VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK • Packing travel bag/protecting board
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Packing travel bag/protecting board

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:56 am
by SmallWaveSteve
I'm leaving for Panama on Saturday, so figured I should start thinking about packing my bag.
I've got an un-padded mystic golf bag I'm planning on using but want to protect the rails on my board since it's wider than the TT's I've travelled with (crazyfly skim).
I'm thinking of picking up a pool noodle and slicing it in half and slipping it over the edges. Any other thoughts/ideas?

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:48 am
by Jaksent
Hot water line foam insulation is a lot smaller diameter and is pre-slit. Might save you some time and frustration of dealing with the pool noodle.

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 12:55 pm
by SmallWaveSteve
Jaksent wrote:Hot water line foam insulation is a lot smaller diameter and is pre-slit. Might save you some time and frustration of dealing with the pool noodle.
Excellent, never would have thought of that stuff, thanks!

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:20 pm
by nanmoo
You could also just tape strips of cardboard wrapped around the edges for the eco-solution and wrap your harness around the midsection with the hook removed. That's what I usually do.

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:59 pm
by tempy
Pipe foam insulation worked for me - it comes in variable thickness - I took a thicker version. It is much more compact than the pool noodles. I reuse them when I transport bikes (frames touching) and also double them up under footstraps (in the windsurfer) to keep them from being crushed.

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:21 am
by SmallWaveSteve
That's what I ended up going with, made a ring of it with the pipe insulation and tuck tape, and it slips over the the edge of the board with a bit of stretching and shouldn't come off in transit. Works great!