ABCCANOPYPhotography Sandbag for Video Stand, Heavy Duty Weight Bags for Light Tripod, Camping Chair, 4 Packs (Black)

I ordered these sandbags to anchor a floral arbor for a wedding. As a wedding florist I have used them for many different purposes. They are easy to carry and the fabric is very durable. They are easy to store and can be used in various ways.

these sandbags seem very solid, Im sure they'll last.

Works great, sturdy, good weight to them when filled. Easy to use.

When I had ordered these bags on Amazon had not read some of the reviews stating that they leak sand.Since all sandbags eventually get some small holes or rips in seam it was recommended to me to use pea gravel. Which I did and picked up a half cubic yard at the Home Center.But to also make it easier I put the gravel into gallon Ziplocs before putting it into the sand bags. This way if I need to take my equipment with me on a aircraft I can pull the Pebbles out easily and leave them at home instead of paying for overweight fee. Then pick up some Ziplocs and Pebbles at location.Placed 5 lb of Pebbles in each ziplock on both sides of the sandbags so the sandbag weighs a total of 10 and 1/2 pounds. Personally I find this is a good weight and manageable for transportation.The sandbags are a good heavy duty Construction and the double zippers secures the pebbles well.Was disappointed using the sandbags this weekend. Had set up the backdrop frame and lights. Went to hook on the carabiner to the stand and it was too small to fit around the base tube. They supplied medium carabiners when they needed to supply extra-large carabiners.Had to disassemble the backdrop. Remove umbrella and lights to slide the sandbag Loop over the stand tube. Then reattach the lights and umbrellas to the stand. And reattach the horizontal bar with the backdrop to the backdrop stands.Removed the carabiners and will repurpose them. Since black is not a typical color you can buy with carabiners won't be buying new ones when you can just slide the strap over the tube during setup.Since sand bags are heavy and can damage your equipment if carried together. The sandbags together weigh over 40 lbs will cause a stitch to rip in a carrying bag. Picked up a black bucket and a screw-on lid for around $12 at the Home Center. The four sandbags fit perfectly inside the five gallon bucket. And the screw cover gives you easy access. This is the best solution I found for carrying the sandbags.Figured out how to get double duty out of the bucket used to carry the sand bags. Made a seat to fit on to the bottom of the bucket and use the bucket as a stool for the subject to sit on while taking photos.***update 2018***Because my son is so tall the current backdrop stand only leaves a small sliver above his head making for an awkward crop. Purchased Limo Studio AGG1112 backdrop stand 8.5 ft tall. While out shopping ran across 4.5 inch carabiners with padding for a dollar each. Just wish They were black! The dark blue will probably do fine.They just barely fit around the one inch (25 mm) base tube on the stand. Most stands this tall have a 1.4 inch or 35 mm base tube. So you'll need a 5 to 6 inch carabiner... of course you can still resort to using the strap over the stand before attaching lights or crossbar.***update 2019***Since we have 8 stands, considering purchasing another set, even though we typically only use 2 for the backdrop stand and 3 to 4 for lighting. So I've been 1 to 2 short on sandbags, but was shooting indoors so no problem with the Wind blowing over stands.While at the sporting good store found a black baseball bucket which is slightly taller for around $12. Pretty sure the same lid will fit on to this baseball bucket. Will end up with two sizes of buckets but this gives me two options to use in photography for the subject to sit on.

I bought these for the express purpose of keeping my studio lights in place. They do exceptionally well at that. The stitching on these will hold up for a while. I believe it is a quality purchase!

Work well - had these already - then ordered additional ones.

Exactly what I needed

The bags were just what I was looking for to anchor our wedding arch. They looked to be good quality and durable. But, one of the seams beside the zipper did rip the first time filling it and sand leaked out. So we’ll need to fix it so we don’t get sand everywhere. We did not overfill it, just a little over halfway, enough to give it some weight.