Canmore Hybrid bags

[dwindbag]

I'm currently using a Bannatyne hybird large. Prior to this I had Bannatyne hybrid medium. Neither seems to be the winner. Sadly there is no extended medium. The Canmore ext-medium and large are in between the Bannatynes.

I've heard some of past history of the Canmores falling apart, but it seemed more rumor and opinion than "this is what happened to me".

Any feedback on the quality of the bags and/or comparison to the Bannatynes would be helpful.

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[piper_hm]

I'd say the Canmore Hybrid is the best synthetic bag out there today. Comfortable, easy to install and it breathes extremely well. No durability issues for me.

[salmunmousavi]

I’m a big fan of my Canmore Medium bag. I switched over from a Bannatyne Synthetic bag a few months ago, and I don’t think I’ll switch back ever. Hybrid bags give you more durability for striking in, and I’ve really loved Canmore’s quality of stitching. Doesn’t feel like it’ll ever fall apart.


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[piper Q]

Currently I am using the red Ross hybrid, and it fine by me. I had a Canmore Goretex bag previously and it felt like it had no substance and I ended up placing an old hide bad over it for the weight and support for a good strike in.

the majority of pipers should do fine with a medium bag but every piper will develop a preference over time. My previous bag was a large, I'm 74" tall but took much longer to inflate than the others in the band. So I changed to the medium and have been happy with that result.

The only bad aspect of the original Canmore Synthetic bag was the grommets the drone stocks mounted in failed after 20 years.... but nothing lasts forever.

[piper_hm]

I think a lot more pipers will move to the Canmore Hybrid bags in the near future. A lot hear Canmore and think the floppy, green bags. The hybrid bags are a different beast.

Perhaps I'm a 'drier' blower than some, but playing a synthetic bag with just a tube trap for a couple hours without wet drones is a dream come true.

[el gaitero]

Originally Posted by salmunmousavi

I’m a big fan of my Canmore Medium bag. I switched over from a Bannatyne Synthetic bag a few months ago, and I don’t think I’ll switch back ever. Hybrid bags give you more durability for striking in, and I’ve really loved Canmore’s quality of stitching. Doesn’t feel like it’ll ever fall apart.


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Ditto for me. I assume stitching you refer to is around the zipper.

I did also play Bannatyne bag ...very good product until it leaked.....but had the impression the bag material became a slight bit less beefy when they switched to the tan color material 4-5 years ago.
I’ve found the current Canmore hybrid to be ..or feel..beefier...closer to the real deal.

[Klondike Waldo]

The stories of Canmore bags falling apart probably refer to the earlier GoreTex® bags. I had two. The first, of the first model, started leaking in the throat area after a number of years (6?). I patched the leak with "ShoeGoo" and replaced it with the newer model with drone grommets. That one came apart at the bass drone grommet- the grommet cracked open at the base, five minutes before the start of a wedding, as I was tuning up. (at 5 years , if I remember correctly). I'd be surprised to find that kind of failure in the hybrid bags, but I have not used one yet.

[Nathaniel]

Hasn't Canmore re-done their bags: new shape and hybrid material? I doubt they resemble the bags they came out with originally.

[Aaron Shaw]

The current iteration of the Canmore hybrid bag is excellent. Very well made, comfortable, durable, breathable, can't recommend highly enough.

[BigJ1632]

I have a large Canmore on my poly pipes. Very comfortable to play, easy to install, maintenance free. Highly recommended if you aren't doing a hide bag.