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I like to carry foam pipe insulation for a rest, but this works best in a stand. For a bag either vermiculite from the garden center or the spill clean up stuff from the auto parts places. These can be mixed with foam to go even lighter but I like the firmness of the granular fill.
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I like to carry foam pipe insulation for a rest, but this works best in a stand. For a bag either vermiculite from the garden center or the spill clean up stuff from the auto parts places. These can be mixed with foam to go even lighter but I like the firmness of the granular fill. I like that foam pipe insulation idea! Good idea.
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I used to haul plastic injection molding beads. They would be perfect. I use rice, I've had the same rice in for over 30 yrs and I lived in the PNW most of the time. I use rice too, also here in the PNW; the damp doesn't seem to be a problem. I like rice for a range bag because it's dense and packs down firmly. For a field bag where you want light weight some sort of plastic beads or BBs seems like the ticket, but personally in the field I've always ended up improvising with my fist and a folded coat or whatever is handy, even a pile of dirt, for the rear support and use a bipod on the front. Not the best shooting solution, but I don't like to carry extra stuff so that works for me.
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The plastic BBs are the best for lightweight non-moisture filling.
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I made a couple using micro-bead poly fill from a craft store. I've since switched to this, which ain't cheap but it's light and bombproof: SAP Lightweight BagSM - do you use that for a front or rear bag?
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So I filled the bag with Airsoft BB's and it weighed about 3lbs 9oz. That was more than I wanted to carry so I got some lightweight kitty litter. It weighs 2lbs 6 oz with the kitty litter.
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Wow! What rear bag are you using? That seems pretty heavy!
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Ths one from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/TufForce-Shooting-Brick-Pistol-TL-SB03F/dp/B004I4D2WW/ref=sr_1_15?crid=3BLCWNK4UQ05C&dchild=1&keywords=shooting+rest+bag&psc=1&qid=1573047298&sprefix=shooting+rest%2Caps%2C1087&sr=8-15
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So I filled the bag with Airsoft BB's and it weighed about 3lbs 9oz. That was more than I wanted to carry so I got some lightweight kitty litter. It weighs 2lbs 6 oz with the kitty litter. What weight airsoft bbs did you use? They come in different weights, measured in grams. You can probably double (or halve, depending what you used) that weight by using different BBs.
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So I filled the bag with Airsoft BB's and it weighed about 3lbs 9oz. That was more than I wanted to carry so I got some lightweight kitty litter. It weighs 2lbs 6 oz with the kitty litter. What weight airsoft bbs did you use? They come in different weights, measured in grams. You can probably double (or halve, depending what you used) that weight by using different BBs. I used the .12gram ones which were the lightest I could find.
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Buy a foam pool noodle for a dollar and cut it into little pieces.
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So I filled the bag with Airsoft BB's and it weighed about 3lbs 9oz. That was more than I wanted to carry so I got some lightweight kitty litter. It weighs 2lbs 6 oz with the kitty litter. What weight airsoft bbs did you use? They come in different weights, measured in grams. You can probably double (or halve, depending what you used) that weight by using different BBs. I used the .12gram ones which were the lightest I could find. Interesting. I was guessing maybe you used the .20 gram or heavier for the bag to weigh that much. It must hold a lot.
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