Surf Talk Guru

This summer I saw a lot of people new to surfing venturing to the beach to surf our smaller summer swell. They had new equipment, new boards, new suits, everything–and they just treated their stuff like crap. I saw one guy plop his really nice shiny shortboard on the pavement, fin side down, then sit on it to put his clothes on. I don’t know if these people are just idiots or if they have money to throw away, but it’s sad to see people destroy perfectly good equipment, especially the most expensive surfing investment you’ll make–your board.

I suggest that if there’s one surf accessory you get to make sure your board is protected for years to come, it’s a board bag. If you just surf during the day and bring your board back inside at night, get a daylight bag. If you travel with your board, or boards, going on trips or camping on the weekend, get a travel bag. Travel bags are awesome because you can usually fit all kinds of other stuff in them. Your suit and booties, clothes, towels, whatever. Then you can throw all those wet things back in the bag on the way home so you don’t have to put them in your car.