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I'm always on the lookout for board bags that size to our paipo needs. Over the past 6 mnths that search has been more intense especially since I had been in a heavy travel mode and my boards take quite a beating from normal airline travel. Here's the start of a page as an aid to others in need:
http://www.rodndtube.com/paipo/PaipoBoardBags.shtml

Your ideas, comments, and leads are welcome.
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[Birdie]

I'm going to have an Airwave made custom, and that will hold both my HPD Paipo's (they are less than 1/2" thick, so, fitting two into a bag will be a snap)...with a divider between the two.

Will also see if I can fit 1 paipo and 1 bodyboard in it....

That would be ideal.

So, it will fit 2 paipo's or 1 paipo and 1 bodyboard.

[rodndtube]

I've just returned from my first trip using the new Airwave. The bag is well made, and wide enough but I would add a couple of inches in length for a more flexible fit. No way two of my boards would fit in it (at 2 to 2.5" thick each). Enough room for the 4/3 wetsuit, associated rubber booties, gloves, etc. and a couple of towels. I also packed the board inside my Victoria padded day bag. I probably could have jammed a pair of flippers in one of the inside pockets but it would have been a stretch to pack in another surf bag with other odds and ends (leashes, wax, sunscreen, contacts, spare eye glasses and so on).

Other alternatives would be ordering a modified coffin bag (with 5 or 6 inch walls instead of 9") and/or an external pocket sized for flippers and gear. Something along the lines of the BZ Coffin Bag for bodyboards, but sized to fit the longer paipo board would do the trick.
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[Birdie]

Mine will be custom made to fit my gear.

[Nels]

For the archives and permanent record, and being a lazy, cheap person, I would offer the reminder that a used surfboard bag is always an option. Fit paipos inside, fashion a divider out of 1" blue ethafoam packing, and put more stuff in. Fold in half or whatever configuration works, and either ducktape it or secure with a quick release belt or cam-strap. It might be ugly, but potential airport/car thieves would see it and figure it's a broken board...therefore of no value.

As my wife might say, listen to the birdies go "Cheap Cheap Cheap"...hey, "Broken Board Paipos" kind of has a hook, doesn't it?

[Birdie]

That's a great idea..

But as the HPD boards are 30" wide at the base - they won't be fitting in any surfboard bags!!

Meanwhile, I got a very high quality BRAND NEW bag for my 5'10" kneeboard for $50.00...has a very wide nose...

http://www.deanclearysurfboards.com

[Nels]

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[Nels]

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The "custom sized" paipo board bags make a lot of sense for frequent travelers -- there are other options such as the used surfboard bags but the airlines start to frown on the "folded over" look and the bag/board no longer fall quite so easily under the airline waveriding vehicle charge wire. Many of the airlines do not charge for bodyboards and kneeboards but you'll be expected to pay $75 and up for all things "surfboards." And the airlines are eager to assess extra fees these days. There's also the issue of untaping of surfbags by the Airline Travel Inspection Police -- after they wrestle with the duct tape it will no longer be doing it's job and will just piss them off.

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Oh, man...the thought never crossed my mind! Forget I mentioned any of the earlier stuff, at least as far as commercial travel options. I just heard on the news tonight that a lot of airports get to go back to private security screeners this year, so I suppose the "jackboots" will come back out.

Time to crawl back into my cave...

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[Nels]