| PBL SANDBAG HEAVYDUTY SADDLEBAG DESIGN 4 BAGS HOLDS 20LBS OF SAND NEW by PBL | 
| Brand: PBL
Category: Photography
List Price: $49.00
Buy New: $15.90
as of 9/10/2010 02:57 CDT details
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Seller: EphotoINC
Rating:  16 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Warranty: This product comes with a 1 year PBL warranty and 100% satisfaction guarantee. If for any reason you are not satisfied with this product, you can return them within 25 days of your purchase. We will replace,credit or refund your money (less shipping cost) no questions asked. We have been in business since 1989, providing photographic equipment to advanced amateurs and professional photographers worldwide. We are here to help you before and after your purchase.
MPN: 7154
UPC: 718122962747
EAN: 0718122962747
ASIN: B001AHALEC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Saddlebag design for easy use. Holds 20b lbs of sand. | | • | Heavy duty construction to last long | | • | Dual 10.25" x 9.25" interior compartments | | • | Can be filled with anything; sand, gravel, even nuts and bolts | | • | These professial sandbags are very durable. Sells for over $40 in pro camera stores. |
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Product Description
This is a set of 4 professional heavy duty sand bags. Their unique saddlebag design can be draped over or clamped onto light stand legs, or to boom arms to provide extra stability. With dual 10 1/4" x 9 1/4" interior compartments, these heavy duty bags can be filled and emptied over and over again with sand, gravel, even nuts and bolts. These sandbags will prove to be an integral part of your studio system for years to come
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 16
Sand Bags August 18, 2010
Wilson Photography
Very good bags. Well made and the price is right.
I used Ziploc gallon freezer bags and stuff them into the pockets then fill those with sand. That way if the construction did fail, I would not have a mess on my hands on locaion. I like that the handle area that the handle is attached to is stiff.
Good cheap sandbags! August 13, 2010
MiRSD
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Up until now I've been buying sandbags at the camera store, pre-filled. Reason being that "pre-filled" (and fully sealed) bags just seemed so much easier! Buy it in 5, 15 or 25 lbs and it's ready to go.. no worrying about buying sand, filling it or dealing with the mess. I bought about half a dozen of these in different sizes before giving in and getting these (the same price, or less, than one of the pre-filled bags).
Right off the bat, they've got some pros and cons.
+ Obvious pro is that you get 4 of them for the price of 1!
- Downside is that you need to buy sand / filler
+ Plus-side of that is that you can make these 2 lb bags, 5 lbs, 8 lbs, 15 lbs, etc.. youre not stuck with 20 lbs. Just add/remove weight to get to what you need (good for those times where you need a little counterweight but not 20lbs worth.. or you dont want to carry 80 lbs in sand around.
+ On the same side, you can fill them on location... Taking photos at the beach seems odd to carry around 80 lbs of filled sandbags when you can just fill it up there! The instructions also claim you can use other materials like rocks. I'd be a bit hesitant on the rocks/sharp objects as they could puncture the bag (and leak sand all over if you decide to re-fill it).
- The design isn't the prettiest.. its got a caution look which is cool, but blue and black? why not yellow and black?
+ The design is reversible.. flip it over and it's all black.
- The handle is very wide.. about 2 inches? Trying to squish that down to fit into a small carabiner isn't fun.
- The handle is also quite tight to the part of the bag it connects to (which also has a hard piece inside to keep it flat) , this makes it a little tougher/less comfortable to haul around, but not too bad.
+ Double-zippered (and opposite ways) to prevent sand from leaking out through the zippers
- Double zippered but only single-layered everywhere else. If something pokes a hole in it, sand will come pouring out.
- Iffy quality on some. 3 were fine but the 4th seemed stretched out (as if the seams were about to burst) and had all sorts of loose threads (the company said they would send a replacement though) and the others seemed fine.
My little tip is to pre-package sand before putting it in the bag. I bought a box of ziplock bags and filled sand in those before putting it in the sandbag (as an extra layer of protection) - this also helps if you need to lessen the weight without dumping sand out wherever you are.
One odd note.. these seem to be the same bags sold by Cowboystudio in their products, but rated at 12 lbs. which makes me wonder which is right.
I bought 2 50 lb bags of sand and ended up using maybe 2/3rds of a bag to fill 5 of these -- I suggest getting the bags one at a time to fill as necessary. Assuming 20 lbs per sandbag is a lot (and very heavy!) when you might end up only using 10 lbs a piece or less.
The fact you get 4 of these is great.. I can use them on lightstands, tripods or booms without coughing up cash for 4 individual bags. Although I listed negatives above, I still consider this to be a 5 star product.
Exceptional Quality August 11, 2010
deehack
I order this on a Sunday night and received it on Tuesday. Very quick shipping! I was extremely delighted with the quality of these bags. They are a good buy for sure!
 Good sandbags need one fix August 3, 2010
Ddgoldberg
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These sandbags are good quality but have an inherent flaw. When they are full with 15-20lbs of sand, the stitching on the handles can tear. I solved this by putting a pop rivit (3/16 medium with backing washers) into each of the 4 corners where the handle attaches to the bags. To do this, you drill a hole through the material at each corner where the handle is attached to the saddle bags being careful not to drill into the sand-holding pouches. Insert a rivet in the hole and a rivet washer on the back of the rivet and crimp (you need a rivet tool). Pop rivit spindles break off when they are fully crimped. Now the handles are solidly attached and will not come off. This is the technology that made Levi Strauss famous for Levis!
Excellent Product July 31, 2010
Video Editor (NJ, USA)
I took a chance on these as I've never heard of PBL. I'm glad I did because the are excellent. I've purchased big name sand bags in the past - these are very close the same quality. Quality: The PBL's are made of nice heavy duty material and stitching. The double zippers are high quality. "Double zipper" meaning there is an outer zipper which you unzip to get to the inner zipper - you unzip both, fill with your weight (sand in my case) and zip both back up which gives two layers of protection against leakage. Cost: The big name sand bags cost $19 each where these are $18 for a set of 4. Performance: I've used these for 3 shoots to date. 2 of the shoots where studio for std light stands and out reaching boom stands. The 3rd shoot was out and about in fields of high grass, dirt trails and pavement. They did not rip or leak sand. Cliff notes: A quality product at an amazing price IMO.
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