Diamond Bag

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by cardinalfan

I received my new equipment bag yesterday. I looked at the reviews of the Evans bag online, but I haven't seen one in person. I have a couple of buddies who have the Wilson, and they like it. One of my buddies has a connection who made me a good deal on the Diamond, so I bought it. I've never been excited about the look of the Diamond, but like I said, I got a good deal.

I bought the 36", and the thing is huge. "Bulky" is a good term for the bag. I use a garment bag for my shirts, pants, and jackets, so I don't need the top shelf for them. This gives me tons of room for caps, ball bags, undergear, etc.

I like the shoe compartment on the end. Very roomy.
The top flap is nice. Plenty of smaller compartments for accessories.
Zippers and rollers seem to be heavy duty.
All in all, I'm pleased.
Play ball!!!

I was looking at this bag and the Wilson. Unfortunately, I cannot find a sports store around here that carries either. Who would have thought that From the looks of the pictures of the Diamond bag on www.ump-attire.com, it looks like the chest protector is a soft-style that can be partially rolled up. I'm curious if my WV Platinum CP would fit in this bag with my WV Pro SG. Any opinions? Then again, I have that question about both bags

-Josh

[cc6]

Is the Diamond Bag garment compartment long enough that you can put your clothes onto hangers and then carry it around vertically? I just use a second hand garment bag where I put clothes hangers, and which I assume will also fit hats, ballbags and protective equipment. Then shoes I will put in a separate carryable bag. A much better deal in my opinion as I don't want to have to worry about folding all my shirts. Much better just to put them on hangers.

[JimKirk]

Originally Posted by jdmara

I'm curious if my WV Platinum CP would fit in this bag with my WV Pro SG.

Yes, those items fit either bags. And in the Diamond, they'll fit in either the 30" or 36".

Originally Posted by cc6

Is the Diamond Bag garment compartment long enough that you can put your clothes onto hangers and then carry it around vertically?

No, they're big but not that big.

Jim Kirk
Owner
www.ump-attire.com

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by JimKirk

Yes, those items fit either bags. And in the Diamond, they'll fit in either the 30" or 36".



No, they're big but not that big.

Jim Kirk
Owner
www.ump-attire.com

Thanks Jim. Would it be possible to get a picture of the bottom compartment of the Wilson bag?

-Josh

[Kevin Finnerty]

Geez, after being compelled to think about it: I have almost $2000.00 worth of stuff in that bag! I lose that and I'm out a who-o-o-o-o-le lot of game fees!

[Kevin Finnerty]

And, Josh,

The Wilson's bottom compartment is identical to the Diamond's.

[cardinalfan]

Thanks for the pics. Too bad I didn't see those BEFORE I spent most of the night using the trial and error method! On second thought, I was like a kid at Christmas. It was fun.

I basically loaded my bag the same way, and ironically my wife looked at it and said, "You spend a lot of money on umpiring equipment!"

[Welpe]

Looking at Kevin's bag makes me realize how much equipment we actually use in baseball. In comparison, I need so little for football.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Looking at Kevin's bag makes me realize how much equipment we actually use in baseball. In comparison, I need so little for football.

That's one of the principal reasons I don't do football.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by cardinalfan

thanks for the pics. Too bad i didn't see those before i spent most of the night using the trial and error method! On second thought, i was like a kid at christmas. It was fun.

I basically loaded my bag the same way, and ironically my wife looked at it and said, "you spend a lot of money on umpiring equipment!"

...

And you're welcome on the pics. You gotta' love digital.

[Umpmazza]

Originally Posted by cardinalfan

and ironically my wife looked at it and said, "You spend a lot of money on umpiring equipment!"

my wife says the same thing...LOL


I also have the Wilson bag and love it.. I have travel with it, no problems there. It has a lot of room I have a CP and 2 pairs of shinguard, 2 masks in the bottom alone. Its easy to get around.

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

And, Josh,

The Wilson's bottom compartment is identical to the Diamond's.

I'm not trying to beat a dead horse Kevin, fyi. The only picture I've seen of the Wilson has the equipment in the top compartment. From what you've said, they are fairly identical in relation to the top and bottom compartments. From what I gather, the biggest difference in the two bags are the material (Diamond being heavier) and the inside pockets on the Diamond.

Looks like a great product to me. It will definitely be on my order for the beginning of this season

-Josh

[cardinalfan]

My wife looked at my bag last night and said, "That's a big bag. You could hide a body in there."
I responded, "Yeah, but if I stuff a coach or a fan in here, where would I keep my gear?"



Baseball starts here this week, but I won't finish basketball until the end of next week. I'm ready for SPRING!!!

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by cardinalfan

My wife looked at my bag last night and said, "That's a big bag. You could hide a body in there."

Did she happen to take a life insurance policy out on you recently?

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by jdmara

I'm not trying to beat a dead horse Kevin, fyi. The only picture I've seen of the Wilson has the equipment in the top compartment. From what you've said, they are fairly identical in relation to the top and bottom compartments. From what I gather, the biggest difference in the two bags are the material (Diamond being heavier) and the inside pockets on the Diamond.
-Josh

Correct. Picturing the gear on the top was stupid of them. The guy I saw with it had all the gear in the bottom, the garments and caps in the top and the accessories in hidden pockets, rather than the easier-to-access mesh pockets on the Diamond.

I'm a Wilson guy as you can tell by the gear in the pic, but when it came to this choice, even though the Wilson looked better and said Wilson on it, the Diamond was more durable and accommodating. If something's that much better at anywhere near the same price, I go with it.