What to do the the clothing pocket on your bag in sweltering heat

[wkndhckr]

I don't play in rain so I don't use rain wear but that giant side pocket was at least somewhat useful in the fall/winter when it would get cold as the sun set or if I misjudged the temp. Now its HOT and that pocket is too big to use practically for anything other than clothes. Anything you put in it falls straight to the bottom over top of everything else that already in there. Balls get all mixed up and if you open it too far all the balls go bouncing out. Sunscreen is buried under the towel where you cant find it. Its just a big cluster. Curious how you all use that big side pocket on the bag. Maybe I have a crappy bag but I can't be the only person that noticed this issue.

[Fade]

Think of it as your fall/winter pocket, when you have some extra clothes to put into it. Leave it empty during summer.

[RSinSG]

I have a ball retriever in there (don't laugh) and the two things I never take out are the rain cover for the bag and a wind/rain vest with sleeves in the pocket. I've been caught in unexpected storms before even in the summer and having protection was very welcome. I've gone a couple of years without using them but its kinda like insurance to me.

[2bGood]

What do you do with the passenger seat of your car, when you have no passenger?

[EricWGolf]

I mean, an open shoebox filled with razor blades and broken glass. I thought everyone knew this.

[wkndhckr]

It's probably holding a greasy brown bag from a place that I shouldn't be going. Either way, I've never really used that pocket but it seems like a waste to not use it so I end up jamming all kinds of junk in there. I have really come to appreciate a well designed bag.

[2bGood]

why not have a Sumer bag then? I carry a ultra lite bag in the summer that barely has any pockets.

[Argonne69]

I'm carrying a 40 ounce water bottle in the large pocket, along with a 32 ounce bottle in the exterior pocket. There is no water available on the courses here, so one has to pack as much as possible. I'm lugging nearly six pounds of water at the start of the round, but it goes quickly when the heat index is over 100.

 

[Hoodman22]

Carry sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat for the sun and the heat

[BYK]

Laughed out loud at this one.

I keep my bag as empty as I can. Side pocket, ball pocket, whatever. Just the min

[Jarlaxle]

I use it for rarely needed items like a spare charging cable for my phone and sunscreen.

[acemandrake]

Food

[mljones99]

I have a spare glove and sunscreen in mine.

There is no rule saying you HAVE to use it. Let it go empty if you don't have anything to put in it.