What best to fill a rest bag with

Flip · Post by **Flip** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:42 pm

Hi all,

I have been collecting some zip up bags to use as rest bags, can any one recommend what is a good filling.

Cheers

Flip

chappo555 · Post by **chappo555** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:44 pm

Fine sand blasting sand is the go.

Flip · Post by **Flip** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:47 pm

No worries, thanks for that

JasonF · Post by **JasonF** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:16 pm

Supercheap auto sells it for a reasonable price.

Brad Y · Post by **Brad Y** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:24 pm

Or go to a sandblasters place. They will usuall give you some used stuff and all you need to do is sift it and your sorted. I got about 15kg of it the other day so Im sorted for a while

Plowboy · Post by **Plowboy** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:23 am

Do you know anyone who works in a mineral sand mine? Its great cos its really heavy. I got some of the waste product when I worked at a mine. This stuff is already been through the plant to remove bigger stones etc and weighs nearly the same as lead.

Ackley Improved · Post by **Ackley Improved** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:09 pm

pinky/purple garnet that sandblasters use.

Flip · Post by **Flip** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:36 pm

Cheers guys.
Will track some down.

chappo555 · Post by **chappo555** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:52 pm

Mate, all I did was look in the yellow pages for a local sandblaster and drove there with a 6 pack of crownies and two ice cream tubs. They filled both up with new purple sand and took the six pack.

I love Australia. Beer in multiples of six can get u just about anything.

ratshot · Post by **ratshot** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:28 am

Flip
when you say zipped bags are you using them for the bench or as a field bag if so i wouldnt like to carry 3 kgs of red sand in the paddock.

Flip · Post by **Flip** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:40 pm

Yeah, bit on the weighty side for walking around.
Mainly planing for use on the ute. When going across the bonnet or the roof when out on the back. The bags have got handles on them, so not to bad to move around. The old ute I have up on one of the properties has a mesh roof rack that stretches from the tailgate forward over the cab, with an area to stand behind the cab. The mesh dose not work with bi pods. The plan is to lay the bags on the mesh.

als008 · Post by **als008** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:08 pm

chappo555 wrote:Mate, all I did was look in the yellow pages for a local sandblaster and drove there with a 6 pack of crownies and two ice cream tubs. They filled both up with new purple sand and took the six pack.

I love Australia. Beer in multiples of six can get u just about anything.

Is this the same as "Heavy Sand" they talk about.

Think its Zircon sand or Chromite sand.

Plowboy · Post by **Plowboy** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:34 pm

Zircon is grey so unless they colour it.....

wifecallsmegrumpy · Post by **wifecallsmegrumpy** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:41 pm

Pink or red sand used by sandblasters is usually garnet crushed up. Zircon or ilmenite is the heaviest sand you can get if that's what you are after.
If anyone needs some in perth let me know.

Plowboy · Post by **Plowboy** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:12 pm

wifecallsmegrumpy wrote:Pink or red sand used by sandblasters is usually garnet crushed up. Zircon or ilmenite is the heaviest sand you can get if that's what you are after.
If anyone needs some in perth let me know.

Gonna raid a stockpile there wifey? See the share price went down heaps..... Bugger ya work harder my shares need to rise! Haha

I have ilmenite in mine thanks to my former work!

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