Demon Phantom Fully Padded Travel Snowboard Bag with Wheels

Just got this today. Packed it up, but haven’t travelled with it yet. Will update if my impression changes after a couple upcoming trips. This thing is quite large! I snowboard and my daughter skis, and this is one of the few bags that looked like it could handle it all (without paying $200+). It surpassed my expectations on capacity. I fit a 165 board and 161 skis, plus both sets of boots and the poles. There is still plenty of room for more gear! I will keep the helmets in my other gear bag, and now have plenty of room between the two to possibly not need a suitcase for other clothes. If I was going by myself without the skis, I could take just this and probably be good for a whole week out. The one downside to the capacity is it can get heavy fast. Loaded as pictured, with no helmets or other accessories, weighs 44#. To load this up for a big trip while flying, you’ll might have to pay overweight fees. If it avoids taking a second bag though, it may be worth it. I will put the heavier ski boots in my other bag while flying and fill this with lighter, larger items. For a road trip, not a problem. I agree with other buyers’ sentiment that it is uneven when carrying sideways. The tendency is to put heavier items toward the wheels, which makes it awkward to carry by the strap or handle. Think about it when loading. There is one large main compartment, with two straps inside to help keep your board/skis in place. There is also a padded flap to lay over the gear to allow separating poles, accessories, or extra board decks from the gear below. The outer pocket is enough to fit gloves and beanies, or other smaller items in. It’s about 11x15”. If your boards are 160cm+, you may have have to remove bindings from one to make them both fit, depending on binding spacing. With bindings removed from two of them, you can probably fit 3 complete board setups and boots, but maybe not helmets. When packing skis, you may want a Velcro strap or strong rubber band (check Sportube for theirs) to hold the brakes out of the way, especially if packing alongside a snowboard. Some people have said it can’t be locked up. The holes on the zipper ends are almost 3/8” wide, so almost any typical travel lock should fit fine. Since it’s a soft bag, anyone with a knife can get inside, so take that for what it’s worth. I didn’t try carrying it with just the board, so I can’t confirm if it “sags” while rolling as others have said. With the skis in there, they provide a nice rigid spine to keep it fairly stiff while rolling. YMMV. The wheels roll smooth enough. The handles appear strong, only time will tell. The material feels fairly heavy, so hopefully it resists heavy scratching or tears. If you make several air trips per year though, I’m sure it will eventually meet its match. This is probably the biggest drawback, the fact that it’s not quite as rugged as the nice Burton or Dakine bags (but definitely bigger). I believe that’s where the price difference really comes in, beside branding. For my 1-2 flights per year and multiple trips in the truck bed, I think it’ll be fine. I like I can keep it in the bed now without risking the board getting beat up while driving. I may have to wrap my small tarp around it if driving in the rain, as it doesn’t appear waterproof (though the inner lining will provide some water resistance).

The quality for the price is good. Let's be honest. This won't compare to your $250 Burton dual board wheelie bag, so you have to temper your expectations if that's what you want. This does NOT have hard sidewalls. Its padded lightly to prevent bump damage, which is good enough for the most part. Sizing: This can definitely handle a 170cm snowboard BUT definitely could not handle TWO 170cm snowboards with bindings attached. I was able to fit a 159 and a 154. Even then I would temper your ability to do this against what your stances are set at on those boards. (Pics attached). With TWO boards loaded, I was able to finagle ONE pair of boots and place some soft goods in the air gaps. Don't look for this to displace your need for a decent checked bag. I think ideally you would only use this for a single board.

It was great for the price! I ordered an "open-box" version and it came in perfect shape. I had no issues taking it on Amtrak. The bag is fairly large and can fit multiple boards. It fit (closed) with my 154 board with bindings attached with no issue. In addition, it also fit my boots, snow pants, helmet and could have fit a lot more things. It was perfect for what I needed. The wheels definitely help as lugging around 20-40 lbs is not fun. Definitely not cons, but improvement could be added in these areas. ~The middle holding strap is centered, however my load wasn't centered (it was weighted toward the wheel-end), therefore carrying it that way would drag the bottom at times. Maybe an additional strap at the 3/4 position... ~The adjustable strap is too short. Perhaps it was user error. Could probably use a pad. ~For boards less than 170, when you pull the bag on the wheels, the bottom is not hard, therefore the bag will bend until the board. It makes you pull it at a weird angle. ~The unit was one big bag. I didn't have too much issue with this, but perhaps more compartments would be nice. ~This bag is not a hard case, so if you plan on checking it in, assume all your gear will be broken if they throw everything around.

I was pleasantly surprised with this bag. Been eyeballing it for about a year now and finally decided if I didn't get it I never would. Prior I just tossed everything in the back of my SUV and put stuff on when I arrived at the mountain. I really only wanted the bag to store stuff in at home so I didn't go through the trying to find everything the night before boarding. Glad I got this thing! First off, the bag is huge! It will easily hold 2 boards with bindings and 2 sets of everything else. I only have my board (bindings attached), a set of boots, gloves, goggles and pants in mine and I've still got an insane amount of space. I don't like to overload bags, tends to shorten lifespan having them at capacity. The padding is great, not crazy thick but in the right places. The wheels are great but it does take some getting used to with a bag this long. They seem to do ok going over terrain, wouldn't want to drag it a crazy distance though. The handles are in great places on the bag to just pick it if you need to and everything seems really well balanced in my bag so carrying it isn't a problem. Haven't tried to use the shoulder strap, doubt I will but I have it in one of the pockets if I want to. Best part is when I'm not on the mountain I have everything together in the corner of my closet, no more searching for my gear!!! I strongly recommend this bag, but I've never had another bag so I don't have anything to compare it to, I'm sure there are better ones out there, but I don't think you can beat this thing for the price.

Bought two of these bags, each filled with two sets of skis w/ poles, boots, plus ski gear. Not padded too much, but the bags are light and allow you to fill them pretty good with clothing and other gear that protects the skis or snowboards (and still keep them under 50 lbs). Survived two flights and in and out of the car a few times with no apparent damage. Easy to carry and wheel around, even for the kids. One item I added to the bag - my extending Bagboy golf bag protector -- it was not long enough for the entire bag, but wedged it against the ski boots placed at the bottom of the bag, and the protector made it to the top of the bag, which provided some extra protection for the skis, and also helped to keep the bag a bit straighter when wheeling it through the airport. First time traveling with skis, but these bags worked great and did their job (what more can you ask for).

I've travelled with this bag about five times now and it's held up pretty great each time with one exception: the strap broke in transit on the second trip. But other than that, the padding is pretty good, the zipper has held up well, and the rollers are very useful. For the price, I think this is a great travel bag.

Excellent bag that's almost too large! I was able to fit two boards w/ bindings, boots, goggles, snow gear and several jackets into this bag. The seams and zippers are very high quality and there is a good layer of padding all the way around. There is a sturdy piece of plastic on the end with the wheels for extra protection. I did wrap the ends of the boards with jackets just in case (we all know how airport luggage gets treated), but it probably would have been fine without it. Best bag I have seen in this price range!

We've used this bag twice and the sewing is already coming undone. The main handle that will be used for dragging this around airports (the intended, advertised use) started ripping away the first time we used it. Now, after 2 uses, the zippers are starting to come undone. Spend a little extra money and get something that will last.