The Monster Leaf Bag Story

The ultimate leaf bag

In the fall of 2001, I was collecting leaves with my ride on mower in Bedford, MA. My home has about a half acre of lawn and a half dozen mature oak and maple trees. Collecting leaves with my ride on mower was a familiar but frustrating task, because the two grass bins filled up so fast! Every hundred feet or so, the bins would be full yet again, so I'd drive to the unload spot, stop the mower, empty the bins, and restart the process a total of 20 times to complete the yard. Each time repeated the cycle of stopping and restarting the engine. And, each time my frustration further increased because the bins were mostly full of air, and actually produced only an insignificant pile of leaves. I tried raking, but this was even harder work and took more time. I considered a vacuum trailer machine or a lawn service, but both were expensive. Also, the vacuum trailer is an infrequently used, hard to store item. I knew that there had to be a better way.

What if my mower had a monster sized bag instead of the two small bins? A bag that could hold up to five or six times the volume would mean that I'd have to unload only four or five times instead of twenty times. That would be an excellent solution, as every extra trip unloading bins is wasted time. Having a knack for design, I knew that I could make it easy and fast to use. Leaves are light, so a large bag could be handled by the average homeowner. I'd design it to fold up into a small package, since it would only be used a few times each year. Inspired, I made my first prototype. It worked, but needed improvement. One year and a few prototypes later, the Monster Leaf Bag was working so well that my friends and neighbors asked to buy one for their yard.

Because of the excitement, and the positive feedback I received from all who used it, I decided to transform the Monster Leaf Bag into a commercial product. I continued making improvements, and in April 2003 I received a US Patent. I then spent three years exploring a wide variety of options for getting this product manufactured. It was a challenge finding a vendor who could provide the high quality and affordability that I wanted, but I was successful.

Now, after thousands of Monster Leaf Bags, a new improved version is available. It is larger and fits five different outdoor power products; lawn tractors and zero turn mowers, commercial mowers, leaf blower vacuums, wood chippers / shredders and lawn vacuums.

Thank you to all of our customers who continually asked for improvements and gave me the encouragement to make it happen.

We strive to provide homeowners with an affordable solution that is practical, simple to use, and easy to store for one of life's vexing chores: the annual removal of leaves from your lawn. Please let me know how the Monster Leaf Bag works for you.

Damon DeHart

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