If you really want compact and good 'stylin' go for the Dakine Nitrous Shorts. The 'Wingnut ' wears a pair and they are comfortable, adjustable, don't restrict movement and I don't look like I'm wearing a bigass diaper. :0

I believe its a bit easier to body drag upwind with a waist harness as your being pulled from a higher, more central location. Otherwise while body dragging with a seat harness I find you have to pull the 'rig' close to your chest to go upwind. (Otherwise you are just like a 'sea anchor') A seat har...

Canadian innovation rules! :thumb: ha ha . seriously though... I would really like to know how well the double concave design of a Hein rides versus the apparently traditional flat rocker of a Rogue Wave??? Surely they must be quite different. The Rogue wave website really doesnt give any idea of wh...

IMHO the best way is with a fifth line system, either factory, self installed as the safety or used only for landing and relaunch. check out the vid's on factory systems from the major players ie. Naish,Wipika etc.