Surf Bags

Board bags are pretty self explanatory. It’s a bag that you put your board into; it protects your board while you are not using it. Right now your probably like “where can I get one of these and how mush cash do I have to spend for one”. Well board bags can range from twenty dollars all the way to 400 dollars. There are many places where you can find these, they sell them at Surf and Sea, Tropical Rush, and pretty much every other surf shop in Haleiwa or in Hawaii for that matter.

When you are picking out your board bag you should consider three things.
What length of a board bag do I need for my board?
How much padding do I want for my board? (Depends how far you’re traveling for surf, and were you are going store your board.)
And how much cash do I want to spend?
There are three or four different types of board bags that come in all shapes, sizes and prices. There is the sock, the hard case and the standard board bag.

The sock is the cheapest and cost anywhere from $15 dollars for $50 dollars. It is basically huge sock that you just put around your board. They are excellent if you are just storing your board in your room or in your garage. These are perfect for bringing to the beach with you because not only do they protect your board they also double as a towel. However board socks are not perfect they don’t offer as much protection as standard bags and the hard shells. If you are going to buy a board sock you will need one that is about the same size as your board in length and wideness.

The Standard board bag is water proof and will offer your board great protection. However they are a bit more expensive and range from 50 dollars to 150 dollars. Most of these bags have a nice thick layer of foam on the inside to protect your precious board from dings. The cool thing about these board bags is that they offer bags that hold more than one board, which is good if you have multiple boards that you want to protect.



If you are going to be bringing your board on an air plane or are just over protective about your boards you can get a hard case. These are made out of thick plastic, you can pretty much throw this out of a two story house and chances are your boards will be just fine. The downer is that they cost a lot and can cost anywhere from 80 dollars to 400 dollars.