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Post by 1marinediv on Apr 15, 2010 21:38:34 GMT -5
I have searched hard for this topic, and have not found what I need. But was wondering what kind of sandbags I need for my US display, and where to find some.
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Post by I Am The Stig! on Apr 16, 2010 11:55:55 GMT -5
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Post by 2ndidmedic on Apr 16, 2010 15:02:18 GMT -5
Are there any others that were used 1944-1945?
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Post by twhigham on Apr 18, 2010 18:50:07 GMT -5
It was burlap bags up to the 'Nam period, when the change was made to nylon.
My suggestion: pick up some clear or white nylon bags and insert one inside each burlap sandbag as the inner bladder. You can then fill the nylon bag with sawdust, rubber bits, plastic shavings, or styrofoam peanuts without worrying (too much) about leakage through the burlap fabric.
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Post by wildazchef on Apr 18, 2010 19:11:35 GMT -5
It was burlap bags up to the 'Nam period, when the change was made to nylon. My suggestion: pick up some clear or white nylon bags and insert one inside each burlap sandbag as the inner bladder. You can then fill the nylon bag with sawdust, rubber bits, plastic shavings, or styrofoam peanuts without worrying (too much) about leakage through the burlap fabric. This is basically what I did as well, I used the smaller trash can bags ( I think they are 3 gallon size) as an inner bladder and then made a mixture of styrofoam peanuts and sand so that each sandbag wieghed about 7 or 8 lbs. This gives them enough wieght but yet they are not as heavy as if you used all sand. |
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Post by husaria on Apr 20, 2010 22:34:36 GMT -5
Me too chaps, it's alot easier to transport and for a public display, it looks good. However, you might want to have a few sandbags filled with dirt just so the public can feel it, esp for the kiddos.
BW
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