shorter on the kicks. Mostly the nose

That cardiel reissue is a sick one

[mynameisnotjeff]

I spend too most of my time on the gear thread and I get the itch.

The Huffer looks like a sweet shape and I’m very tempted but that longer wheelbase feels like it’ll be hard to work with.
Any short kings skate these and willing to share their experiences?

[Ok]

I spend too most of my time on the gear thread and I get the itch.

The Huffer looks like a sweet shape and I’m very tempted but that longer wheelbase feels like it’ll be hard to work with.
Any short kings skate these and willing to share their experiences?

I started a thread about 14” wb, years after I skated the huffer.
Now I’m a mess and just skate whatever I get hyped on. I was skated a 14.5” wb, and yesterday went back to a 14” for the first time in quite awhile and had a great session. So…who knows.
I’m real life short, skateboard average: 5’8” ish/if. But short short legs. Overall length is of a board is important to me, and I currently much prefer a short tail and nose. The huffer is long, and the nose and tail are long.
Anyways, for me, the huffer shape was super sick, had a few, remember it fondly. My favorite setup was with thunder 151 hollow lights and 52s. I also enjoyed it with 159s, and 169s. probably preferred 159s. Never tried it with the classic ace 55s, but would imagine that would be a go. Thunders for me tho.
Blah blah blah. Strangely some of my shitty flatground worked on this behemoth. I wasn’t learning new tricks, but kickflips in particular, felt rad.
Because if the width and concave, deck lasts and lasts.
Underrated aspect is that looking down the deck just looks cool.
With some softer wheels, I’d be hyped to grab one and just skate to and fro, for transport, and with the ability to do some tricks in between.
For how I skate currently, parking lots and flatground, the shape is too big and too much.
Ramble ramble ramble.
For some reason the 14.75+ wb ended up not sucking. The shape has some ‘magical’ proportions, and is a great time, but for me is too much to be my only


(I don’t have an only)

[Landmine]

If SLAP is to be believed, skating Ventures on a 14.75" wb will result in death or worse, but I threw 6.1s on my Huffer and it was nice and stable and light.  I'm currently trying some AF1s with hard bushings to see if I like that set up, but I'll probably go back to Ventures soon.

[Fifty8mm]

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If SLAP is to be believed, skating Ventures on a 14.75" wb will result in death or worse, but I threw 6.1s on my Huffer and it was nice and stable and light.  I'm currently trying some AF1s with hard bushings to see if I like that set up, but I'll probably go back to Ventures soon.

Yeah i was skating 13.7 to 14 wb exclusively. And it worked but i switched to bigger boards just to thin out my stacks. Started with a 14.15 wb now I'm up to this wb. Not sure if 14.5 or 14.75 but even with ventures it feels hella good.

I'm 5'9" tall for a mexican but short for the world.

[Frank and Fred]

Had a lot of fun on this early 90s inspired magic carpet Huffer today.

undersized Ace Af1 55s and 101a lil smokies, were 50mm prob about 48mm right now. smallest undercarriage i've had on the Huffer thus far.

[intendedreceivers]

Sun’s finally out in Oregon. Time to break the lull and get some Huffer show-and-tell going again…

Similar to the previous post, I’ve been on my own little early-90s journey with this Huffer. Basically, I kinda biffed the initial setup, didn’t really like it, but instead of retiring it, I started thinking about making it into a weird BPSW-inspired rig.

I thought I nailed it last fall with the AF1 60 Lows, but I found these 161s that I had forgotten about under the couch a few weeks ago (then remembered I took them off my Beach Bummer the week before it got stolen out of the car). 48mm Classic Smokies and these natural “hot glue” colored NFG bushings, and we are really cooking now. Anyone else stick with these NFGs past the break-in? Seems like they were just too fresh if you got them right when they made them. A little cure time and these are great. Really fun on these big Thunders.

Only gotten it out a couple times, but early returns are very good. This is coming with me every time we go to the store “just in case there’s a nice parking lot, babe.”

Eagle Huffer
Thunder 161 Std, NFG suspension
Spitfire Classic Smokies, 48mm/99A
Generic metal-shield 608 bearings
Black bolts, silver nuts
Probably Jessup

[mattchew]

Only skated it a little bit on two different sessions, one at my local and another at a curb/slappy spot, but I’m sad to report that my engagement with the Phawt left me feeling disappointed. I flip my board quite a lot and the huge wheelbase made that challenging, so I was more hopeful about slappies but that wasn’t doing it for me either sadly. Especially going back and forth comparing it to my usual whip, the loveseat.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

Only skated it a little bit on two different sessions, one at my local and another at a curb/slappy spot, but I’m sad to report that my engagement with the Phawt left me feeling disappointed. I flip my board quite a lot and the huge wheelbase made that challenging, so I was more hopeful about slappies but that wasn’t doing it for me either sadly. Especially going back and forth comparing it to my usual whip, the loveseat.

My phawt left me super disappointed. Not sure if it's mental or if it's crail wood or something, but it didn't seem to have that huffer magic...

[Frank and Fred]

Glad to see the Huffer Cult coming back to life.

Agree Phawt pales in comparison. Crail wood is good but the Phawt ain't no Huffer. I think if I skate Crail wood again I will try the Loverseat Plus.

