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Line honey badgers vs j skis allplay

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h3nry.
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I’ve been riding a pair of armada arv 86s for a couple years now pretty much only in the park and it’s about time to get a new pair of skis. I’m looking for something a bit softer than the arv 86’s, and right now I’m between the line honey badgers and j skis allplay. The honey badgers are only $350 which is nice, but I can get a pro deal with j skis which makes the all plays $480. The j skis are a lot more durable than the honey badgers from what I have read, but are also a bit heavier and wider. Im in the Midwest and there are no huge jumps to hit so these skis would be used mostly for just rails and small/mid sized jumps. If there are any other skis that you think I should consider let me know too.
Dec 28 2020 12:56AM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Honestly, I’d go with J skis purely because they’ve got full UHMW sidewall vs the honey badger full cap. Full cap construction is not nearly as durable or strong as sidewall.
h3nry.I’ve been riding a pair of armada arv 86s for a couple years now pretty much only in the park and it’s about time to get a new pair of skis. I’m looking for something a bit softer than the arv 86’s, and right now I’m between the line honey badgers and j skis allplay. The honey badgers are only $350 which is nice, but I can get a pro deal with j skis which makes the all plays $480. The j skis are a lot more durable than the honey badgers from what I have read, but are also a bit heavier and wider. Im in the Midwest and there are no huge jumps to hit so these skis would be used mostly for just rails and small/mid sized jumps. If there are any other skis that you think I should consider let me know too.
Dec 28 2020 7:14AM
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CatdickBojangles
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Yeah go for the All Plays, I had a pair and they are an amazing ski and you wont have issues with them falling apart like the Honey Badger.
Dec 28 2020 7:50AM
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Icant_kfed
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i have a pair of allplay and absolutely love them, soft, but stable on jumps, tips and tails chip easily but the rest of the ski so far is an absolute tank
Feb 10 2021 9:16PM
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backyardcracker
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please go with the J's.

i'm willing to bet my home mtn is smaller than where you're talking about riding... friend got a pair of hb's and absolutely demolished them in about 3/4 of a season.

good ski for the price, but there's a reason they've been Line's "Intro into park skiing" for a while.

The allplay should hold up much better, and cater to more versatile riding
Feb 11 2021 11:55AM
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