Gimme your one Piece Vanity Bumpers recommendations, plz

[vargoose84]

Hey all,

I’m wondering if there are any teams out there that have a solution for our needs. This year we are building one-piece reversible bumpers as we have in years past. One thing that always bothered me was how dirty our bumpers got even after just 3 days in our practice space. I’d love to show up to regionals with clean bumpers if there exists an easy vanity bumper solution. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a slip-on cover that would work for one piece bumpers during practice, maintenance, etc? Some insight into material, and step-by-step instructions would be extremely beneficial to us.

[Weldingrod1]

Make a skin that uses your reversible bumper attachment system? IE matching velcro, snaps, magnets, chewing gum, or whatever your system is.
My dart method is quick for a simple non-reversible bumper.

[Weldingrod1]

Bumpers a new way: the dart method

It seems like every team curses the day that they have to cover up those pool noodles! I think I’ve come up with a new way to do the corners that make the process easier; the dart! A key issue seems to be that its all squishy stuff; most of our kids have never sewn anything! Unfortunately, the many skilled sewing hobbyists out there generally don’t understand how to develop a pattern for something that staples onto wood. I know we drove one to the edge of insanity trying to make a reversible…