When I got my first SUP I picked up a pair of "SUPwheels" (www.supwheels.com/SUP_Carrier.html) which seemed like a good approach for the 500m or so from the front door to the beach. Alas after 2 uses the axle broke which the manufacturer put down to a bad batch... which they said they knew about but they had thought they had solved the issue before any got out the door??? ... and to boot the bent/broken wheel damaged my new board where it rubbed which I am not the least bit happy about! 
Assuming the SUPwheels were "not faulty" the main issue I had with them was that they carried the board ok but there was no convenient way to pull the board. Some sort of easy handle would be great. I tried rigging something up with some rope which "had potential" but it was not as straight forward as I anticipated it would be.
Wheels on the board can be pushed or pulled until you get to the sand but once you hit the sand you have to pull and with nothing to hold on to it is probably easier to carry the board and the wheels separately.
So what is the answer?
What about some sort of shoulder harness/sling so you are not trying to hold the weight of the board with your hand continuously. If the answer is some sort of wheeled arrangement how should it be configured/set up?
I am not without skills when it comes to making stuff and there are lots of buggy type dodads out there so design suggestions will be happily taken on board.
Ladies and Gentlemen - your thoughts please!
I am no expert on these things but what about a strong suction cup type handle, like the ones used for lifting glass/computer flooring tiles or alternatively one of the ding puller suction cups that car repairers use? I think you can get those cheap from auto stores e.g. SuperCheap Auto.
You just would want to be careful they don't damage your board in any way.
If you want to carry it, what about a board bag with a shoulder harness? Of course, you'd have to leave the bag on the beach, but it sounds like you would have to have done that with the wheels as well. Elofant also sell a shoulder sling, which looks reasonable in price.
Naish used to make a sling for carrying SUPs, I just put mine up on my shoulder to carry now though. The other option I saw up in Sydney is the old pushy with a rack on the side.
If you do a google search re sup carrier, all manner of carriers come up, including slings.
It would depend what size your board is I guess. Wouldn't think you would use a sling for a heavy or large board?
Beachwheels SUP cart ;
- With Black EVA wheels for road/park use : $149
- With Grey PU low PSI wheels for soft terrain (sand/mud etc) : $259
It's very practical and confortable even more with board bigger than my 6'9" 28.25"
Select to expand quoteantonfourie said...Zeusman said..
Just carry it. It's only 500 meters. 
I do
Me too! & I have to walk a massive 600 meters!! 
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6' 9" are you serious
My best SUP, 80 liters fits perfectly for my 75kg , 2 feet beach break.
Coming back to the thread, so easy to carry walking on the beach more of a lazy's Zeusman 600m far from crowd with the shaft's help.
Just fit a deck attachement and slide the shaft trought to the leash attachement.
I've got a converted kid trailer that hooks up to the treadly, can send a pic if you want. It also means your boards arent vertical and prone to the wind getting hold of them. Also have a Mule that you can take on a plane and goes great on sand too. Walked a 10'5" from sunshine beach into Alexandra bay with it one day......and no, it weren't the donkey variety. Search for mule on google - cant copy the link on an ipad.
@David We are sorry you had an issue with your SUP Wheels??.
We stand behind our product and are more than willing to help our customers anywhere in the world. Either contact us directly or our local distributor to fix your issue.
The local contact is Street SUP. See contact information at the bottom of our Australian Dealer page. www.supwheels.com/australian-dealers.html
Secondly, we have the largest never go flat wheels on the market so they roll over the sand easily. If you are concerned with your hand slipping we recommend you put the board and wheels in front of you and PUSH the unit. There is no slipping issue.
Also, we have developed the SUP strap handle for people that want a handle.
We will try to attach a picture. This was in development for over a year to insure we have a solution that would be adjustable for all size boards and be very simple to use.
While a shoulder straps is one way to carry your board, 100% of the weight is still on you. Further more, much like the vertical holding wheeled carriers, there is still an issue with the wind bowing you and your board over. With our solution there is little to no issue with wind; as the board lies horizontal on the SUP carrier and not sideways against your body, like a SAIL.
The last picture seems the best solution, let your wife carry your board to the water
Beachwheels flat lay options -
TT Cart with foam filled wheels (never require inflation/deflation) for road/park use : $149
KCMU Cart - With Grey PU low PSI wheels for soft terrain (sand/mud etc) : $199
Either of these carts can also have the SUP3 rack added on as an optional piece for schools/families with multi boards etc.
I'm 750m to my local break and i drive...............now felling lazy
I have SUP mule think i am going to get it out - soon
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plus one - here is mine on my bike
great for pulling by hand , only dramas I have had are the board rubbing on the back wheel of the bike
so kept the nose cone and pinched the wheels off the kids bikes -made a new improved version of the trolley- much better on rough beach tracks
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Beachwheels flat lay options -
TT Cart with foam filled wheels (never require inflation/deflation) for road/park use : $149
KCMU Cart - With Grey PU low PSI wheels for soft terrain (sand/mud etc) : $199
Either of these carts can also have the SUP3 rack added on as an optional piece for schools/families with multi boards etc.
I've got one of those lay flat cart and it is totally hopeless. Total waste of money. Used it about six times and gave up.To hard.
Difficult to attach the board and I tried all kinds of strapping methods. The vertical carts the way to go
New release of the SUP Wheels? Evolution with strap handle that connects to a bike. Remove it off the bike seat and use the SUP Wheels ? handle to walk your board to the waters edge. No tools or other hardware needed. Evolution will work with short surf boards and up to a long standup paddle race board.
www.supwheels.com/store/c1/SUP_Wheels_Shop
I had a similar problem carrying my SUP due to no carry handle built into my board. I bought two $5 leg rope inserts from my local surf shop, drilled two 25mm holes into deck, and then epoxied in. Now very easy and comfortable to carry using a spare board carry strap!
