Grizzly Camera Bean Bag Large Black, Photography, Video, Camera Support, Camera Sandbag, Spotting Scope Support, Safari Equipment, Photography Tours. Bag sold empty

I bought this for a safari trip in Tanzania with a pop-top jeep. It worked perfectly. I may have been able to use the medium size just fine, but this one worked great with the two telephoto lenses and the set up in the pop-top jeep. It took 4 kilos of beans to fill it well enough to still have a little give when I rested my lens on it. It was heavy, and once I put it on the edge of the opening of our jeep, I didn't need to worry about it falling, because it had enough weight to keep it in place. The material is heavy-duty and the seams are sturdy. The construction is very good.

Works well for light use, but seams give out and tear.

Filled mine with sunflower seeds spread through three ziplock bags that were also taped shut. Nice support for car window or car roof, fences, or boulders. Provided easy, steady support. Have not used any other beanbags so cannot compare, but, it feels well made and the fabric is a good weight.

I use this exclusively in the driver's window of my car. All my nature and wildlife photography is done from the car, so I can't comment on it's use anywhere else (such as carrying it on foot). It really adds remarkable stability. I use a Nikon 200-500 f5.6 VR lens, and everything works perfectly. I can sometimes even drive along at 5-15 mph in the parks or refuges with the lens+camera resting on the beanbag (holding it secure with one hand, of course). I discovered a key adjustment, which is to leave the window raised by about 1.5" to create the ideal "wedge," along with the door thickness, to fit snugly up between the bag's "legs." A bean bag can't be called rock solid, but it's close. I filled mine (a Large model) with black oil sunflower seeds for best size/weight; I used about 2/3 of a 10-lb bag, so it weights around 7 lbs filled. I did not stuff it completely tight so that there was a bit of looseness for creating the top saddle shape for the lens. I keep the tripod collar on the lens in a 9 or 3 o'clock position. I am very happy with it.

Very nice quality bag that I can store flat in the off season.

I've got nothing negative to say about this bean bag. The material is stout, the workmanship is strong. When you add the filling of your choice--I used sunflower seeds--it provides a firm, steady base. It's great to use when shooting from your car, either from inside by draping it over your open window, or outside, resting it on the hood or roof of your vehicle. When full, depending on your filling, it can be heavy, so I don't think it would be great to hike with it full. I'm guessing it held about 4 or 5 pounds of sunflower seeds. For a beach shoot, you might want to carry it empty, then fill it with sand on site. And in that case, I'd likely line it with a small kitchen trash bag. Recommended.

This is ok, but I purchases another one from Amazon that I like better. Was going to return it but I filled it with crushed corn and now the powder is all over the inside. I suggest if you buy this, but your filler material inside zip lock bags then load the bag. I filled my other bag with buckweat hulls and they are much better!

I am sure this would be a great Bean Bag IF IT CAME WITH BEANS. This bag doesn't come with beans you have to purchase them seperately.