FALL 2016
MITTEN TEAM
Scott Stevens Bode Merrill Mike Rav nicolas muller
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After years of focusing on slippery topsheets, we’ve decided to also help with the other side of the problem. We look forward to years of working alongside this crew developing mittens that keep your claws warm, dry, and grippy. -Preston, Dawn & AK Oregon, USA 2
SNUGGLER
MAN HANDS
PUNCH
SLUSH
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SNUGGLER MITT Slip-on cozy comfort. Designed for Nicolas Müller, the Snuggler Mitt engulfs your fingers in PrimaLoft Gold® insulation, keeping you warm and toasty as you time travel through the Universe.
WARM Answer: D
• PrimaLoft® Gold insulation
DRY • 2-Layer Crab-Shell Fabric with DWR coating • Breathable/Waterproof Hipora® membrane insert
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GRIPPY • Tacky Touch PU Palms • PrimaLoft® Grip-Control palm insulation On the facing page, Nicolas is explaining: A. How to design the perfect mitten B. The meaning of life C. How to prepare Raclette D. There’s no way of knowing
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BLACK
RED & BLACK
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MAN HANDS When the going gets tough... The tough wear Man Hands. Developed to withstand the punishment Bode Merrill puts his gear through, these rugged, reinforced mitts will handle rope-tows, crackin’ crabs, and concrete hand drags all year long.
TOUGH • Reinforced Pig Skin
WARM
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Answer: NOT D
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• Thinsulate® insulation
DRY • Breathable/Waterproof Hipora® membrane insert
We designed the Man Hands with Bode Merrill in mind because he: A. Rides a 173 pow board B. Drives a truck C. Loves power tools D. Drinks Cosmos E. Destroys everything
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MAN TAN
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PUNCH MITT ens
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Knock out everything. Developed with Scott Stevens, this all-around mitt is built to keep you comfortable no matter what the weather hits you with. Over a year in development, this universal mitt is dialed.
WARM • PrimaLoft® Gold insulation Answer: D
DRY • Breathable/Waterproof Hipora® membrane insert • 2-Layer Crab-Shell Fabric plus DWR coating
GRIPPY • PrimaLoft® Grip-Control palm insulation • Tacky-Touch PU palms We chose PrimaLoft insulation because:
A. It’s the highest performing synthetic insulation available. B. The packability and softness mimics goose down C. It thrives in cold and wet weather D. All of the above
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RED & BLACK
GREY & BLACK
NAVY & BLACK
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SLUSH MITT For days without jackets. If it’s warm enough to be riding in a hoody, these should be on your hands. We began by making the perfect Mt. Hood summer mitten, then tweaked them to work anywhere in the world, on those warm sunny days.
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• Minimal Insulation • Cool-Touch liner
DRY • 2-Layer Crab-Shell Fabric plus DWR coating
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Answer: C
COOL
GRIPPY • Gripple Skin palm • Crunch Grip thumb People wear thick ass mittens on warm days because:
A. They like to sweat B. They’re psychotic C. They haven’t tried the Slush Mitten yet D. They like being uncomfortable
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RED
GREY
NAVY
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SHIPPING FALL 2016
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TRACTION
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Almost better than bindings.
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Answer: D
Improving snowboard topsheets has always been our specialty. Whether it’s extra grip for grabbing, or helping to keep your foot in one place while unstrapped, we’ll keep you from slipping.
This frontside air from Ben Ferguson was done:
A. 25 minutes from our office B. 30 minutes from his house C. While grabbing a classic black Grab Rail D. All of the above
BOARD THORNS
SKATE RAILS
(for snowboards)
GRAB RAILS
MEGA CLAWS
CRAB TRAP
MINI CLAWS
MINI HEARTS
MINI SEAWEED
SCROMPER
SHARK TEETH
PHONE TRACTION
NEW!
BOARD THORNS
2 PER PACK
SCROMPER PAGEHEADER RIGHT 1 PER PACK
The perfect fit.
Scrape and stomp.
Two light weight, modular, low-profile pads allow you to stick them directly under your toe and heel for maximum control. No matter what size your boot, this traction is tailored just for you.
Before you strap in, scrape the ice chunks out of your boot treads. Plus, it offers amazing traction to keep your foot 5.5and in 7.25 in The Scromper12isinso incredibly simple from slipping. 305 mm 140 mm 185 mm effective, it just might be our favorite thing that we make.
2 PER PACK
5.5 in 144 mm
CURVED SPIKES • Hook into your boot treads
LOW PROFILE • Half the height of our Shark Teeth (see pg. 26)
CRUBBER™
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BLACK
WHITE
CLEARISH
CRUBBER™
BLACK
WHITE
CLEARISH
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SKATE RAILS
2 PER PACK
For snowboards. With a shape and design inspired by classic skateboard rails, these peel n’ stick foam rails offer your topsheet extra grip 7.25 in for grabbing, and traction for one-footed riding. We hope you 185 mm stick these on your board, send it off a snow covered launch ramp, and tweak out the greatest grabs of your life.
