After years of oggling, I'm off to the Ments in July and keen on any tips from anyone who's been there to sup before. I'm staying in the Playgrounds area, and if I can snag one at Rifles the whole thing will have been worth it. I've done a fair bit of travelling surfing, but not to sup waves like this, and figure that I'm gonna miss a few essentials if I don't ask.

Anyway, at this stage I'm taking carbon Starby 8'5x29 pro and 8'0"x29 pro boards. Has anyone snapped one of these yet? I've had a few knocks and cracks but no creases, but a few waves over there look a bit like a guillotine.

I'll have the full kit of spares: fins, leggies, kahunas, the lot. And I've surfed a long time and very aware of etiquette, etc.

What do you reckon are the must-haves/land mines? Feel free to email if you'd like to keep it quiet, too.

cheers
Tang