So the pump lasts longer

Stephan Gölnitz

 · 26.05.2022

So the pump lasts longer
Photo: Stephan Goelnitz
The hoses of a pump are somewhat sensitive. A kinked hose should therefore be avoided as far as possible.

You want to get on the water quickly and stuff the pump into the pack sack - that's the obvious thing to do. As a result, the hose inevitably kinks too much at some point behind the connection point and the pump will sooner or later stop working. The more often the hose is kinked during this ordeal, the faster it leaks and the pump usually becomes unusable at the most inopportune moment.

So take a little more time to pack and prolong the pleasure of an intact pump.

Stephan Gölnitz

Stephan Gölnitz

Deputy Editor in Chief surf

Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.

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