Finally, someone offers a pickleball carrying bag that will actually hold all my pickleball stuff, without having to get a shoe horn to get everything in. The duffle by Franklin is most probably the only, and last, duffle you'll ever need to tote around your pickleball wares. Let's start with the size. It's a massive two feet long, over a foot high, and over a foot wide. Now, let's talk about features (let me catch my breath here…)
1. Central pocket. Big enough to carry towels, clothes, extra anything, balls. You name it, it will probably fit in the main compartment
2. Cooler. Yup, you read that right, it has a cooler compartment on the (what I'll call) the left side of the bag. This pocket could fit a 6 pack of your fav bevvy, food, ice, whatever. It's yuge. This side of the duffle is also hard plastic with the Franklin logo embossed. Very nice.
3. Other side pocket. This will probably fit 4-5 paddles, balls, accessories, whatever. It's as big as the pocket on the left side but no cooler included. Inside this pocket was also a bag with a pull tab for storing nasty clothes or extra balls. The outside of this pocket has a horizontal mesh pocket for even more storage
4. End zippered pockets. Two zippered pockets, stacked one above the other. The bottom pocket is obviously for shoes. It has grommeted vents to help your stinky, sweaty shoes be less stinky. The pocket above this one is for whatever you want to put in it. Both of these pockets have sleeves that extend into the main compartment.
5. Main compartment. This compartment is double zippered and inside you'll find two mesh, zippered pockets, one on each side, and the outside of each pocket has two elasticized pockets for keys, energy gels, small stuff.
6. Bottom. The bottom of the bag has 4 rubber feet to keep it from scuffing on hard surfaces, a pocket that runs the length of the bag (Velcro closure at one end) and two padded shoulder straps. I think the pocket could be for storing the shoulder straps if you're not inclined to carry the duffle as a backpack.
7. Shoulder strap. A padded shoulder strap and be removed by opening the metal clasps and removing it from the eyelets.
8. Carrying strap. At the top of the duffle is a heavy duty carrying strap. Built like fort Knox
9. A semi-hidden zippered pocket behind the above mentioned carrying strap. It's a small pocket that is felt lined and would be good for sports glasses/goggles, keys, other small items.
10. Twin carrying straps that will Velcro together.
The only thing I could not find on this duffle is a fence hanging hook (if it does have one, I couldn't find it). It could use one for certain.
I am pretty sure that Franklin must've interviewed pickleball players to see what they wanted in a duffle, and probably told them to dream big (thus the side pocket cooler – who would've thought of that?!). I tried to include pics of every feature I mentioned above. Lots of pics!
All zippers have pull tabs to help get a grip. The bag itself is made from heavy duty nylon and is padded. This bag ain't cheap, but it's probably the last pickleball duffle you'll ever need. I am impressed beyond measure.
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