Hey, folks. I've been playing discgolf off-and-on for a few years, but I'm no where near the ability of you guys (and don't ever expect to be, BTW). Anyway, I've been back "on" for the last few months and I have a question that's come up. I've recently become a student again, so I sometimes get breaks throughout the day to go screw around or throw a round or two. Once or twice I forgot to take my discs with me and got stuck without them, so I've just started keeping them in the truck all the time. That's the question--is it harmful to keep discs locked up in vehicles long term? I don't know if extreme weather conditions (esp hot, inside-the-cab conditions) would have any negatvie effects on the dics. Any insight is appreciated!

Depends on how hot it gets. I live in NY and can leave my discs in the car year round. In warmer climates discs will warp(bend) if left in a hot car.

I have found that if you leave your disc out in the hot sun they seem to get more OVERSTABLE then they were. I leave my boxes of discs that i dont throw in my garage all year round but i bring my bag in every nite during the summer :D

I have left them out in my car for a couple days in the hot sun and not brought them in and then you go to throw your flippy midrange and it HYZERS instead of FLIPS and then you have to relearn your whole bag.

If you have a place inside to store then at room tempreture i suggest doing that. If you dont have enough room for all your discs inside MAKE SURE you atleast bring in your bag.

I also suggest buying the plastic storage bins off the PDGA store because they are the best i have ever seen and they stack really well and hold about 35 discs a piece. :D

Ha! Thanks for the replies, guys. I laugh because I've been familiar with discgolf for about 5 years, but have just learned the word HYZER (though I don't have a great understanding of it and am not sure how to do it "on purpose") and have no idea what a FLIP is, so I guess it's ok if my whole collection of discs (13) is stored in the truck!!! :) :)

Hyzer is like this / Anhyzer is like this \ Flip is when you throw it like / and it goes to -- or \. That is the easiest way to explain it. The lines are the disc angle if you throw Righty Backhand. If you throw Lefty Backhand its Hyzer= \ Anhyzer= / and flip is From \ to -- to /.

I wouldn't worry too much about temperature changes as much as sunlight. UV from direct sunlight can pretty much fry your discs. I don't know if you have seen it or not but plastic left in the sun for too long fades and becomes brittle. I personally keep my discs in my truck year round and havent had any problems. I do make sure the sun can't get to them though.

I personnally have a bin to hold my discs. Plus I never leave them in my car. I really don't want to take a chance on any of them warping.

OK, that makes sense to me. Sort of like rock-climbing equipment! :cool:

Gateway plastic, especially S and H, keep their shape better in extreme climates. They also won't liquify when they his something, unlike some discs I've seen in super hot weather. For cold weather, H plastic is the best.

It gets near 200 degree's in a car in the summer here. That heat will warp a disc and even split a disc in the center. My friends ex wife did that to my buddies discs. UV will also destroy a disc left out long enough.