Chris here, with summer surf trips right around the corner I figured we should talk about the best way to pack your Travel Surfboard Bag for a trip. First rule DEFINITELY opt. for a Travel Surfboard Bag instead of a Surfboard Day Bag when packing for a surf trip. (Reasons discussed in previous posts.) Next decide how many boards you’re going to be taking on your surf trip and use an appropriate sized Travel Surfboard Bag. Half the battle is using the proper fitting bag, the less space your boards have to move around inside the bag the better. Should you use extra packing material? Possibly, for piece of mind. My suggestion, use your beach towels and some duct tape. (You should ALWAYS take duct tape on a surf trip, if nothing else you can use it to hold your rental car together, don’t ask. lol) Your taking beach towels anyway right? So, use them. Wrap them around the top and bottom boards and tape them in place, you don’t need get tape on the boards, just wrap it around the towels to keep them in place within your Travel Surfboard Bag. To be continued…
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How to buy a Travel Surfboard Bag. REALLY.
Hey Guys! This is the follow up to my “How to buy a Surfboard Day Bag” Post. I got a few emails asking that I also talk about Travel Surfboard Bags, so here you go! Thanks for the feedback. Probably most importantly when buying a Travel Surfboard Bag you need to consider how many boards your taking. If you’re only taking 2 the NEW single/doubles are the way to go! Dakine, Prolite, FCS and Creatures ALL make some variation of the “single/double”. They completely hide the 2nd. board, if you’re trying to avoid those pesky airline fees that’s definitely the way to go. Next, DON’T OVER BUY! In other words if you’re taking 3 boards DON’T get a 5 to 7 board Travel Surfboard Bag. You’re just asking for an over sized bag that will raise red flags airline check in. You want your boards to be snug, if you overbuy you’re just asking for damage. If you have 3 boards get a 2 to 3 board bag, MAYBE a 3 to 4 board bag if you want a bit more room for other gear. Last, make sure NOT to cheap out! Get a QUALITY Travel Surfboard Bag that you can trust, ask a friend, look for reviews or just simply visit OUR Travel Surfboard Bag section. We’ve taken the guess work out as we ONLY carry the BEST brands that you can trust. Getting a good deal is GREAT, but if it’s at the expense of your boards being damaged then what was the point? If you want a good deal check out our sale page from time to time as we have Travel Surfboard Bags there often. Good luck!
STORMPROOF?!? Prolite we Can’t Wait!
Hey Guys, this came down the pipes from Prolite today. Get excited! I’ll post more details once I have them!
“Two years plus in development Prolite is about 7 months away from the release of STORMPROOF an elite line of travel products. We’ve been testing different materials over the last 18-24 months in an effort to find the highest quality materials and best components available on the market. These are not your everyday bags and are made exclusively for the traveler looking for the highest level of protection. Prolite is known for board bags and this will solidify the Prolite name as the stand out in this category. In addition to board bags under the STORMPROOF name we will also be releasing a limited line of backpacks and luggage within the next 12 months that will also sport the STORMPROOF logo and feature high grade materials for the frequent traveler. The STORMPROOF line will be available through very limited retail channels and will only be sold in the United States.”
You know you’ll be able to get this line here at The Surfboard Warehouse once they’re available! Stay tuned!
Surfboard Travel Bags: They’re all the same right?!? (The Sixthquel)
I think I just made up a new word. lol The point is that this SHOULD BE my LAST “Surfboard Travel Bag” post! (Somehow some of you will be upset and the rest of you, grateful… I don’t understand. Either way we’ll be moving on after this.) I was breaking down some KEY differences (generally) between companies. So, lets continue! Next up, Creatures of Leisure. Born in Aus., their Surfboard Travel Bag claim to be “Slim Fit”, (which they are) giving you less size and weight! Meanwhile, Dakine has the industry leading Recon II, available in both Shortboard and Longboard sizes. The Recon II is one of our best selling Surfboard Travel Bag and for good reason. It’s one of the SICKEST slim doubles we offer. It COMPLETELY HIDES YOUR 2nd BOARD! (Stick it to the Airlines! Hey, don’t judge! Those airline fees are getting out of control.) Next up is Destination Surf. With their Family Owned attitude and industry leading Manufacturer warranty, you know your set with one of their bags. Last BUT NOT LEAST is Ocean and Earth. Their price point approach gets you a SOLID Surfboard Travel Bag at a GREAT price. With all this said, we carry all these brands and more! If you want the BEST surf gear in the world there’s no better place than www.TheSurfboardWarehouse.com! If you need help sorting through our Surfboard Travel Bag, our LIVE CHAT is a GREAT place to start! Thanks again, see you soon!
