MY FOIL DRIVE JOURNEY - 100 hours GEN 2 long term review
An honest in depth review of the Foil Drive Gen 2 after more than 100 hours of use. Follow my Foil Drive journey and learn more about the good, the bad and the ugly things I encountered on my way. I bought my first Foil Drive more or less the day Gen 2 went public. I mainly use it to surf tanker waves on my local river here in Germany, but I also use it for pump foiling, SUP foiling, flat water paddle-ups and on downwind runs. These days I do own a Foil Drive Gen 2 Slim and a Max but for most of my user cases I still prefer the Slim. After making some videos on the Foil Drive Gen2 for my channel, Foil Drive asked me to join them on the Fehmarn Foil Festival. We had a great time and ever since I do support Foil Drive Europe on some events. I became a brand ambassador but nonetheless this video reflects my honest and unbiased opinion and thoughts on the system. Chapters 00:00 Prolog 00:17 Intro 00:26 Disclaimer 00:44 My foiling background 01:24 Foil Drive Gen 1 01:57 My first thoughts on the Foil Drive Gen 2 03:30 Buying a Foil Drive Gen 2 - Slim vs Max 03:58 Importing my Foil Drive Gen 2 from Australia & Sleepless nights 04:40 Surfing tanker waves on the Foil Drive Gen 2 Slim 06:42 Getting more confident - Fine tuning my skills & gear 08:10 Getting to know the people behind Foil Drive 10:01 My user case & learning curve & reliability 10:30 Problems and how Foil Drives handles them 12:12 Surfers for Surfer - company mentality 12:58 Prone surfing without the Foil Drive Gen 2 again 13:37 Foil Drive - More than a product for me 13:52 What I liked the least 15:30 Is the price justified? 16:17 Foil Drive Gen 2 is here to stay ! 17:55 Quick resume - the good, the bad & the ugly 18:27 Lets talk money: How I handle my foil expenses 19:40 Competition & Would I buy a Foil Drive again these days? 20:55 Will I sell my Foil Drive anytime soon? 21:24 Final words 22:01 Outro I also want to take the opportunity to thank the whole Foil Drive team for their trust and support. It's been an awesome journey with an outstanding product I still enjoy day in and day out! THANK YOU If you like my content make sure to follow me on Instagram for some additional stories and insights: / hoppline Following my YouTube and Instagram channel REALLY helps to support my work. Fell free to buy me a coffee by making a donation or becoming a payed subscriber on YouTube. THANKS

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