I was some 20 miles from the car on a multi-day ski tour, and my friend's crampons punctured his CamelBack bladder. My friend and I didn't like him that much so instead of sharing one of our extra Nalgenes, we forced him to drink out of his pee bottle the rest of the trip.

Doesn't that convince you?

I found the bag just too small to store Grivels. It would be fine for a smaller set of crampons.

I love my BD crampon bag. It fits my Cyborgs perfectly. I tried a couple other sets to see if BD's were the only ones that fit and Petzl's Dartwins, M10 and Simonds Vampires fit fine. Don't know about Grivel, but the other fits fine. I also love this bag more than any other because of the daisy chain on the back. Petzl's doesn't have that, so if you are attaching it to your pack you are out of luck. Drains water like a champ too!

lightweight, durable and inexpensive...had to remove the "accordion" cover on my G12's to keep them from wanting to expand and having the front points tear through

This bag fits my sabretooths just fine, even with the long center bar. Grivels have that accordion thing which makes them less compact, but BD crampons are great for this. It protects other gear nicely and the daisy chain is great for tying it on outside of the pack, which is where I like to carry my crampons. Drainage is fine, though I still store my crampons out of the bag for drying.

Note: You need to put your crampons point-to-point for this (or nearly any) bag to work well. Points will obviously go through the mesh and can go through the walls with a little effort. That's not a drawback of this bag, that's just a consequence of not using a metal box to store your crampons.

its an OK bag if you just need to store your crampons somewhere so that they dont lay around loose. This is not a good bag to protect your pack. the fishing net on top is a flaw. I just bought a new Osprey pack and got wholes all over it even with this BD bag. I have BD cyborgs and they fit pretty snug

Good bag with no frills or wasted materials...fit the crampons perfectly and didn't take up unnecessary space.

I couldn't agree less with those who say that the bag is too small, or that the mesh is a problem. The bag fits my BD contact strap crampons perfectly, and pretty easily every time. It's also easy to orient your poons in the bag so that the spikes point away from the mesh, which lets them dry and not rust. Furthermore, it laces nicely onto the crampon patch on my BD speed pack, and its cheeeap. You can't ask tooo much from a $15 bag.

Lightweight but not as near as good as the BD Toolbox which is a slightly bigger, fully enclosed crampon/ice screw bag. If you're gonna spend money on one of these buy the Toolbox.

Great bag at a great price. This bag does exactly what it should and saves all your extra gear from getting shredded.

Not a fan of mesh on one side. Overall as long as spikes were facing the polymer side everything was gravy.

I'm not sure what other reviewers complaining about the small size of the bag are trying to fit in it; I am able to put in it my BlackDiamond Contact crampons and have quite a bit of room left.

The bag works as advertised.

Has anyone really tried to put a set of crampons in these bags? They are only 11" long x 5.5" wide x 3.5" high. They are good for a set of car keys, chapstick and some waterproof matches. I had to take the front points off my G12's to get them to fit. There has to be a better solution.

Bag is a little to small. Also, when it gets -15 and below it really gets stiff and mine even cracked. I would think there is a better bag out there some place. I would save your money.

This bag works great, it saves your pack, down jacket, goggles, etc from the sharp points of your crampons. The Camp USA XLC 390 Crampons fit perfectly. Highly recommended, enough said.

This bag seems to be too big when I fold up my crampons methodically. If I just throw them in, they fit great and the bag protects everything that I don’t want to get stabbed.