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Since the bag will be used on backpack hunts it needs to be lightweight. What works? Kitty litter? Airsoft BB's?
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Kitty litter will work but I like your other option better. No mess.
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Kitty litter. Much cheaper than air soft bb’s too.
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Rice and kitty litter have moisture issues , rice also attracts critters. My fair weather shooting bags are filled with unscented kitty litter.
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Give Cole-Tac a call they'll sell you lightweight fill. How big is the bag?
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Unscented kitty litter. I've also used tumbling media. You can get lizard bedding (ground walnut) stuff at the pet store for cheap, if so inclined... It doesn't soak up moisture like kitty litter can..
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Give Cole-Tac a call they'll sell you lightweight fill. How big is the bag? It is about 3x5x8 inches. so won't take much to fill it.
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Lead shot, airsoft bbs ect
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styrofoam peanuts work well.
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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.
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Since the bag will be used on backpack hunts it needs to be lightweight. What works? Kitty litter? Airsoft BB's? Little Debbies Oatmeal Cream pies.
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Sounds like the lightweight litter is the way I will go. Whoever said lead must be sadistic.
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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 Bag
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I don’t use ANYTHING that’ll soak up moisture and gets heavy, moldy, or is something a rat wants to eat. Plastic BBs....craft, air soft, or whatever, work without weighing too much, absorbing moisture, etc.
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I have a bunch of old shot bags with the kitty litter that is or looks like little hardwood pellets for a pellet grill......
Me and DD have used them for near 20 years..................
Don't fill them all FULL, you need some soft ones.
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A smartwool sock filled with foam shipping peanuts works for me. I used to use a Caldwell rest but found the sock lighter and just keep it in my pack.
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