how to pick out a Board Bag

How to pick out a Board Bag

Board bag are used for several reasons:

1. Protect your board from dings. Surfboards are fragile and need to be protected from little bangs. So when your board is not in the water, it should be in a padded bag.

2. Protect your board from the heat and sun damage. Heat is your surfboards worst enemy. Keep your board in a white or reflective board bag so that it does not overheat. If you board overheats, it can delaminate, which bascially means that the glue and binding that holds it together, starts to come apart.

How to pick out a board bag:

When buying a boardbag I look for several things. I always make sure that my bag is a few inches bigger than my board that I can fit my fins, leash, wax, and maybe wetsuit in it. The other thing I make sure, is that it is white or reflective(very shiny, not dull shiny, should look like a mirror). White and relfective materials deflect the sun and keep your board cool. Dark colors actually attract the sun and make your board hotter than it would be without the bag.