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5.5 in
5.5 in
6.5 in
3 in
2.25 in
305 mm
140 mm
144 mm
165 mm
76 mm
57 mm
FAKE SCREWS
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• To make them look real
C-FOAM™
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BLACK
WHITE
GREEN
RED & BLACK SWIRL
WHITE & BLACK SWIRL
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GRAB RAILS
2 PER PACK
The original. The all-purpose grip that has found its way onto the topsheets of countless riders the world over. For those who appreciate a nice grab on a cold winter’s day, this foam’s for you.
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7.25 in
12 in
5.5 in
5.5 in
6.5 in
3 in
2.25 in
2.25 in
6.5 in
185 mm
305 mm
140 mm
144 mm
165 mm
76 mm
57 mm
57 mm
165 mm
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SWIRLED FOAM
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C-FOAM™
Like snowflakes or farts, our new random swirl patterns make it so that no two are the same.
BLACK
WHITE
RED & BLACK SWIRL
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MEGA CLAWS
CRAB TRAP
2 PER PACK
1 PER PACK
Our flagship foam.
There’s no escape.
Whether you’re looking for a grippy place to put that back foot when getting off the lift or need extra traction for tricks, these giant claws won’t let you down.
Whether you have big feet, a big board, or just big plans, this oversized trap will catch any size boot that comes its way. Boot treads go in, but they don’t come out.
6.5 in
3 in
165 mm
76 mm
2.25 in
2.25 in
6.5 in
7.25 in
57 mm
57 mm
165 mm
185 mm
C-FOAM™
Answer: SEE BACK PAGE
These Red, White, and Blue Mega Claws were inspired by
A. America B. Freedom C. Chris Grenier’s favorite football team D. The Norwegian Flag
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RED/WHITE/BLUE
RED/YELLOW
BLACK/RED
BLACK/WHITE
C-FOAM™
BLACK
WHITE & BLACK SWIRL
RED & BLACK SWIRL
NEON GREEN
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MINI TRACTION
2 PER PACK
4 PER PACK
Mini Claws.
Mini Hearts.
Mini Seaweed.
Nothing grabs like a crab. Multiple small pieces of traction allow you to place extra grip exactly where you need it.
The ultimate in customizable traction that allows you to stop falling, and start falling in love.
All traction appearing in this bag is meant to look like seaweed. Any resemblance to other plant-life, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
3 in
2.25 in
2.25 in
6.5 in
76 mm
57 mm
57 mm
165 mm
C-FOAM™
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BLACK
RED
WHITE
PARTY PACK!
BLACK & RED SWIRL
PINK
RED
GREEN
PARTY PACK!
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SHARK TEETH PAGEHEADER LEFT PRO MO D E L
PHONE TRACTION
1 PER PACK
1 PER PACK
They’ll bite your boot. When you need some simple, conventional traction to keep your foot from slipping, nothing compares to this pad sinking 12 in 7.25 in its big teeth into your boot. Easy to cut and customize, 305 mm 185 mm or run it whole. like Scott Stevens does (see cover),
5.5 in
5.5 in
6.5 in
3 in
2.25 in
2.25 in
140 mm
144 mm
165 mm
76 mm
57 mm
57 mm
Fewer dropped calls. Why are phones so slippery? Make that smartphone even smarter by sticking a piece of Phone Traction™ to the back of your phone or phone case.
EXTRA GRIPPY • Magical rubberized material.
FITS THE SIX • Tailor made to fit the iPhone® 6.
LOW PROFILE • Only 3 mm thick!
PLASTI-CARTILAGE™
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BLACK
iPHONE® IS A TRADEMARK OF APPLE INC.
BLOOD RED
CLEARISH
GREAT WHITE
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BLACK
RED
PINK
BLUE
GREEN
APPAREL
CLASSIC PULLOVER
CROSS CLAW HOODY
CLAW PATCH ZIP HOODY
CLASSIC COACHES JACKET
Crab Grab logo screened on the front of a pullover hoody.
Two claws, crossed in perfect balance and total harmony.
Easy wearing classic minimalist zip up with a claw patch.
BLACK OR HEATHER GREY
HEATHER GREY OR CHARCOAL HEATHER
BLACK OR HEATHER GREY
Nylon snap front coaches jacket. Classic logo on the back and claw patch on the front.
CLASSIC T-SHIRT
CROSS CLAW POCKET TEE
CLAW PATCH LONG SLEEVE
LE CLAW T-SHIRT
Our logo, your chest, let’s do this.
Little claws on the front pocket, and big claws on the back.
Woven claw patch on a t-shirt that goes all the way to your wrists.
For minimalists. Micro claw on the chest, and our wordmark on the sleeve.
BLACK OR HEATHER GREY
WHITE OR NAVY
BLACK OR HEATHER GREY
BLACK OR HEATHER GREY
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CAMO OR BLACK
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HEADWEAR
THE BACK PACK Holds more everything.
CLAW LABEL BEANIE
BUNK BED BEANIE
Ribbed beanie with a woven claw logo label.
Beanie with one color on top, and one on the bottom. Claw patch.
