10 Skateboard Bag Essentials

A skateboarder's best friend is a skate tool or multi-tool. This tool will come in handy for setting up your board or adjusting while you're at the skatepark or street spot. Ensure that it has its Phillips head screwdriver and Allen wrench, and it's always helpful to have one with pliers too.

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Skating a dry ledge can be frustrating, which is why skate wax is essential for every skateboarder. Wax helps make a ledge or flat bar feel buttery and slide better, and some tricks require a more slippery surface than others. However, always ask permission from other skaters before waxing a spot, and keep your wax in a plastic bag to avoid a mess in your skate bag. 

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Staying hydrated while skating is crucial, and a reusable water bottle is a must-have item. A vacuum-sealed bottle can reduce waste and keep your drink colder for longer. Clip it to your bag to avoid losing it if you happen to crash.

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It’s always a good idea to have some spare skate parts in your bag. Have a dedicated pocket for extra bearings, hardware, bushings, pivot cups, etc. You don’t need to buy a bunch of new spare parts, but whenever you get some new stuff, just save the best of the old stuff and keep it in your bag. One day you'll be glad that you did when you or one of your friends needs something to keep skating. 

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A utility knife or a box cutter can be useful for quite a few scenarios, such as gripping a new deck at the park or cutting off your old mangles shoe laces. Just make sure to close it up when you're finished with it.

Keep a couple extra laces in your bag because your laces will eventually break and skating with loose fitting, haggardly looking laces sucks. Even if you only skate slip-ons, keep a few laces in your bag just in case one of your friends needs one.

Skating with some music can make your session more enjoyable. Wireless earbuds are ideal, but if you've got wired headphones, run them up through your shirt to avoid snagging them with your arms while trying a trick. If you're filming tricks for social media, bring along a portable charger to keep your phone charged up.

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If you’re filming tricks for Instagram on your phone a bunch, it’s a good idea to bring along a portable charger to keep your phone juiced up so it doesn’t die just before getting the clip.

Keep a couple snacks in your bag for when you start to get low energy or if you get the munchies. Future you will be stoked.

Finally, having some bandages such as an ACE bandage or bandaids can be useful in case you or one of your friends fall and need to get patched up. Having an ACE bandage is definitely helpful if you tweak your wrist or ankle and need some compression, or need something to hold the ice on it.