Making my own disc bag..

[Mikk]

I have been thinking of this for a long time now and I'm gona go for it. I'm gona make the frame out of carbon fiber. First I'm gona use cardboard to do the mock-up. I dont know how I'm gona make the putter pocket yet tho.
I do know how I want my setup. Large enough to cary 20 discs, and 1 putter. Be able to use my shoulder straps. Have a putter and mini pocket/s. have a side pocket for various stuff, like back-up minis, 2 golf balls, extra towel, extra sharpie, hacky sack(a must), asprine(for the bad days)... 2 beverage pockets, 1 large enough for a Gator Aide bottle. A seperate pocket/s(?) for score card, 2 sharpies, 1 pen.

[Kris C]

I've never owned a "disc golf" bag, just used different duffel bags big enough to carry 15 discs and a small cooler (a must)!! My current bag is one I found at goodwill that holds about 17 and has a cooler attatched on one side! So, my humble thought is, since you get to pick exactly what your bag is, maybe build a small cooler in it.

[Mikk]

I had 1 kinda like a duffle bag with a small seperated area used as a cooler. Even found frozen cooler packs for it too. Unfortunately that was 17 years ago and Innova doesnt make bags like it anymore. I was also thinking of putting small "feet" on the bottom to keep the bag from getting soaked.

[Mikk]

well I made my prototype outa cardboard. 10.5 inch wide x 9.5 inch tall x 9.5 inch deep. The side pockets will be made of nylon and attached to the bag with industrial velcro. The top or lid if you will can be hinged to close with the putter on the inside of the lid. So when I close the top all the discs are inside!! Now I just gota figure out where to put the mini and sharpie pockets. I can have the girlfriend make a back pad outa fleece and that too can be velcro'd to the frame.

[Mikk]

Man I just had a brilliant idea!! However I gota re design the shape of the bag. I can have the beverage compartment INSIDE the bag seperated from the discs then put the mini and sharpies where the "beverage holders" were!! Same goes for the big pocket on the other side. I can just make the framing a bit larger and keep everything inside the bag!!

[Mikk]

OMG I got it!! I can make the bag with a seperate compartment lined with UV led's and have a glow disc recharger compaerment!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mazza]

OMG I got it!! I can make the bag with a seperate compartment lined with UV led's and have a glow disc recharger compaerment!!!!!!!!!!!!

if we gonna put batteries in the bag....what about disc warmers for winter golf

[Mikk]

Easy! Line the inside of the disc compartment with heated socks!! Hell you could make the whole damn bag heated if done correctly!!

[Mikk]

even better for glow golf, I can modify a camera flash inside the bag in a seperate compartment. Put the disc in the pocket, flash it then throw!! No more messing up your night vision! Damn I'm ona run with this!! Anybody else got ideas??

[sillybizz]

really.

[sillybizz]

That's

[sillybizz]

Awesome.

[Mikk]

sometimes I get bitten by the creative bug.. I think thats the left side of my brain cuz it hurtz now... hahahahahahaaaaa

[The Ombudsman]

I always liked the dedicated cell phone pocket in my old innova bag. It kept the phone from banging around in some random pocket as well as out of my pocket and very easy to find. Another consideration is Super Class compatibilty. One of my most stringent requirements in any bag I use is the ability to safely and securely house my 80 mold Midnight Flyer or any other disc I may need for a Super Class event.

[Mikk]

Carying larger than normal size plasitic is easy with a proper design. My concern is the over all weight of the bag itself. Nobody wants to cary a heavy bag for 18+ holes of golf. My worst enemy is mother nature. Water displacement is a MUST in the pac nw.

[Mikk]

Also the price of the bag, where is the best place to spend$$? I'm thinking of re-use and re-cycle. Even more so is the ability to mod your current disc bag for your current game and environment.
Not many of us have the $$ for uber disc components, but rather the ability to have the things we need for the game at hand..Use-ability, long lasting and easy to fix/replace. I know if I'm short on funds I get the DISCS I need/want and not somuch on my bag to carry said discs.
Looks like I have my work cut in stone eh?

[mazza]

even better for glow golf, I can modify a camera flash inside the bag in a seperate compartment. Put the disc in the pocket, flash it then throw!! No more messing up your night vision! Damn I'm ona run with this!! Anybody else got ideas??

i think a black light would do better.....find a little 6" and mount to the inside

[Mikk]

Mabe backwards thinking is needed here. Take the discs/items you cary then design the bag around that!!

[mazza]

Mabe backwards thinking is needed here. Take the discs/items you cary then design the bag around that!!

i like the multi use thought process....just change the accessories u put in it

[Uhlman]

I think making your bag around the stuff you want to carry is the best way to do it. Good luck and I would love to see pictures of your progress and the completed bag.

[Mikk]

I think making your bag around the stuff you want to carry is the best way to do it. Good luck and I would love to see pictures of your progress and the completed bag.

I'm gona make my new prototype when I get home today. I have the new design drawn up already. It will be 3 compartments. the main compartment will be 12 inches long x 10 inch wide x 10 inch tall. this should hold 18 discs and 2 putters. this will be the middle compartment. to each side will be 6 inch compartment. this should hold just about everything else. the 2 sides will be sealed off and hopefuly water tight with their own access doors that is seperate from the main disc compartment.
Whats cool is I'm gona use velcro inside the main compartment so I can use my Innova bag insert.

[Mikk]

Ok so I made my design and its a bit too big IMO. kept catching my elbows on it.

[snap7times]

That is too big of a bag if you want all these cool stuff on or in your bag. I have been designing my own bag as well, but been more focused on a part of how to add to existing bags bsbsbs... point is, 18+2 is not neccessary. I would go with 14+2 at the most. To me, important factors are keeping the bag off the ground and having something water proof seperate the discs from the bottom of the bag. Keep it up...

[Mikk]

That is too big of a bag if you want all these cool stuff on or in your bag. I have been designing my own bag as well, but been more focused on a part of how to add to existing bags bsbsbs... point is, 18+2 is not neccessary. I would go with 14+2 at the most. To me, important factors are keeping the bag off the ground and having something water proof seperate the discs from the bottom of the bag. Keep it up...

Ya this is where I started thinking. Keeping the bottom off the ground and dry. Realy to me its ok if the discs get wet, if its raining bad its gona happen anyway. What I'm going after is keeping the rest of my stuff dry thats in the bag too. I suppose zip lock freezer bags would go a long way right..

[Uhlman]

Ya this is where I started thinking. Keeping the bottom off the ground and dry. Realy to me its ok if the discs get wet, if its raining bad its gona happen anyway. What I'm going after is keeping the rest of my stuff dry thats in the bag too. I suppose zip lock freezer bags would go a long way right..
haveing a compartment for that stuff you want to keep dry lined it with plastic, PVC, or latex impregnated nylon might work