Arrrgh.... Galaxy kick bag pissin' me off

[Frisco]

Just got a Galaxy bag for my 18" kick and already don't like it. I
should'a gone with the bags I already know like Beato Cuduro or
Protection Racket... just wanted something cheap and I got what I paid
for, but sheesh why can't they put a couple more inches of zipper in
it so the bag can stay standing when it's open? I can already tell
I'll be cursing at this thing while trying to hold it up with a
knee. :-/

That's all. Just wanted to rant in front of some other drummers.

Paul

[Sean Conolly]

Post by Frisco
Just got a Galaxy bag for my 18" kick and already don't like it. I
should'a gone with the bags I already know like Beato Cuduro or
Protection Racket... just wanted something cheap and I got what I paid
for, but sheesh why can't they put a couple more inches of zipper in
it so the bag can stay standing when it's open? I can already tell
I'll be cursing at this thing while trying to hold it up with a
knee. :-/

I've had a 24" Galaxy bag for maybe 8 years now and, well the good new is
that it's still usable, but I have had one of the seams pop where the starp
pulls on it. A 24" kick is a bit heavier so it may be just that it can't
handle the extra weight.

Other than that though, it's actually held up longer than I expected, and I
do a lot of shows so it's been hauled around quite a bit.

Post by Frisco
That's all. Just wanted to rant in front of some other drummers.

It's been reallly quiet around here, so even a fresh rant is good :-)

Sean

[gpsman]

Post by Frisco
I can already tell
I'll be cursing at this thing while trying to hold it up with a
knee.  :-/

Are you trying to out the drum in the bag, or the bag on the drum?
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- gpsman

[Frisco]

Post by gpsman

Post by Frisco
I can already tell
I'll be cursing at this thing while trying to hold it up with a
knee.  :-/

Are you trying to out the drum in the bag, or the bag on the drum?
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- gpsman

Both ways should work easily IMHO, but don't with these bags because
the top doesn't flip over enough to fully "open" the bag. I usually
like to "put the drum in the bag" with all my other bags, which open
and stand-up-straight on their own nice-nice. This one drum is a
special case, tho, because it's a shallow 7.5"x18" kick (Taye Go Kit),
so it's really hard to put the bag over the drum. I hope with a
little practice I can handle the drum with one hand and keep the bag
up and open with the other hand + a knee. I also put the snare case
in the same kick bag to reduce the number of bags to carry.

It's not rocket-science... but I was just in a mood and pissed at the
bag when I first posted. Lot's of other more important things have
definitely made this much more trivial to me now... so I'll just buy
another bag someday if it becomes a pain.

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