Surfboards and surf accessories

A surfboard day bag makes good sense if you want to maximize the life of your surfboard. While most of us assume that all damage to our boards is going to happen in the water, this isn’t always the case. Yep, the rocks and other surfers and boards can all wreak havoc with your board. But what about impact, heat, UV, and minor dings and dents? These are all the sorts of situations that manage to damage your surfboard and also take dollars off the resell price.

A FCS surfboard bag can solve many of the above issues, well apart from the rocks, coral, and other surfboards on the loose. A surfboard day bag will protect your surfboard from the dings and dents that inevitably happen when you go around a corner too fast, or collide with that wall or door. They are also a great way to minimise pressure dents from car racks, bike racks, and storage racks.

FCS board bags also come with built in heat reflective tarpee shells. All that exposure to the harmful UV rays isn’t just bad for your skin, but it is also going to fade the colors on your surfboard. So when your surfboard is out in the elements and you aren’t surfing on it, a surfboard day bag is going to keep it looking newer for longer. The reflective tarpee is also important for stopping your surfboard from getting too hot. Yep, not only does the wax melt all over everything, including car seats and t-shirts, depending on the circumstances, but can also be detrimental to surfboard resins. Some epoxy resins can bubble from too much direct sunlight. Let’s not also forget that most surfboards will start to yellow at some stage when they have seen too much sun.

Other points to remember before buying a surfboard day bag are to make sure that the nose is reinforced and the right shape for your surfboard, either pointed or round. A sturdy zipper that is not going to rust or fall out the first time you use it is also pretty important. Padded shoulder straps take the weight off. 5 mm padded foam is a great place to start with FCS board bags. This is enough padding to resist day to day bangs and impact and not so much that the board bag starts to get too bulky.

By Luc Stokes

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