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Does anyone know of a chalk bag that will fit a smartphone in an external zip pocket (with a brush holder too)?

I'm looking for one I can use for indoor training so I can connect my phone to bluetooth earphones. A large boulder bucket feels like overkill as I just need something that'll take a chalk ball, brush and phone.

Cheers

If they're bluetooth headphones can you not just leave your phone on floor? 

That's what I do at the moment, would just be a tad more convenient if I could stick it in a bag

What size phone have you got?

If you have one of the massive tablet like ones you might struggle.

A Samsung Galaxy A3 (135 x 68mm) - on the smaller side of smart phones these days I think

Mine fits into a krieg bag easily, but it's a compact phone... 

Thanks Jenny, will take a look

chalk!?!?

All the mod cons 

Isn't there a risk that gunky chalk dust might bung up your phones' various sockets?

Not sure a phone would be very comfortable to fall on.

Or that the phone would enjoy/survive the experience.

Mammut multipitch chalkbag - https://www.mammut.com/uk/en/p/2050-00881-0001/multipitch-chalk-bag/ would probably take it. £30 but it's like a mini route sack. 

I've just ordered a military style molle pouch for mine - the phone is small enough but in its metal case it's not...

+1

My partner uses this, for everything other than chalk (sun cream, lip balm, gloves, hat, food, inhalers...). She has a relatively big Huawei phone that fits in the zip pocket no problem.

The elastic cord at the bottom has even been used to hold a belay jacket on multipitches.

I'd hate to fall on a phone/brush in a chalk bag while bouldering - wouldn't cargo shorts be a better idea?

Or, possibly, a dedicated tiny MP3 player instead? I've got an Archos one I use for running - it's not Bluetooth, but I'm sure you can find an equivalent variant now.

Something hard at the base of your spine is a dumb idea if you fall. People have fallen and broken their backs because they landed on their belay devices clipped to the back of their harnesses.

Thanks all for the responses. To be clear I wouldn't be wearing the chalk bag with my phone in it, agreed that is not a good idea. 

I just wanted one I could stick my phone in on the floor when on a circuit board for example. A chalk bucket felt like overkill so in effect I'm just looking for a large chalk bag that can double up, I'd take the phone and brush out if I was strapping it on.

It looks like the Mammut one fits the bill perfectly, thank you.

Of you find a bag that suits id also look at a small dry bag or simply a plastic bag to protect your phone with, chalk dust will eventually knacker it.