Surfboard Travel Bags: They’re all the same right?!? (Part 5)
Happy Halloween! (If you want to see a YouTube Vid. of some of the guys costumes from The Surfboard Warehouse click HERE, FUNNY stuff!! More proof you can do ANYTHING if you put your mind to it! lol) Now, back to Travel Surfboard Bags. How much padding do they have? Well, typically they have 3/4 in foam padding sandwiched between a tarpee inner liner and a tough nylon outside. Some bags (my personal favorites) have one side Nylon and the other a heat reflective tarpee. When you’re using this type of Travel Surfboard Bag PUT THE TARPEE SIDE UP! This way your boards will stay cool whether they’re on the roof of your car or sprawled out on the beach. (Yes, it makes that much of a difference. That’s how the bag is designed!) FCS uses dual density foam on some of their Travel Surfboard Bags. I wouldn’t be surprised if this type of construction becomes the standard because it’s SICK. Prolite‘s protection and pocket placement/usage are KEY. So, if you’re the surfer that likes all their gear in it’s place, Prolite may be the way to go. I’ll highlight some of our other companies stand out Travel Surfboard Bag features in my next and possibly LAST Travel Surfboard Bag post. (Don’t quote me on that though. lol)
Surfboard Travel Bags: They’re all the same right?!? (Part 4)
Rina swell otw! (If you’re not a F.L. gulf coast surfer you don’t know what I’m talking about. If you are, get ready for a head high+ shack fest!! Sat. may be the day!) Anyway, back to the topic at hand Travel Surfboard Bags. The next key factor when selecting a Travel Surfboard Bag, depends on how many boards you’re taking. If you’re trying to slim down for the airlines sake, there’s a HOST of Slim Doubles that are right up your alley! (Slim Doubles are a relatively new concept designed to hide one board helping you avoid airline fees, that’s why I’m giving the special mention.) Basically, you have Single Travel Surfboard Bags, Slim Double Travel Surfboard Bags, Coffins and Coffins with Wheels. They’re not as self explanatory as they seem. The “Slim Double” I mentioned will hold 1 or 2 boards and is PERFECT for traveling. A standard Double will, in most cases, hold 2 to 3 Shortboards. While a standard Triple will hold 3 to 4 boards; and yes some of our LARGER coffins will hold up to 7 boards! (All this is assuming that you have removable fins.) Keep in mind that a Coffin with Wheels is a stand out if we’re talking about ease of use. How much padding do most Surfboard Travel Bags have? Glad you asked! Part 5 coming soon! (If you want to take bets on how many parts there will be email me…)
Surfboard Travel Bags: They’re all the same right?!? (Part 3)
So we’ve been talking about Travel Surfboard Bag sizing and we got to a place where we were discussing what you do if you’re traveling with different styles of boards. If that’s the case, you obviously need a Travel Surfboard Bag that will fit your largest board and not be too big for your smallest. Thus, what you need to make sure is that your surfboard bag has is internal compression straps. While they’re not as important when all your boards are relatively the same size, (if you’ve purchased a properly fitting bag) they’re EXTREMELY important if your boards are different sizes and styles. Internal compression straps are like a seat belt(s) for your boards. They will hold your smaller boards in place within the bag so that there’s no movement, which will help prevent damage. External compression straps work the same way, but personally I think if you have various styled boards you would still want the internal compression straps. There’s PLENTY left to talk about when it comes to Travel Surfboard Bags, but don’t worry! I have plenty left to say! (I always do… lol) See you soon!
Surfboard Travel Bags: They’re all the same right?!? (Part 2)
Good morning and a happy Monday to you! (I love Monday’s, Why?!? The potential for things to get done this week is GREAT. I’ll follow up with that thought later, but it’s a good way to look at Monday’s.) Continuing our discussion about Surfboard Travel Bags the second MOST important factor would be size. Length is the obvious one. As a rule of thumb you want your Travel Surfboard Bag to have NO MORE that six inches to spare. That gives you thee inches wiggle room at the nose and tail, more than that starts lending itself towards to much movement and damage. (on longer boards you might be able to get away with a foot) THE MORE FORM FITTING THE BETTER! Next, the LESS obvious, but possibly more important factor the Width. The rails on your board are very easily damaged, so keeping the side to side movement within your Surfboard Travel Bag to a minimum is key. The EASIEST way to do this is use a Shortboard Travel Bag for Shortboards, a Funboard/Fish Travel Bag for your Funboard/Fish and a Longboard Travel Bag for your Longboards. Yes, I do understand that you are probably traveling with different types of boards, so we’ll visit that problem in the next post! See you there!
Travel Surfboard Bags: They’re all the same right?!?
Good Morning! Time for my 9:00am post… (I know it’s almost 10:00am, but the post was supposed to be up by 9:00am, thus it’s still a 9:00am post… I guess?) So, Surfboard Travel Bags, their all the same right?!? Nope. We only carry PROVEN brands and even within the BEST Surfboard Travel Bags on the market the differences are HUGE. But what’s the most important factors? And how would I suggest you choose a bag? We’ll, first, QUALITY. Whether you buy from us or from someone else get a quality bag. If you don’t you might as well take your own luggage and drop it on your board half a dozen times before you leave your house for the airport. DON’T USE A DAY BAG TO TRAVEL WITH! Seems like a simple concept, but we see it all the time. Sure it saves you money… NO IT DOESN’T, you’ll be buying a new board at the savings of about $50.00 on the bag. Day Bags only have 1/4in. foam padding (typically) and Travel Bags have 3/4in. foam padding. (typically) Rule of thumb, if your board is going to be in your possession at ALL times a Day Bag is fine, otherwise Travel Bag all the way. To be Continued…