I have been using the standard Speedo mesh swim bag. But I think they generally suck.
The string/rope rots after less than a year.
Sometimes the spring in the rope clamp rusts
The fabric of course rots before too long
The id label area isn't visible for long when written with a permanent marker
My bag stays at the pool - outdoors - all the time. It holds fins, pull buoy, paddles, snorkel, and kickboard.
Are there any bags that will last more than a year in use like this?
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I'm the same as Geek. Mine hangs in the garage. My last one was 5 years old and was still going strong until I joined a new team and they gave me one withe the team logo on it. It is the Speedo Deluxe one. The marker has lasted well (it has to since all of us have the same bag and almost the same gear!) and the whole bag looks brand new.
Try hanging yours inside or keeping it in your car.
It just seems like they should be able to make a bag that lasts outside. I want to leave my bag at the pool. All the age groupers do at my pool. Mine doesn't even sit in direct sun. But the weather/sun just kills 'em.
(on really cold days in the winter it can freeze at the side of the pool when I'm swimming)
I don't want it in my car because I'm not going to put a dripping wet bag in my car.
I'll stop. I don't want to whine!
I'm the same as Geek. Mine hangs in the garage. My last one was 5 years old and was still going strong until I joined a new team and they gave me one withe the team logo on it. It is the Speedo Deluxe one. The marker has lasted well (it has to since all of us have the same bag and almost the same gear!) and the whole bag looks brand new.
Try hanging yours inside or keeping it in your car.
It just seems like they should be able to make a bag that lasts outside. I want to leave my bag at the pool. All the age groupers do at my pool. Mine doesn't even sit in direct sun. But the weather/sun just kills 'em.
(on really cold days in the winter it can freeze at the side of the pool when I'm swimming)
I don't want it in my car because I'm not going to put a dripping wet bag in my car.
I'll stop. I don't want to whine!
