FrogTog help

[mommajo143]

DS8 was selected for district All Star team. He is a catcher & we live in the Deep South. It is hot & humid from April / May through October / November...Anyhow, They had their first big tournament this weekend and it was great, except one thing. We are only allowed one ‘team’ ice chest into the ballpark. I understand ~ ball park is trying to make money & keep alcohol out (sadly, these games are intense enough - can’t imagine adding beer!) So, each day of play we put a ziploc with frog tog chilly towels in the team ice chest. By end of tournament we had 2 of them ‘go missing.’ One gone each day.

DH says it’s only $20 & to let it go. I’m not loving that idea but fine, I’ll let it go. But we play 7/4-7/8 and I’m gonna have to buy new towels for DS. Plus we have a few more tournaments through summer. Any thoughts on ways to mark them? Contemplating letting dry out & using permanent marker but uniforms are white & dont want it to fade on them; also not sure it’ll ‘stay.’ Have a friend with monogramming business that’ll sew his initials or last name on for $5 each, but not sure it’s worth $5 monogram in a $10 chilly towel or how well the fabric would hold up; Last option is heat vinyl - I have vinyl & heat press, but not sure if it it’ll ruin / melt the material or if will stay on in the ice Chest? Thoughts? Ideas? I know it may seem cheap or whatever but over the course of several games over the summer i can see it adding up...

*edited for typos

 

[wishuponastar1984]

Is each player allowed a backpack? I would look into putting a small soft side insulated lunch pack with a "blue ice" to keep it cool that way. Trying to keep personal items in a community chest is a lot to keep up with.

 

[mommajo143]

Is each player allowed a backpack? I would look into putting a small soft side insulated lunch pack with a "blue ice" to keep it cool that way. Trying to keep personal items in a community chest is a lot to keep up with.

That’s a good idea - we could def put it in his bat bag.

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

Put it in his bat bag with one of those lunch box freezer packs to help keep it cold

 

[clm10308]

Buy the towels in a “girly” color so the boys will be less likely to keep yours?
I learned this trick from a lady who was very active in the Boy Scouts. All her tools and camping equipment is pink. The boys never fail to return things they have borrowed.

 

[Searc]

Put cheap white wet washcloths in ziploc bags with ice amd keep in the cooler. Same thing and they won't go missing.

 

[mommajo143]

FWIW we used permanent marker on dry towels & it stayed / didn’t transfer