BLACK, GREY OR WHITE
BLACK & GREY OR NAVY & RED
Behind this simple facade is an army of compartments, pockets, and pouches to keep your life organized. Featuring the Crab Grab exclusive pull out EXTRA-SACK™ which nearly doubles the bag’s carrying capacity, this seemingly simple pack is deceptively capable. FEATURES • Pull-out mesh EXTRA-SACK™ • Pockets, pockets, and more pockets • Built tough
FACE UNDERWEAR Ultralight face mask with underwear inspired access to your private face parts. BLACK OR GREY
FACE FLY • Let it breathe.
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BLACK
BLACK/RED
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BINDING BAG Empty your pockets. II AARON BLATT
A miniature version of The Back Pack, this rugged little Binding Bag holds the crap you don’t want in your pockets: tools, keys, spare parts, sunscreen, locks, wax, and assorted sneaky snacks.
FEATURES
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A. Punch B. Slush C. Snuggler D. Man Hands
BLACK
BLACK/RED
ANSWER: C
Rav is wearing R&D prototypes of which Mitten
• Forward Lean Attachment Loop • Interior Zipper Pouch • Weather sealed zipper • Built Tough
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TRACTION FAMILY JOE SEXTON DESIREE MELANCON NILS MINDNICH TIM EDDY AUSTIN SMITH CURTIS CISZEK CHRIS BERESFORD TONI KERKELÄ KAS LEMMENS TORGIER BERGREM DAN VINZANT JONAH OWEN TED BORLAND JAMIE NICHOLLS MARY RAND BENNY URBAN CHRISTIAN HOBUSH NIK BADEN CHRISTIAN SPARKS JORDAN SMALLS FREDDY PERRY PARKER SZUMOWSKI JESSE GOUVEIA LEN JØRGENSEN ALEX SHERMAN RYAN PAUL MIKKEL BANG SAGE KOTSENBURG
ALEK ØSTRENG HANS MINDNICH SCOTT BLUM TORSTEIN HORGMO SHAUN MURPHY JORDAN MORSE CHRISTY PRIOR THE YAWGOONS JOHNNY BRADY GRIFFIN SIEBERT C-MAC HARRISON GORDON CHRISTIAN HALLER BRETT WILKINSON JUSTIN MULFORD TYLER FLANAGAN CHRIS ROACH TERRY KIDWELL TARQUIN ROBBINS SHANE FLOOD AMI VOUTILAINEN CHAD OTTERSTROM SCOTTY ARNOLD CODY BEIERSDORF SPENCER SCHUBERT ZAC MARBEN STALE SANDBECH FOREST BAILEY
Big thank you to all of the riders who have run Crab Grab on their boards over the past few seasons. We are constantly honored to find our foam on your topsheets, and are grateful for every minute we get to work on this project. Love Preston, Dawn & AK 34
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JESSE BURTNER SCOTT STEVENS BEN FERGUSON PAT MOORE MIKE RAV DANNY DAVIS BRANDON HOBUSH BENNY MILAM MAX WARBINGTON CHRIS GRENIER COLE NAVIN SAM TAXWOOD CHRIS BRADSHAW SEAN GENOVESE BLAKE PAUL OZZY HENNING DILLON OJO JAEGER BAILEY JOSH DIRKSEN ALEX LOPEZ BRYAN FOX ERIK LEON JUSTIN FRONIOUS JOHN CASTRO JOHNNY O’CONNOR JEREMY JONES LNP AUSTEN SWEETIN
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SLOWLY CLAWING OUR WAY TO THE TOP US SALES FORCE VP of Sails
Andrew Kelly (AK) ak@crabgrab.com
Northeast
Dan Hartman danhartman412@gmail.com
Northeast
Scotty Morton scottmorton@me.com
Mid-Atlantic
Dan Broadwell flourcitydist@gmail.com
Southeast
Tim Ollis timothyollis14@gmail.com
Midwest
Emmet Klocker emmet@sheltersales.com
Rockies
Dave & Liz Graves office.kbsales@gmail.com
Northwest
Jason Hume jason@olionorthwest.com
Northwest
Kyle McCann kyle@olionorthwest.com
NorCal
Chris Wilmoth chris.ncpsales@gmail.com
SoCal
Skyler Carleton skylercarleton@yahoo.com
Hawaii
Dawn Strout (in her dreams)
THE WORLD Australia/NZ
France
Korea
Russia
Canada
Greece
Netherlands
Sweden & Denmark
China/Hong Kong
Italy
Norway
Germany/Austria/ Spain/Andorra
England/UK
Japan
Portugal
Radical Industries jeremyb@radicalgloves.com ak@crabgrab.com
Beijing Deng Feng X-Treme janicepang@dfxtreme.cn
The Riders Lounge info@theriderslounge.com
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GMP Sports info@gmpcompany.co.kr Stairrs Distribution mario@stairrs.nl
Rough Snowboards info@roughsnowboards.com StraightSix Ltd. straightsixsnow@gmail.com
Jump Club info@jumpclub.com White Trash Dist matias@whitetrashop.com
crabgrab.com 888-565-0058
Capital Distribution opt@capitaldist.ru Mob Dis jonas@mobdist.com
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