[Frank and Fred]

Sun’s finally out in Oregon. Time to break the lull and get some Huffer show-and-tell going again…

Similar to the previous post, I’ve been on my own little early-90s journey with this Huffer. Basically, I kinda biffed the initial setup, didn’t really like it, but instead of retiring it, I started thinking about making it into a weird BPSW-inspired rig.

I thought I nailed it last fall with the AF1 60 Lows, but I found these 161s that I had forgotten about under the couch a few weeks ago (then remembered I took them off my Beach Bummer the week before it got stolen out of the car). 48mm Classic Smokies and these natural “hot glue” colored NFG bushings, and we are really cooking now. Anyone else stick with these NFGs past the break-in? Seems like they were just too fresh if you got them right when they made them. A little cure time and these are great. Really fun on these big Thunders.

Only gotten it out a couple times, but early returns are very good. This is coming with me every time we go to the store “just in case there’s a nice parking lot, babe.”

Eagle Huffer
Thunder 161 Std, NFG suspension
Spitfire Classic Smokies, 48mm/99A
Generic metal-shield 608 bearings
Black bolts, silver nuts
Probably Jessup

Can you compare the 161 turn to narrower Thunders? They look a tad too wide for the Huffer for my tastes but they also look like such a beautiful truck.

[intendedreceivers]

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Sun’s finally out in Oregon. Time to break the lull and get some Huffer show-and-tell going again…

Similar to the previous post, I’ve been on my own little early-90s journey with this Huffer. Basically, I kinda biffed the initial setup, didn’t really like it, but instead of retiring it, I started thinking about making it into a weird BPSW-inspired rig.

I thought I nailed it last fall with the AF1 60 Lows, but I found these 161s that I had forgotten about under the couch a few weeks ago (then remembered I took them off my Beach Bummer the week before it got stolen out of the car). 48mm Classic Smokies and these natural “hot glue” colored NFG bushings, and we are really cooking now. Anyone else stick with these NFGs past the break-in? Seems like they were just too fresh if you got them right when they made them. A little cure time and these are great. Really fun on these big Thunders.

Only gotten it out a couple times, but early returns are very good. This is coming with me every time we go to the store “just in case there’s a nice parking lot, babe.”

Eagle Huffer
Thunder 161 Std, NFG suspension
Spitfire Classic Smokies, 48mm/99A
Generic metal-shield 608 bearings
Black bolts, silver nuts
Probably Jessup

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Can you compare the 161 turn to narrower Thunders? They look a tad too wide for the Huffer for my tastes but they also look like such a beautiful truck.

They actually fit well on this particular setup, but only because 48mm Classics are one of the smallest things you can mount up. Anything else, this would be a hot-rod for sure.

As for the trucks, yes they are definitely beauties and it’s probably the only truck whose aesthetics can hold up proportionally to such dinky wheels. Honestly, I’m really impressed with them. The extra height is great. I feel like you can actually get these a little looser to start, and having that quick Thunder turn on a bigger truck is very fun. I had previously been riding 56mm wheels with the stock bushings (no risers), and I wasn’t getting bad wheelbite at all. They’re also light for big trucks; feels like the board has a little extra lift. You can kinda see it in the detail pic, but the kingpin clearance is good, too.

[Frank and Fred]

Yeah, I'm frothing to try some 161s. I checked out some 181s in the shop the other day and they were unbelievable light and sexy for a 10" truck. Wide Thunders are underrated.

[Frank and Fred]

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Maybe I shouldn't share this but it wasn't hard to find... Summer Drop. Reminds me of Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Will def pick this up.

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Fuuck. that's nearly as good as the grimple huffer graphic....

This one is starting to hit shops.

[Mbrimson88]

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Those cross coloured stains that tie in with the graphic that DLX does are awesome.

[munchbox]

one of my earliest setups was a huffer
151 hollows
52 radial slims

a part of me wants to go back
but super different from what i run today

[Frank and Fred]

[mattchew]

Let’s get a Suttree graphic goin.

[Frank and Fred]

Suttree would be dark as all hell. But why stop there? How about a Cormac McCarthy series for the literary nerds?

Got a glimpse of the next Huffer coming (Fall Drop 2) and it might please fans of an old AH artist.

Hoping for a wheel-welled Huffer at some point...

And a Slick Huffer...

And a Huffer Jr... slightly narrower with a 14.25" WB?

Dlx dudes, I know you're reading...

[WelcomeToHell]

Slick huffer. Yes!

[munchbox]

id fuck with a huffer that was slightly shorter, around 32”
that and a 14.25 wb would be dreamy

[Kook Me Amadeus]

A modern classic graphic.  Best one I’ve seen in a minute.

[pops]

I'm about to go back to my Huffer and pair it with Af1 60s. I tried to skate it with 9" trucks but felt like it was too much truck. My ankles have been hurting lately because of skating street and pushing around and feel like it would be better to stick to miniramp for a bit. Huffer is my favorite transition board atm.

[Frank and Fred]

Finally set up the Snuffer


Classic 55s with Ace hard bushings
1/8" Ace risers
58mm 99a F4 Classics
Bones Swiss 6

[WelcomeToHell]

Finally set up the Snuffer


Classic 55s with Ace hard bushings
1/8" Ace risers
58mm 99a F4 Classics
Bones Swiss 6

My first ever deck. It was 1994 and it was so used, waterlogged and chewed up, but it was mine. I should have grabbed a reissue when John put them out.