Disc golf means clutter.
I’ve never been one of those “hoarder” types about whom you binge creepy A&E documentaries. The second I discovered disc golf, though, I started to understand the appeal just a bit more …
You can never have enough plastic.
While I might find emotional comfort in one, two or 25 “backup” Millennium Dracos lying around the house, when my parents come to visit, the terrified look on their faces says it all:
“Our son’s never getting married.”
They might be right – my girlfriend doesn’t love it, either.
It’s just me, so I have a small apartment. Without much storage space, check out the random room I don’t use, arbitrarily open any door you like or take a quick peek under my bed, and you’ll find the same thing every time: Stacks on stacks on stacks – of golf discs, that is.
I’ve sold a few, but that’s not made much of a dent …
And to be honest, I don’t really want to part with ‘em.
Thankfully, a few months ago, I was messing around on Infinite Discs and saw a five-pack of DiscBox storage boxes. Admittedly, $40 was WAY more than I wanted to spend on cardboard. I mean, the thing I was thinking about ordering is the thing that usually carries things I order to my house. Still, each box held 30 discs. Five of ‘em would give me room to organize 150 …
I pulled the trigger.
Good call.
The instant organization is an obvious plus. I’m also able to store collector discs in a way that won’t infuriate prospective buyers. The biggest perk, however, is that one of these boxes lives permanently in my car. The Upper Park Shift is my go-to bag. As it only holds 16-ish discs, the box in my car houses frisbees I cycle in and out of my bag, depending on the course I’m playing.
* Note: Avoid doing this on hot days, as the sun does mega-funky things to flight plates.
There are other disc-storage options out there, of course …
Self-assembly racks are all the rage. These feel like too much of a display case, though – not for me. Dynamic Discs also makes durable plastic storage bins – they’re stackable, too. Purchased in pairs, they’re also TWICE as expensive as five DiscBox units and hold HALF as many discs …
That’s no bueno.
I’m still (kind of) whittling down my collection, but the boxes have been a big help. I’m no longer tripping over frisbees left and right. I had an OCD itch; DiscBox scratched it.
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