I leave them on because why take them off? When my wife and I pack in one Dakine Low Roller I take mine off, put her board on top of mine, then put my bindings in the space between hers. Works well with a little padding all around. Never had any problems.
I ride Flows and I take them off as they do not fold down all that well. If I leave them on, they are the "high spot" and I fear for their safety when the baggage gorilla gets ahold of the board bag.
That's what I'm worried about. The heel of my bindings are right up against the zipper and it closes very tight. Worried about the zipper bisting of the bindings getting beaten around. However the bindings are metal.
Nope, never. Which is sort of surprising after I've oberved from the boarding gate how the luggage guys handled our bags :laugh: I decently cover the board in bubble wrap.
Only thing ever got damaged was SOs board bag liner inside. First time, he didn't wrap the edges and from all the movement, they cut the liner into slices. Won't happen wirh wrapped edges.
I've traveled extensively with multiple boards (freestyle and a pow board if needed) in my Dakine Low Roller and never had a problem with damage.
Here's what my packing setup always looks like: I always leave the bindings on my main board with my pow board underneath, separated by a board sleeve (the kind that usually comes with a new board. I put my goggles in my boots, which are placed in the boot pockets with gloves and beanies packed around them and outerwear spread on the tips and tail (underneath the boot pockets). I put any insulating layers and my helmet in between my bindings... Usually have to pack my base layers in my main bag.
I used to cut one slit (longways) in pool noodles and line my surfboard rails with them for travel. It protected the rails well and left a buffer between boards so the tops and bottoms wouldn't scuff or scratch other boards in the bag. I'm sure it would work great with snowboards too.
I bought a SportTube several years ago and I haven't had one problem since. I do wrap a bath towel around the tip and tail but this thing is practically indestructible.
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