Free-standing Kicking Bag

[cm das]

I'm looking for a punching & kicking bag: the free-standing kind with a weighted base. I know they're not as heavy duty as the traditional hanging bags but I don't have a place to hang one & I like the portability of the free-standing ones. Has anybody seen these available in Thailand? I'm living in Chiang Mai but I'll be in Bangkok next month. Thanks.

[maxfactor]

Yes!

In Bangkok you can buy these kinds of bags in the FBT-Center 7.Floor on Ramkhamhaeng soi 65.

They have around 7 different styles (normal free standing boxing bag and free standing humanformed boxing bags) of these bags.

Prices: 10K to 32k.

FBT Sports

[cm das]

Thanks maxfactor, that's exactly what I was looking for. But the prices - yikes! They're at least 3 times what I paid in the states. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. I think I might try the Thailand alternative: get someone to build it for me here in Chiang Mai.

[g00dgirl]

1) bring a bag from Bangkok (Windy, Twins, Raja) try the shops at the Muay Thai stadiums

2) go to a local Muay Thai gym and ask them to contact someone who can make you a stand for it, they do it like this and can deliver it to your house in a pick-up truck:

Photo here: http://www.imagehost.ro/viewer.php?img=0313020047a59f28ddead

A stand like that in Phuket wasn't more than 3000 Baht not sure of the price for the bag, depends on the size, too.

3) go to a tailor shop and ask them to keep a lot of cut-offs for you without needles and then stuff the bag with them