Just bought a shooters bag to have at my cabin. The one I have here at the house has Black beans in it. It rains a lot up there, (about 120" per year) not counting the snow. Looking for suggestions to fill out so the moisture does not explode it. Thank you in advance.
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I looked at that aquarium gravel at Walmart . I don't have a bag but some of it looked pretty nice sized and weight
But ya. That bag liner would help stop dust or something leaking out as well ?
Can't hurt to try and see if you like using it or not . No big loss either way.
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I have a couple bags filled with popcorn. It works fine. Ive used them for years. I'm in the high desert and humidity isn't a huge issue. But I've shot in the rain and set them on a wet table many times.
Nothing has sprouted. At least I don't think it has. It's been years. Now I'm afraid to see what's in there....
I shoot all my fabric gear with urethane fabric treatment. Like scotch guard. The bags are pretty much waterproof.
Ive got a bag with plastic rock tumbling media. About 4-5mm poly beads. That might work. Or a bag of plastic blast media. Same but smaller.
Nothing has sprouted. At least I don't think it has. It's been years. Now I'm afraid to see what's in there....
I shoot all my fabric gear with urethane fabric treatment. Like scotch guard. The bags are pretty much waterproof.
Ive got a bag with plastic rock tumbling media. About 4-5mm poly beads. That might work. Or a bag of plastic blast media. Same but smaller.
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Sure will! my dust collector bag on my miter saw if not cleaned out daily will collect moisture and give off a funky smell not like wood, more like feet!
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Ok... Here ya go ... Corn hole bag synthetic corn fill
https://www.amazon.com/GoSports-Syn...eywords=plastic+pellets&qid=1732025416&sr=8-3
Or maybe ay other plastic pellets available..
https://www.amazon.com/GoSports-Syn...eywords=plastic+pellets&qid=1732025416&sr=8-3
Or maybe ay other plastic pellets available..
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Just the add that Cornhole fill is weighted as well that maybe a benefit in a shooting bagOk... Here ya go ... Corn hole bag synthetic corn fill
https://www.amazon.com/GoSports-Syn...eywords=plastic+pellets&qid=1732025416&sr=8-3
Or maybe ay other plastic pellets available..
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I bought a bag of corn cob horse bedding at Tractor Supply. Did not use all 40 lbs. I'm in kitsap county area in Washington. If your close, I have plenty to go around.Ok... Here ya go ... Corn hole bag synthetic corn fill
https://www.amazon.com/GoSports-Syn...eywords=plastic+pellets&qid=1732025416&sr=8-3
Or maybe ay other plastic pellets available..
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Ya but thats a synthetic I posted for filling the tossing bags for the corn hole game .. lol
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Well, I'll let you know how it fares out here in the soggy PNW. Hope the bag doesn't explode. This is for my cabin. Gets about 120" of rain a year.
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Oh.. upstate California?
Ya you do that . Probably like most plastics lasts and holds up for a 100000 years ..lol
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RossK beat me to it 
Yep, rice. Not the instant kind but the stuff you gotta cook. I've had 3 bags with rice in them for close to 10 years and they are still going strong.
They have been everywhere, in the house, the barn, the garage and they still feel like they did the day I made them years ago.
Thx
Ray
Yep, rice. Not the instant kind but the stuff you gotta cook. I've had 3 bags with rice in them for close to 10 years and they are still going strong.
They have been everywhere, in the house, the barn, the garage and they still feel like they did the day I made them years ago.
Thx
Ray
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Another budget priced solution - find a resale shop that has plush toys. One near me sells small ones for about 50 cents a piece. Many are filled with poly pellets like this that make great bag filler.
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I'm going to try the fill from a bean bag chair. If I don't like it I'll get another bag and keep one inside and one outside. I'm currently using kitty litter to fill my bag
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the polystyrene used to fill bean bag chairs will compact on you
not a good fill material..you want a solid plastic material if you want a lighter weight
i've used kitty litter ..works fine
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I prefer fine blasting medium from slag. It's heavy, doesn't compact and helps leather bags hold their shape. I do not suggest it for fabric bags. It will weep through the cloth causing little messes everywhere it goes.
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