3 ball totes are around 50 pounds with 15lb balls, they are not too bad to carry in and out of cars.  Reason I switched to those is actually how easy it is to put 3 of them in the car for tournament, vice the bigger bags. 

I don't get why you don't get it. A 3 ball roller is about 50 pounds with 3 15lb balls. It's not that hard to lift 50 pounds into and out of a vehicle

I carry 5.  I have a 2 ball tote that I throw on my shoulder and a storm triple tote.



It's like the one in the top of that photo.  Actually quite easy from a transporting POV.

My $.02...
The guys saying 50 is easy haven't had back issues or they would know better. Reinjuring my back is really easy. I did it three months ago with my 3 ball bag and couldn't bowl that night or stand straight for the next 2 days. We all used to be able to carry it, but due to either injury or age, it simply isn't reality. I don't want a 4 ball bag, but I'm getting one, because 30 is a lot easier than 45. Makes all the difference in the world. And I get to carry a 4th ball.
As for the totes, to each his own. They aren't for me, too little freedom of motion and stopping at doors, etc, but If I needed 6 I'd do 2x3.....

If you are 6' 200 lbs. and "pretty athletic" and you think 50 lbs is a lot to lift or you can't carry a 2 ball tote on your shoulder you probably aren't as athletic as you think.

I agree. Each person is different because of age or injury

If you are 6' 200 lbs. and "pretty athletic" and you think 50 lbs is a lot to lift or you can't carry a 2 ball tote on your shoulder you probably aren't as athletic as you think.

Yeah some have seen me on here in tournaments.  And yeah I can lift a lot, or at least relatively, mid-tier strength totals for powerlifting (500lbs deadlift and 405lbs squat).  That doesn't mean that lifting 50lbs out of a car while trying to find leverage in order to not bend at my back, while trying to not strain my shoulder/arm before bowling starts is going to be "easy".  I always use the ramp with my 4 ball roller because I'd rather not lift 70lbs 2 feet off the ground so I can skip the ramp and take the 3 steps needed to get in the bowling center.  So when I see people with 3 ball bags in particular, I know they can't take those apart unless they take out the balls individually or something.  50lbs on a deadlift in the gym with a straight bar is easy.  50lbs with unbalanced weights and with balls that push center of gravity outside of your body (when powerlifters get injured most of the time) is pretty heavy IMO.  It's worse when you need to fit it in the passenger seat or trunk where you have no leverage.

I use a Storm 4 ball roller, which I take apart and load in two steps. Up until about two years ago, I just lifted the entire thing at once and put it in the trunk.

Then the back problems arrived.

I have to agree with Necro, it's not about the amount of weight, it's the twisting to move it to the correct place during a dead lift.