DIY Disc Golf Bag Frame

Have you been looking for a great disc golf backpack and found that many of the backpacks out there are extremely high in price? Well, for only $40-$50 you can buy a cheap backpack and add in your own support frame to make it sturdy and work as well as any expensive disc golf backpack out there.

The disc golf backpack I chose was a Magellan Outdoor Deluxe Disc Golf Backpack. At the time of this writing the backpack sells for only $29.99 on their website. The thing this disc golf backpack lacks is the support frame that you will get with any of the $150-$200 disc golf backpacks. Simply put, you can turn this $30 backpack into a $200 backpack by building your own interior frame using PVC pipe that costs less than $10 bucks.

This backpack holds a decent amount of discs, but it's bigger benefits include all of the extra space it allows for bringing additional clothes and snacks without having to carry them or wear them the whole time.

All of the PVC pipe used was 1/2" PVC. This is really cheap and you can get a single piece and use a hack saw to make these cuts very easily.

List of cuts and angles required:

(2) - 6 1/8"

(2) - 12 3/4"

(2) - 2 11/16"

(2) - 1 1/2"

(2) - 1 7/16"

(2) - 11 5/8"

(1) - 10"

(6) - 90 degree angles

(4) - 45 degree angles

(2) - T sections

Here you can see all of the required pieces to build out the frame for this disc golf bag. Not all of the cuts are exactly the same size between the two sides which doesn't affect how well it works. My wife and I put this together with a little trial and error. If you can come close to what I have listed for the lengths you will have no trouble making this all fit together.

I had to disassemble my frame for this to measure and put labels on each piece and when we went to put it all back together one side was a little easier to get to fit than the other. It just takes a little finesse, but it doesn't really have to be perfect. Once it's in the bag it doesn't come apart at all even without glue.

Now you just have to line up each piece like we have in the below image. It will be super easy to put together if you just make all of your cuts first and then lay them all out like we did. We didn't use any glue on ours and it holds up perfectly fine in the bag. This way you can easily modify this design later if you want to create more support or add disc dividers to it.

When you finish snapping each piece together it should look like this:

Now at this point it is halfway done. You just have to create the other half using the exact same method as above. You can see the final product below. You can't actually make this fit in the bag as is. The G section will have to be added in after you fit the sides in the bag.

In order to get this in the bag you need to put in one half first and then add the segment labeled G. Then add in the other side and connect them. Here's what it looks like inside the bag assembled.

It will end up making this bag stand up better and you don't have to spend $200 on a disc golf bag with built in supports!

That's all there is to it. With the supports in you will probably be able to fit a couple less discs in this bag, but that's not really a big deal considering it will still hold 18+ discs in it. With the size of this bag you will have no trouble fitting in extras like a light jacket and gloves and snacks and whatever else you want to bring with you on your disc golf adventures!

I hope this bag works out as well for you as it has for me.

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