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

Seem to be very well made. I was impressed by the quality of the feel and sturdiness of the construction. Price was good considering the product received

I picked these up as dual-purpose sandbags--one use for weighting/dampening my tripod, and the other for weighting my light stand. The split-bag design works good for weighting around the light stand's feet, and the webbing strap makes it easy to put onto a tripod's center column hook. Further, the double zippers are on the "underside" and thus it's unlikely they can be opened accidentally. As for the bags themselves, I've only had the opportunity to use them twice, so I can't comment on the longevity. As mentioned, these are indeed empty bags--you need to add ballast yourself. 1st time I used miscellaneous stuff as ballast that was lying around the house. Since I was looking for a more permanent solution, prior to the second time, I bought a 50lb bag of playground sand at a local home improvement store, and filled the bags to 20lbs, 15lbs, 10lbs, and 5lbs respectively since I wanted options. For filling these, you'll want some other bag if you use granular ballast--like sand. The zippers aren't a hermetic seal. Your typical ziplock bag will work fine. Since the bags have 2 compartments you'll want to split the weight for each side. I was meticulous, using a scale to weigh out everything (i.e. for the 20lb bag fling up 2 ziplock bags with 10lbs of sand each), but I don't think you need to be as meticulous as I was. A ziplock bag, filled with 10lbs of sand (with the air evacuated as best as I could will just barely fit into a pocket--with a little maneuvering. Thus, it's safe to say that a bag will carry 20lbs of weight. The straps don't seem strained and the zippers with a bit of maneuvering will indeed close tight. Overall the weight was 20lbs and a couple of ounces for the heaviest one. Since I didn't want to overload my tripod for the 2nd time I used a bag (I had a large long lens attached to the tripod for the eclipse), I opted for the 5lb bag. Even 5lbs was able to dampen the tripod well enough in spite of the wind that accompanied the eclipse. I could have gone heavier for more dampening, but I didn't want to risk overloading the tripod. Overall, I'd say these are a great buy. Yeah, you need to do some of the prep work yourself, but I think this is minor. I'd highly recommend.

These work Great but we're a bit of a pain to load with sand and zip up. If you fill them too much they can seem to be even harder to close. Not the finest time. But I've ready they query Great and are sturdy

I purchased this as a winch line weight and it works perfectly would definitely recommend

Sand bags.. Yes some of them can be cheap and fall apart but these are not those. I used pea stone this time vs sand and its much much better. The zippers can be a little bit of a pain but I think its because the material is stiff and they zippers are small. They all did work and I havent had any problems. Black sand bags. No frills

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.

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.

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.

Llegaron bien, tienen buen tamaño parecen resistentes pero vienen con doble zipper y el interior se safó al querer abrir lo más posible para introducir una bolsita desechable con la arena... el segundo cierre funciona bien pero probablemente con el uso y el peso no resista muchos años. Buena opción por el precio.

It's for adding balance to a boat.

I bought these to weigh down my vloging equipment. Specifically tripods. Firstly, let’s address some of the issues pointed out in other reviews. The zips. Although not the sturdiest, and in the case of the inner ones, quite a fiddly shape, they are perfectly fit for purpose. In an ideal world you only need to use them once, while filling the bags, so with care and patience they work just fine. Leaks. Nobody in their right mind fills a weight bag with sand without using a ziplock bag to contain said sand. Its just madness. Fill a ziplock bag with sand (I use the big ones from IKEA) and then stuff it into the weight bag and carefully zip it up. Perfect. Poor quality fabric? These weight bags are primarily sold as “equipment weights”. Camera equipment. Electronic equipment used outside for a day. That sort of thing. They are not UV stable, so you can’t expect to level them outside all year round and not have the fabric degrade. They are fine for their intended purpose. So, to summarize. A great, versatile set of budget weight bags, that are easy to fill and do exactly what they should do, for a bargain price. Whats not to love?

Works great and well made - ordered another set!

Great value! I've filled it with rocks to avoid messy sand. The supporting rod poked out within a month but I use it without now. Updated review 2 years on, the fabric has now started to rip and fall apart so I'll have to get some new ones soon.