today we're going to be taking a look at the new hunter board an electric skateboard made from
high grade aluminum gets up to 34 miles per hour and features a unique quadruple shock suspension
for a comfortable ride both on the street and off-road hunter boards has spent years designing
and developing their hunter board making them in limited batches of their first boards they sent us
one so we could put it to the test and see how it stacks up alright let's get into it taking a look
at shipping and packaging the board comes packaged in a pelican style protective case with padded
foam inserts with a remote and charger we think the case is a little bit overkill but it's a nice
touch nonetheless and it's great if you intend to travel with the board and keep it super protected
looking at design the board weighs 20 pounds and is made from 775 t6 premium space grade aluminum
which makes it super light and impressively strong that type of aluminum is usually used in aircraft
and rocket parts it's also very resistant to corrosion so you shouldn't worry about your board
getting wet or damaged in the long run hunter boards has invested into their own warehouse
and factory for manufacturing of the board with high-end cnc machines required to mill out each
board the truck design is very unique and one that you don't typically see on skateboards hunter came
up with an innovative way to add suspension into the trucks with dual spring arms it gives it a ton
of clearance while adding a ton of cushion to the ride you can also fine tune the trucks by
adjusting the steering rod which makes it either more agile at slow speeds or more stable at higher
speeds you also have the ability to tighten or loosen the bushings on the front or back as well
the board also features two direct drive hub motors that output 3,600 watts of power and
a 333 watt hour removable battery the battery is also housed in an aluminum case which is locked in
using two custom screws that you can unscrew using the bottom of the remote it's a clever design so
you always have the right tool on you however we did notice that the grip tape scratches the bottom
of the remote very quickly also right now there's no way to plug the board in without removing
the battery but hunter boards has informed us that future iterations will have a charge port
on the board to give you the option to charge the battery on the board riding the hunter board you
have five different throttle modes to choose from soft cruising rain sport and custom with a top
speed that can get up to 34 miles per hour and the throttle on the remote has a nice ramp up and down
that won't throw you off the board if you accelerate or brake too quickly the remote will
also show you the battery life of the board and the remote as well as your current trip distance
and current speed going into the menu you use the wheel to navigate and you can change settings like
distance from kilometers to miles adjust your throttle from forward to backwards set your
current wheel diameter and even fine-tune custom settings for your acceleration brake and power
curve though the remote doesn't have a safety trigger and since we're familiar with other boards
like boosted we would prefer that it had one but the power curve and braking does feel very smooth
and combined with the powerful hub motor it's all very intuitive to customize the settings that are
more comfortable to each rider though we were also surprised to see that the remote doesn't include
a strap but hunter boards do say that they'll be adding a strap to the remote for future iterations
this is also one of the only electric skateboards we've run into that features full dual suspension
on both the front and rear trucks of the board providing for a super smooth ride and these shocks
work extremely well to absorb everything you run into on the street the clearance of the trucks
and suspension allows you to clear off curves and hitting potholes feels like they're barely there
so you'll never be fazed by any bumps or cracks taking the board off-road the suspension handles
just as well against rocks and tree roots and we were pleasantly surprised with the
amount of traction we were actually able to get the hunter board is equipped with solid
rubber wheels that aren't necessarily made for off-road but it still handles surprisingly well
and hunter told us that they are working on more wheel options with bigger sizes and even air
filled tires so we're looking forward to getting those for off-roading in its current state the
wheels work great for hard-packed dirt trails and when carving off-road it almost feels like you're
riding a snowboard through the trails we did have some trouble when it came to hitting sections
of path with lots of pebbles and did spin out a couple of times but overall we had a pretty great
time riding off-road one aspect we are wondering about is how durable the trucks will be in the
long term with all the different components in there they will start to wear and tear just like
a car suspension and when riding off-road you will get debris and rocks that might do some damage
finally looking at price and warranty the board currently retails for two thousand and ninety
nine dollars and hunter offers a 30-day risk free trial period where you can send the board back for
a full refund they also offer a two-year warranty and will offer replacement parts as well as a
private whatsapp number that buyers can reach out to for any support or questions overall we think
the hunter board is a powerful and impressive first iteration of an electric board with plenty
of features for a variety of riders with future improvements soon to come we're already super
impressed with what hunter has put out for the world of electric mobility alright that's it for
now next be sure to check out some of our reviews for other electric mobility and tech gadgets