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Northern hemisphere winter delights with @torrenmartyn @needessentials @morningoftheearthsurfboards 📷 @hamzaoui_surf_photography (at Somewhere on the Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9AFbOGnMwv/?igshid=wgvt6tk4mu7n

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Snapped a leggie in this last swell? Don't throw out the odd broken parts. Simply use Smart Leash Co parts using a fin key you rescue old leggies from landfill (at Gold Coast, Queensland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8qreLxH_yu/?igshid=f9se17wao979

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It's been a while since my last post. Some SKUs have sold out but there'll be more stock arriving mid December just in time for the Christmas consumer season. With feeds and inboxes full of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales lately, please take the time to think before purchasing. I get it, online shopping is fun but a bargain is only a bargain if the item is needed. Landfill is a serious problem. Pollution is a serious problem. Here's another successful #leashrescue that prevented this near new leash from landfill. @haken_visual is stoked that a new @smartleashco ankle cuff and grub screw saved him money and most importantly prevented him from a totally unnecessary purchase. Well played señor ♻️ (at Landfill) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5nDR8xnHmU/?igshid=8te4t7n2mm91

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Beyond stoked to get the seal of approval from the legends @vaughandeadly, @jedaum_smith and @notnotdannyjohnson at the best surf podcast around @theswellian. This was from a month or so ago but I finally got around to putting this clip together whilst up late watching the #quikprofrance. In an insta web of influencer kooks, it's hell filth to get the backing of true core lords. Muchas gracias, gentlemen 👌 PS they aren't made of recycled materials... Yet (at Hossegor La Graviere) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3e6xoJnJwu/?igshid=sz7igbbfbvl0

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This frame grab from video of @clasjeuki sums up why this water woman moved out west recently. It sure looks like the move is already paying off. Bravo. 📷 @pbphotography (at Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3I1uVvnJGi/?igshid=53ij2fgwrkah

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3 cheers for another core retailer stocking up on leashes. @stretchboards had been supporting @smartleashco for 3 years now and the relationship continues to grow. . Since 1979, William "Stretch" Riedel has been creating distinctive and innovative custom hand built boards for surfing, sailing, kiting, and tow surfing. Born in Malibu, CA, he was taught to build boards by his father Mike Riedel, a shaper for Velzy Jacobs Surfboards in the 1960’s. His multitude of craftsmanship and wave riding skills eventually landed him in Santa Cruz where a life changing windsurfing accident in 1988 left him with partial paralysis. His enthusiasm for progressive wave riding continues daily with technological advancement, team feedback and a passion for building the best board possible. . Located blocks from the beach in mid-town Santa Cruz, the factory is prime location for scheming-up unique and alternative construction techniques. They build each individual board under the same roof in the largest dedicated EPS/EPOXY surfboard factory in Northern California. Combine that with a team of unbelievably talented riders, progressive designs and premium California coastline and you get some of the best wave riding imaginable. . Sounds good to me 👌 (at Stretch Boards) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2pyEF-nCQ5/?igshid=1bi8m2fv4q29w

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Welcome to the @smartleashco 2019 California sales trip. We've been here for 10 days already. We finalised things in the new bus in Santa Cruz before heading south. Many thanks to @central.home and his beautiful family for the amazing hospitality, use of tools, parking lot, kids toys and non stop good times as always. A special mention goes to @isaacforman for decking out this beast into a toddler friendly home on wheels. This true Hellman toured the USA for 3 months with his wife and 3 KIDS before we jumped in it. Apologies for the leash free content but I can guarantee this is a 100% work trip 👌 Wheels are in motion for USA distribution via @foamandfunction so stay tuned for exciting news to come... (at Big Sur, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2icqpqngbF/?igshid=3kc5agvel0ct

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New stockist alert. Back in April, this epic independent surf store @thestationboardstore began stocking @smartleashco leashes. They are already flying out the door and today they reordered. If you're in the area, check out the store! That's JJ (at Crescent Head, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/By2AxTrn1UX/?igshid=1s2299yr1ze0t

