Fasmov Heavy Duty Photographic Sandbag Studio Video Sand Bag for Light Stands, Boom Stand, Tripod,Pack of 4

For the price, these do the job, look professional, and reduce the danger of injury and broken equipment. The double zipper makes them a little hard to fill, but it keeps leaking to a minimum. They can leak a tiny bit though. If I had it do do over, I'd put a ziploc inside each pocket and fill that with sand. I may yet, because I don't want to leave sand on a client's carpet. Filling is a pain because the double zippers make the hole small, but you do that once. Not a real problem. They hold enough sand for one to stabilize a softbox mounted directly on a stand. I haven't tried with a boom, but I suspect I'll want two bags for that job. I'm happy with these and am ordering another set.

These are the first sandbags I've bought, so I've nothing to compare them to. I'm sure Hollywood doesn't use these but they seem to be solid. The material is heavy, the handles are sewn in well, there is a metal bar that runs across the top, in between the bags so that the sides don't sag. Following the advice I saw online, I filled 1-gallon ziplock bags about halfway and then stuffed the bags into the compartments to prevent leaks. I would imagine any sandbag would leak if you poured the sand directly into the compartment.It's also nice that one side is black and the other that high-visibility yellow stripe pattern. You can choose to "hide them" or make them plainly visible so nobody trips on them.I don't plan on throwing these bags around, so I expect they'll last a long time both material-wise and leak-wise. These are really nice sandbags and they low price is the icing on the cake. Recommended.

The zippers are of very poor quality - of the set, a couple broke during the initial filling the day I opened the packaging, others fell off later. I used the ziploc liner method of filling, and I haven't had any noticeable spillage after a few months of use. The bags themselves are fairly durable. Would probably buy again for the price I paid.

Very satisfied with the quality and looks, the pattern with yellow and black stripes is more eye catching so is easier to be aware of the bags and not step on or stumble with tripods as you move around the setup. Bought as additional counterweights for over head tripod and to put some weight on tripods legs. Would buy again.

They are poorly made and do not last. Clients are not happy when they break on set. And they will!

just what i needed

I really like these sand bags. Although, after one shoot, I noticed that there is a tear in the material on the outside of one of the bags. Not as heavy duty as I expected but still pretty good. I like the fact that there is a double zipper to prevent leaking on any sand. I put the sand in zip lock bags first and they into the sandbag for extra protection and it has worked pretty well so far.

Filled them with dirt (in old shopping bags) - these work great. You will need them if you do any filming as counterweights and to generally stuff down eg. Tripod lying sideways on a table or clamped on top of step ladder etc... especially like that they have warning markings as they are easy to spot (it's often dark filing indoors) so you don't forget them or trip over them. Solid construction.