[hoboken]

Originally Posted by mpdsnowman

Im gonna go against the grain here. My view is this.
You should get a board bag that fits the board as close as you can get it. I have a 155, the bag goes to 155.6. I have plenty of room for clothes and bindings too.

My problem with going bigger for the purpose of helmets and stuff is possible damage and the new weight factors for flying. See they throw this shit around and if the bag is oversized regardless of how well you conceive you packed it....their is a chance for shifting and ultimately scratches etc.

With airlines now putting weight restrictions and adding costs(per fuel surcharges) it makes more sence to get the bag that fits and an additional boot bag for the bindings and helmets that fit in there.

Now if your not flying ok...however to spend the money on a bag you want to consider the possibility of airline travel particularly in snowboarding.

U put a helmet, bindings and boards in one bag your asking for some sort of damage I think.

Interesting. That's a different way to look at it.

[geoko]

I'm going to counter your counter in that I have experience flying with a large board bag and it has worked well for me. I have a Forum Sheath and a Santa Cruz board bag (can't remember the model on that one) and both are very long - up to a 170 if memory serves me right. I have a 158 and a 166 for boards, and I like travelling with both - you never know when you're gonna get a sweet pow day, and not having my pow board with me would just piss me off. I've travelled with two boards, all my snow clothing (pants, gloves, jacket, long underwear, etc.), helmet, a pair of bindings, and both boots in the board bag and never had any damage to speak of. (I've flown American and Alaskan twice to Canada, and once to Portland with my boards.)

If you're going on a week plus long trip, this is THE best way to free up space in a bag for all your other stuff - gifts you pick up for friends, clothing (gotta look good off the slopes too ya know.), camera gear, more fragile board gear (like goggles and glasses), and if you're like me, yur legal limit for international travel of two bottles of Jameson 18 year. Those things are precious cargo.

[con3593]

my bag sucks, 1 trip and already got a cut in it

[Grimdog]

Originally Posted by mpdsnowman

Im gonna go against the grain here. My view is this.
You should get a board bag that fits the board as close as you can get it. I have a 155, the bag goes to 155.6. I have plenty of room for clothes and bindings too.

My problem with going bigger for the purpose of helmets and stuff is possible damage and the new weight factors for flying. See they throw this shit around and if the bag is oversized regardless of how well you conceive you packed it....their is a chance for shifting and ultimately scratches etc.

With airlines now putting weight restrictions and adding costs(per fuel surcharges) it makes more sence to get the bag that fits and an additional boot bag for the bindings and helmets that fit in there.

Now if your not flying ok...however to spend the money on a bag you want to consider the possibility of airline travel particularly in snowboarding.

U put a helmet, bindings and boards in one bag your asking for some sort of damage I think.

My Ogio Bag has compression straps inside to keep the board in place. If I have extra stuff in the bag, like a helmet, I will put a towel the length of the board under the compression strap with the board to protect the top sheet.