sand bag

[Slick_mick]

does anyone have experience with sand bags what sort of size/durability would i need to build a real heavy sand bag say 200lbs or one that could tajke that much weight over a period of time as i progress?

 

[niagareven]

I have a 170lbs sandbag made out of an army duffel bag. I put all the sand in zip lock bags like Ross Enamait explains in his books. We drop it all the time and there is no signs of it breaking or anything. You can find army duffel bags on ebay for CHEAP. I got two of them for $5 with $10 shipping.

 

[krellik]

http://www.rosstraining.com/sandbagconstructionkit.pdf

 

[chia]

Here's how I made mine:

3, 60 lb bags of sand from Home Depot
Contractor clean up bags
2 gallon Zip-Loc freezer bags
Duct tape
US Army GI Duffel bag

You can easily buy all of this for under $40.

I filled each Zip-Loc bag about 1/2 to 2/3 full of sand. I made them in 10 lb increments. Then I duct taped the opening shut. I put each Zip-Loc bag inside one of the contractor clean-up bags, folded the bag over and around the Zip-Loc bag to make it a compact size with many layers around the Zip-Loc bag, then tied a knot at the end and duct taped all around the clean-up bag to hold its shape and prevent the layers from unfolding. Make sure you squeeze all the air out also. The multiple layers of the clean-up bag acts as an abrasion buffer. Then just place the individual bags inside a large top loading heavy duty duffel bag (I use a nylon GI duffel bag lined with one of the contractor clean-up bags). The GI duffel has shoulder straps so it can be worn as a backpack also for squats, pull-ups, pushups, etc. I have 18 bags individual sand bags, and each weighs around 10 lbs so it is easy to make any adjustments. I haven't had any leakages or messes so far. It just takes a while to make all of the individual bags.

 

[triggertap79]

Here's how I made mine:

3, 60 lb bags of sand from Home Depot
Contractor clean up bags
2 gallon Zip-Loc freezer bags
Duct tape
US Army GI Duffel bag

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I did mine pretty much the same way. I didn't use the ziplock bags. I just cut the contractor bags down to size and tied with twine. It has held fine over about a years worth of use. I didn't use an army duffel at first and ended up switching to one after about a month or so. You cant go wrong with the duffel, the big ones can easily hold 200 lbs although I dont think you will need that much for awhile.

 

[Tone C]

Yea I used an army duffle bag too,but I atarted out with zip lock bags but they kept bursting when bag was being thrown etc,so used polypropelene bags doubled up and duct taped up really well.Those have done okay so far.

 

[Slick_mick]

brilliant cheers everyone got a cheap army issue kit bag and some polypropelene sand bags
from ebay as suggested thanks all