Bean Bag Quick Facts
…Lost Bean Bag quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Based on | A radically extreme small-wave concept, similar to the Couch Potato but with a wider tail and a lower overall rocker |
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| Board type | Extreme small-wave groveler built around maximum surface area for lift and stability in tiny surf |
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| Best waves | The smallest, weakest waves |
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| Built for | Surfers who want to keep surfing aggressively, from the tail and up on a rail, when the waves are tiny; …Lost says it is meant to be surfed very short |
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| Tail | Wide double-ender: the rounded tail outline mirrors the nose |
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| Design | “Double-ender” outline balanced by a tip-to-tail vee bottom for forgiveness and on-rail surfing in the smallest waves, with a flat, stable deck and a low center of gravity; unlike most extremely wide and short boards, it can be surfed aggressively from the tail and up onto a rail without sliding out |
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| Fins | 5-fin: ride as a thruster or quad (FCS II or Futures boxes). Best template: upright, pivot-style (FCS Reactor family; Futures Pivot). Try the FCS II Mayhem Pivot Tri, with the Pivot quad rears for a quad, or the Futures P-series Blackstix. |
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| Stock sizes | 4’10 to 6’0 (26.50 L to 45.40 L) |
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| Sizing | Very short: shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with 1 to 2 L more volume; about 8" to 12" shorter than a Driver 3.0 |
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| Constructions we stock | Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Also stocked at times: Light Speed, Black Dart, Lib Tech, C4 and Carbon Wrap. All constructions are available for custom order |
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| Custom orders | Yes, through our …Lost 3D board builder |
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Bean Bag Q&A
What size Bean Bag should I get?
…Lost says the Bean Bag is meant to be surfed very short, and as an extreme small-wave groveler we recommend going shorter and wider than your regular shortboard with 1 to 2 liters more volume. Its outline carries so much surface area that, comparing …Lost’s stock dims, it runs about 8" to 12" shorter than a Driver 3.0 of the same volume. For example, if you ride a 5’11 Driver 3.0 (28.50 L), look at the 5’0 (20.50" x 2.38", 29.05 L). Stock sizes run from 4’10 (20.00" x 2.32", 26.50 L) to 6’0 (23.00" x 2.75", 45.40 L). If you don’t know your volume, use the Volume calculator at the top of our …Lost 3D board builder: enter your height, weight, skill, fitness and the waves you surf, and it recommends a volume by board type, from shortboard to fish, hybrid and mid-length. Our shop staff can help you pick a size.
What fins does the Bean Bag use?
The Bean Bag has five fin boxes (FCS II or Futures), so you can ride it as a thruster or a quad. Neither FCS nor Futures lists this model in its …Lost guide, so we go by the template FCS pairs with …Lost’s low-rocker small-wave shortboards such as the Puddle Jumper Pro. The template to look for is an upright, pivot-style fin: on FCS II the Mayhem Pivot Tri (Small, Medium, Large), with the Mayhem Pivot quad rears (Medium, Large) for a quad. FCS classes the Mayhem Pivot as a Reactor-family fin: a more upright template with less sweep (rake), built for speed and tight turns, and suited to lower-rocker boards. FCS sizes these fins by weight: Small 120–155 lbs, Medium 145–175 lbs, Large 165–200 lbs. On Futures, the matching template is a Pivot fin, such as the P-series Blackstix (P4, P6, P8), with the F-series Blackstix (F4, F6, F8) as a neutral option for small or soft waves, or the Mayhem 3.0 5-Fin (Medium, Large) if you prefer a raked, drivier feel. Futures sizes its fins as Small 95–135 lbs, Medium 125–175 lbs and Large 165 lbs and up.
How is the Bean Bag different from the Couch Potato?
…Lost describes the Bean Bag as similar to the Couch Potato but with a wider tail and a lower overall rocker, built around maximum surface area for lift and stability in tiny surf. The double-ender outline and tip-to-tail vee bottom keep it forgiving and let it get up on a rail, and it is meant to be surfed even shorter. As …Lost puts it: “Get off the Couch, toss your LazyBoy and bust out the BeanBag!”
What waves is the Bean Bag for?
The tiniest, weakest surf, where a normal shortboard would not get going. Maximum surface area gives it lift and stability in minuscule waves, and the tip-to-tail vee adds forgiveness and lets you surf on rail in the smallest of waves.
Can you surf the Bean Bag aggressively?
Yes. …Lost points out that, unlike most extremely wide and short boards, the Bean Bag can be surfed aggressively from the tail and up onto a rail without sliding out, thanks to the double-ender outline, the tip-to-tail vee bottom and the flat, stable deck that keeps your center of gravity low.
What constructions does the Bean Bag come in?
We always stock the Bean Bag in PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built, and we have also stocked it in Light Speed, Black Dart, Lib Tech, C4 and Carbon Wrap. Each in-stock board on this page lists its construction. All constructions are available for custom order through our …Lost 3D board builder.
Can I custom order a Bean Bag?
Yes. Use the Custom Order Bean Bag button on this page, or open the …Lost 3D board builder directly, to design one: you choose the dims, construction, fin boxes, colors and art.
