Camp Shred, the annual SoCal Surf Expo, was held Feb 23-24 at the San Elijo State Beach Campgrounds in Cardiff, California. This free event over looking the Pacific Ocean showcases major surfing and beach gear brands (full list with links below). Visitors can try out the latest boards and wetsuits and many tents give out free swag (stickers, hats, etc.) and/or have raffles for larger prizes.
Camp Shred also had live music and a beer garden (21 and up, no kiddos allowed in).
The line up of brands and partners:
- Billabong
- Body Glove
- Brew Dr. Kombucha
- Channel Islands Surfboards
- Country Archer Beef Jerky
- Creatures of Leisure
- Dragon Alliance
- FCS
- Firewire Surfboards
- Futures Fins
- Guayaki
- Haydenshapes
- JS Industries
- Kicking Horse Coffee
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter of San Diego
- Mermaids & Company
- Nixon
- O’Neill Wetsuits
- One Wheel
- Otis Eyewear
- Pizza Port Brewing Co.
- Primal Kitchen
- Pyzel Surfboards
- Quiksilver
- Raen Optics
- Rip Curl
- Rob Machado Foundation
- RW Surfboards
- Sambazon
- Sector 9 Skateboards
- Sharp Eye Surfboards
- Spy Optic
- Sun Bum
- Surf Ride
- SURFER Magazine
- Surftech
- teaRIOT
- Tito’s Handmade Vodka
- Volte Wetsuits
- Vulcan Surfboards
- White Claw Hard Seltzer
- XCEL Wetsuits
- …Lost Surfboards
Definitely a fun event and worth checking out next year!