Good reasons but there's one you've forgotten and it is the main reason I bought one and that is to stop the roof of my car rusting out from the salt water. My last car had some serious cancer on both the roof and around the top of the windscreen so when I bought my new car I bought a cover too. As a bonus my 14' Lahui Kai looks almost new after 12 months.

Resale value.. it's often easier to sell a second hand board if it comes with a bag.

I have a board bag......mainly used as a seat cover on back seat of car when taking friend's dogs to beach
That said....I do not like leaving boards in the sunshine

GizzieNZ said..

I have a board bag......mainly used as a seat cover on back seat of car when taking friend's dogs to beach
That said....I do not like leaving boards in the sunshine

sunshine in NZ

colas said..

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Keeping a wet board in a closed bags has 2 drawbacks:
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Wipe the board and paddle with a damp chamois cloth to dry it and remove most of the salt.

6. They have straps to carry them
7. you can stand on it when your putting your wetty on so you don't get sand or stones through your suit
8. you can stand on it to take your wetty off to avoid heaps of ground grit going through your wetty as you get it off.

Careful of dark coloured board bags in the sun very hot especially if done up.

If board bag sealed up the deck grip can get a bit wiffy

I never use a board bag for day to day stuff , but on surf trips it's a must . The boards stack much easier on the roof and if your straps loosen because of all the different shaped boards they are less likely to fly off. For international travel put a board sock over your board and then put it in the cover plus wrap your towel and clothes around it. So get a cover that is a bit big and not a tight fit and as Beerdead said you can sleep in them , we all did a couple of years ago at Merimbula , we arrived at 2am with no where to stay. Worst night sleep Eva but at least we were warm.

Camarillo said..
Are there any boardbags around with corrosion resistant zippers ?

Of course, look for big-dented (for sand) plastic (for salt) zippers. Many brands have them.

On the opposite, brands selling bags with small-dented metal zippers show that they don't know what they are doing ;-)

I stick my board bag on my head and pretend I'm the Pope.

Area10 said..

I stick my board bag on my head and pretend I'm the Pope.

I believe you meant to say "so the pommy sea gulls dont ****ttttt on you"