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Mahjong Tile Storage Bag - Kapok

A waterproof canvas bag made for tile storage, in 2 colours, weighing almost nothing so all the weight is the set itself.

Made for tiles, not adapted from a handbag, so the shape fits
Waterproof canvas keeps damp off wooden boxes and paper cards
Almost weightless itself, when the contents are anything but
2 colours, so more than one set can be told apart

$39.99

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Bags made for tiles

The mahjong bag category contains two quite different products: handbags with a mahjong name, and bags actually shaped around a tile set. This is the second.

The difference is depth. A tile set is a thick, dense object, and a bag designed around a phone and a wallet cannot take it regardless of how wide it is.

Waterproofing, and what it is protecting

The tiles themselves shrug off water. What does not is everything travelling with them: a wooden box, a paper league card, a score pad, leather racks.

A waterproof outer means the walk from a car in the rain does not end with components drying on a radiator, which is what warps wood.

Weight

50 grams. That is essentially nothing, and it is the right answer for a storage bag: every gram the bag weighs is a gram added to a set that is already the heavy part.

What it does not do

It protects against loss and weather, not against impact. Anything stacked on top of a soft bag presses on the tiles inside. For a set stored under other things, a rigid case is the better answer.

Care

Wipe clean. Do not machine wash, which strips the waterproof treatment. Air it out after a wet trip rather than storing it damp.

1 waterproof canvas tile storage bag

Set weight: 0.1 lb (0.03 kg)

Material	Waterproof canvas
Colours	White, rose red
Weight	0.05 kg (0.1 lb)

A bag is bought for one of two jobs: carrying a whole set to a game, or keeping tiles together at home.

Check the load. A full set with racks weighs 2 to 3 kg. That is more than it sounds once the strap is on your shoulder and you are walking to the car. A wide strap and a firm base last better than they look.

Match the dimensions. Measure your case, or your tiles, before you order. A bag cut for a 144 tile set will not close over a 166 tile one with racks in it.

Closure and lining. A zip keeps tiles in when the bag tips. A lining you can wipe matters more than it seems once the bag has travelled a few times.

If you only need to hold loose tiles, a drawstring pouch does that job for a fraction of the price.

Orders are processed within 1 to 2 business days, with tracking on every parcel. Delivery across the United States takes 10 to 25 days and costs $9.95, one flat rate charged once per order whatever the number of items.

Changed your mind? You have 30 days from delivery to request a return, unused and in its original packaging. Approved refunds go back to your original payment method within 3 business days.

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Nobody knows what's inside

Cowhide, suede, straw. Carry it to your friend’s place, then carry it to lunch.

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Big enough to matter

Sizes that take a compact tile set, which handbags almost never do. Capacity is on the page, so it's a choice and not a gamble.

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Take mahj with you

The reason your set leaves the house instead of living in a closet.

Frequently asked questions

Dry, supported and out of direct sun, which fades the colour fill over the years. Keep the tiles in their case or racked in the box they came in, then put that inside something that keeps damp away: this bag is waterproof canvas at 0.05 kg, so it adds protection without adding weight. Avoid stacking anything heavy on top for long periods, since a soft bag passes pressure straight to the tiles.

Depth decides it. A tile set is a thick, dense block, so a bag that is wide but shallow will not close over it however roomy the photograph looks. This one is shaped around a set rather than adapted from a handbag, but its interior dimensions are not published, so measure your case at its thickest point first. Allow extra room if a score pad or a league card travels alongside.

A memory shortcut for runs within a suit. Numbered tiles group into three families, 1 4 7, 2 5 8 and 3 6 9, and the pattern shows at a glance which tile finishes a partial sequence and which discards carry risk. It matters most in variants where reading an opponent's wait is part of play. Nothing to do with storage, though it is learned across many evenings with the same set.

The thing they have needed for years and never got round to buying. Most players carry a set in whatever it arrived in, usually a carton that has been taped at the corners twice. A waterproof bag made for tiles costs a fraction of the set inside it and weighs 0.05 kg, so it adds nothing to a load that is already heavy.

Play in Style with The Mahjong Section

A mahjong set is handled more than almost anything else in the house: every tile passes through four pairs of hands, several times a game.

That is what we select for. Tiles that read clearly from the far side of the table, edges that stay clean, and a case that still closes after a few seasons of being carried around.

A Set Worth Collecting

Sets differ in ways that only show at the table: the weight of a tile in the hand, how a crak reads from three seats away, whether the case survives the trip to a friend’s house.

When we have the figures, we publish them: tile count, tile size, weight and material. When we do not have one, we leave it out rather than guess.