Rock Climbing Blog by Derek Rippe
How to make a Chalk Bag
I was browsing around the internet this morning looking for odds-and-ends climbing sites with interesting content, when I stumbled upon a site where a climber documented how to make your own chalk bag. I read through the step-by-step guide and the end result was really quite nice. While I already have a great chalk bag, I would really like to make my own now, and this seems like a great project for a rainy day. Click the image below to visit Donn Morrison’s step-by-step guide to making your own chalk bag.
PS – I bet these would make great gifts for climbing buddies!
about 2 years ago
derek –
i've been looking for some make-your-own chalk bag instructions for some time, and appreciate your post. however, the link does not work. do you know if the site no longer exists?
any information on how to make a chalk bag would be great. thanks!
about 1 year ago
it worked fine until yesterday, i wanted to make one for my brother as a christmas present, bought all the materials needed, and now i cant get the instructions anymore! maybe its just the server, down for some reason… we’ll see…
about 1 year ago
It appears to be back up. It seems to come and go, but I have saved all the information from the site onto my computer locally so that I have an archive that can be put up if his site ever goes down permanently.
about 2 years ago
Hey Ross,
It does look like Donn's site is down. I'm not sure how long it has been like that, but thanks for the heads up. I went looking for some resources for you. I did find the text from Donn's old guide in the Internet Archive (click here), but unfortunately none of the images are available (If I can find the images somewhere, I will try and repost the entire process here).
I also found another resource over at cushman.net, and they ended up with a very nice product in the end. You can check them out here: How To Sew A Custom Chalk-Bag.
Hopefully between those two resources you will be able to scrounge enough information together to make your own!
about 2 years ago
Thanks!
about 2 years ago
I think I found the working link: http://donn.dyndns.org/projects/chalkbag/
about 1 year ago
it is a helpful post! thanks!
about 7 months ago
I was thinking of using the scrotum from a bull I slaughtered. How long do you think it will need to cure before I can use it?
about 6 months ago
4-5 weeks. Lay it out flat in the hot sun. Then stretch it out over your head to make sure it’ll be the right size.
about 6 months ago
Oh, and don’t forget to send in a picture with the scrotum from a bull stretched over your head!