Looking for a sand alternative for sand bags as shooting rests.

[Rick459]

Some folks use kitty litter.

Yes Kitty Litter work's

 

[recumbent]

crushed walnut shells

 

[Yaworski]

Buy a cheap stuffed animal that has plasic beads in it and perform transplant surgery…

Go to Hobby Lobby and buy a bag of the stuff.

https://www.hobbylobby.com/crafts-hobbies/dollmaking/doll-parts/plastic-pellets/p/25686?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4v6-BhDuARIsALprm31Dh7NkS0NIul9IOdTpDzcRXW16PD9Y3cMPYNUhGPLpAnKi3FZsHj4aAmcjEALw_wcB

 

[Yaworski]

I'm thinking rice.

 

[Rclark]

Rolled up towel works too.

 

[john guedry]

Rice works good for me.

 

[Johnnu2]

Rolled up towel works too.

With Gorilla Tape to protect it from cyl. gap/muzzle blast. Can also be used as a pillow when under your car changing you oil.

J.

 

[Maverick]

Styrofoam blocks

 

[el caminero]

Secure the next wood-bead macrame thingie you come across cheaply. Free the beads (they wont be sprouting roots if they get wet) from the knots, toss the jute and select a leg of denim. A leather patch from an old purse or boot near the b/c gap makes the nice cheap repurpoised denim last longer.
Cheaper'n lighter'n leather'n ballbearings, and yer kids kin tote'em fer ya.

 

[Laserbait]

Washed spent primers would be my choice, only because I have a couple of coffee cans full of them.


Also, they won't get moldy or grow funky biological experiments if they get wet or stored in high humidity like organic fillers can (rice, beans, walnut shells etc).

 

[el caminero]

Washed spent primers would be my choice, only because I have a couple of coffee cans full of them.


Also, they won't get moldy or grow funky biological experiments if they get wet or stored in high humidity like organic fillers can (rice, beans, walnut shells etc).

They can corrode themselves together, but by then yer bag is toast, too.

 

[el caminero]

Some folks use kitty litter.

Kittylitter turns into fine powder under stress, is thixotropic (bentonite) and turns into slime when wet, solidifies into whatever shape is convenient when it dries, but yes it IS light.

 

[el caminero]

W

Buy a cheap stuffed animal that has plasic beads in it and perform transplant surgery…

Why surgery? Use it as-is

 

[oldguy23]

If you have access to it, just can't beat sand in a sandbag. If not, then folks have given lots of great alternatives as there is no wrong answer. good luck.