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Team rider @jalaan.surfergirl absolutely dropping the hammer and showing the pros how it's done a month ago 📷 @mummyminishaka (at Gold Coast Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxHGiBCH8Dl/?igshid=7d7i5d212hge

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Yet another happy customer sent me the before and after shots of his successful #leashrescue. By replacing the broken urethane cord and keeping the ankle cuff and rail saver, he saved money, reduced landfill and supported a local, independent business. A fin key is all you need to swap out the parts on most leash/leggie brands (at South Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5MVuonFSM/?igshid=1ho265ed173qm

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@monzy88 in full beast mode on a North Atlantic freight train 📷@garymccallphoto (at Londonderry, Northern Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwSbbLOHg50/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pscnxpflt7wi

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NEW STOCKIST ALERT 😲 Luke @rocketace_eco_surfboards on the Gold Coast is focused on building quality surfboards using less toxic and more sustainable materials. He's just opened up an epic little retail store next to his shaping bay called "the happy planet surf project". Be sure to check it if you're in the area 👍 (at The happy Planet surf Project) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwN1gtNH9Py/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cnqkca3k3hth

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@smartleashco enthusiast, @daverasta enjoying some tunnel vision 📷@nathanoldfield (at Tunnel View) https://www.instagram.com/p/BusuvLTns_c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nnxzxzb3k17w

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Who doesn't love saving money and reducing landfill?! This happy customer was able to perform a #leashrescue on two different leashes. Instead of throwing out the broken ones, he was able to keep most of them and simply replace what was broken by using a fin key. Photo 1 uses a @smartleashco rail saver to replace the broken Balin rail saver. Photo 2 uses a 6ft X 7mm urethane cord to replace a snapped and stretched Tools cord 👍♻️ (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bst9CPfniO9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=knkzgjsfhzzm

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7 months ago, this little bundle of joy showed up. Dallas Rose is the newest @smartleashco team rider/future warehouse employee. Just like her dad, she loves lurking in a van, napping and avocados. Wishing everyone a happy new year y'all ♥️ (at East Ballina, New South Wales, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsXzJoMHRbW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18zea2sdymfqo

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I'm so proud of my sister for starting her own skin management salon, @withgracesm. By partnering with @sustainablesalonsanz, up to 95% of all salon waste is recycled, keeping plastics in circulation and away from landfill and the ocean♻️ Traditional disposable gloves take around 500 years to break down. With this is mind, they use the world's first biodegradable gloves 👌 (at With Grace Skin Management) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYgTCwHhlp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18bn19g7vd5t2

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@patagoniaaus has just launched a campaign #bigoildontsurf and are serious about stopping big oil from drilling in the Great Australian Bight FOR GOOD! Here's a quick 5 why this is a ridiculously stupid idea and should be squashed on the head ASAP. Link in @patagoniaaus bio to sign petition!! 1. 85% of the species found in the Great Australian Bight are found nowhere else in the world and many are listed as threatened or endangered. It contains more endemic species than the Great Barrier Reef. 2. Equinor has been criticized by Norway's Oil Regulator for its safety record "including a doubling of the volume of oil spills from their Norwegian wells last year and fourteen major safety incidents since 2015 3. Even conservative modelling shows that a spill could impact all of southern Australia's coastline from WA to Victoria, through the Bass Straight and around Tasmania 4. Hundreds of thousands of jobs and lifestyles stand at risk in the case of a spill. The South Australia Fishing industry alone had a total value of around $442 million dollars in 2012-2013. 5. On top of all this, it's completely experimental, no rigs have been drilled in this depth of water, in an area so remote and so exposed to nature's forces.  #fightforthebight  Thanks to @patagonia for leading the charge against this very worthy cause!! Words via @healthjozza . @theswellian @jedaum_smith great work on another episode👌#utfs (at Great Australian Bight) https://www.instagram.com/p/BogVgXbHym7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bl15gr5tozpo

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