dunebuggy31 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 im looking to buy a good sandbag and my choices basically came down to the Ironmind sandbag and the K2 fitness bodybag (http://www.k2fitness.net/sandbags.htm ). anybody have any ideas on which would be better on any level? also, dont know if its true but i remember hearing that the K2 bag allows for more of a loose shape of the sand. thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pryderi Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 It's just a bag. I personally wouldn't waste the money. Get an duffel bag from a local army surplus store and contractor and/or sand bags and sand from the hardware store and you'll have a comparable end product. I ordered more inner sand bags than I'll ever need, a canvas outer bag and an extra nylon outer bag (just wanted to try it out) from Mcmaster.com for under $20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoollion Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 http://sandbagexercises.ifsstrength.com/sandbagus.html i have the ultimate sandbag. they are a synthetic instead of canvas and mine has taken a good beating with no damage so far. they have the end holds like the k2, but also have two pairs of straps length wise and width (like a steel log). they are great if you have the ability to spend more than the cost of surplus duffles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svr Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I have the IronMind bag and some old army duffles. IronMind bag is plenty tough and easier to change weight in but the duffles work fine. I use pea gravel (not sand) and old chains for weight. This way I can pack them loose (no inner bags) with no worry about leaking sand. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philthy Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 K2 bags are garbage... it will leak all over you in a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjmackin Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Please let me know if you find a good one that doesn't leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijeb Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Please let me know if you find a good one that doesn't leak. Don't know how heavy of a bag you are looking to make but I just made on out of a 45 cm exercise ball....It took a while but I was able to use a funnel and got 50 pounds of sand in it.....Made a second with 50 pounds of sand and then fill as much as I could with water....came out around 70 pounds......We have dropped it from an over head press position a jumber of tims and hasn't burst or leake a bit....just be ready to spend a considerable amount of time filling it. ELI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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