Muay Thai Banana Bag....which one? - Page 2

Lucky Strike · 09-07-2006, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by NateH706

Sheets. Just cut them up into strips, fill it and pack it as much as possible, then once the cloth has settled, fill the remaining space. Should come out around 100 lbs.

I'm going to start (and hopefully finish, if I get enough material) filling my CSI Powerhide bag this week, and I'm going to take pictures of the process and make a thread about filling it, so keep an eye out.

I went to Salvation Army and spent $20 on a garbage bag filled with sheets, so that will be enough to get the base of the bag pretty solid. Right now I'm waiting to see if I can get some free sheets from a similar company in the area.

Yeah i'm getting to the point of spending money for material as well....Raglady.com sells used t-shirts cut up into 18"x 18" squares for $27 for 25lbs or $55 for 50lbs. Those prices include shipping as well. I could probably keep searching for more sheets from places/relatives but I'm at the point where i'm ready to hang my bag and don't want to wait any longer. Also if i spend $27 for the last bunch it'll still be cheaper then buying a filled bag (being pre cut up is nice too). I'll post my experience in your thread as well.

NateH706 · 09-07-2006, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucky Strike

Yeah i'm getting to the point of spending money for material as well....Raglady.com sells used t-shirts cut up into 18"x 18" squares for $27 for 25lbs or $55 for 50lbs. Those prices include shipping as well. I could probably keep searching for more sheets from places/relatives but I'm at the point where i'm ready to hang my bag and don't want to wait any longer. Also if i spend $27 for the last bunch it'll still be cheaper then buying a filled bag (being pre cut up is nice too). I'll post my experience in your thread as well.

That sounds like a pretty good price on clothing if you can't get it for free. I honestly don't mind spending the money that much at charity stores like Salvation Army since it's going to a good cause and all, plus it uses up their material (and honestly, I don't think too many people go shopping for sheets at stores like Salvation Army, so it frees up their stock as well).

I'm just hoping to get a good amount by tommorow, so I can spend the weekend watching football and cutting up the sheets.

Lucky Strike · 09-07-2006, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by NateH706

That sounds like a pretty good price on clothing if you can't get it for free. I honestly don't mind spending the money that much at charity stores like Salvation Army since it's going to a good cause and all, plus it uses up their material (and honestly, I don't think too many people go shopping for sheets at stores like Salvation Army, so it frees up their stock as well).

I'm just hoping to get a good amount by tommorow, so I can spend the weekend watching football and cutting up the sheets.

I went to goodwill looking for sheets and didn't find any for really cheap...they were like 7 bucks for one sheet. Is Salvation Army all that different? There's some around here i just never checked it out after seeing how expensive stuff was at goodwill.

NateH706 · 09-07-2006, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucky Strike

I went to goodwill looking for sheets and didn't find any for really cheap...they were like 7 bucks for one sheet. Is Salvation Army all that different? There's some around here i just never checked it out after seeing how expensive stuff was at goodwill.

The closest Salvation Army in my area had a linens sections - they were selling pretty much all sheets for $2, so I picked up the ones that looked larger (didn't want to look like an ass and go measuring them or something). They also had curtains for $1-$2, which I thought about picking up since they were a thicker material. It came out cheaper than I expected though, so I dunno if they were on sale that day or what (SA has a sale on either Tuesday or Wednesday for most of their items, plus on certain days I think they have a discount for people with student IDs). I got around 8 sheets for $15 if I remember right.

I thought about asking a worker there if they had bulk cloth anywhere (like clothing that they didn't accept for whtaever reason, etc.) but I was content with my day's purchase.

There's a similar program in my local area, called 'Clothing Connection' that I have a friend who participates for (it's a volunteer program in my area) and said I can just a bunch of stuff they didn't want to try and sell or give away, so if that goes through I'll do that and then just donate $20 or so.

Lucky Strike · 09-07-2006, 08:41 PM

Sounds like i'll be hitting up the SA.....damn those greedy goodwill bastards

RedDog · 09-07-2006, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucky Strike

I have the CSI powerhide bag from MMAmuscle and am still working on collecting the material to fill it. $89 is an excellent price.

You should check out Ringside's Power hide bag. Ringside and CSI are sister companies. Last time i checked they were selling them filled at a rediculous clearance price (something like $150). They're not a full 6 feet (they're like 5'8") but if you don't mind the shorter bag you could save some good money.

I got the CSI one too. The rinside thaibag deal is over I believe.

anvar · 09-08-2006, 02:51 AM

I have a ringside leather bag, I wish I got the powerhide. Ringside are the best bags I've ever hit, however, i've never touched a reyes.

anvar · 09-09-2006, 02:42 AM

If you want to be cool, ringside just came out with a 200lb water filled thai bag (i.e. 72")...buy it and tell us how it works :-p

Chaghatai · 09-09-2006, 06:04 AM

I got sheets and whatnot from goodwill @ .60/pound for over 50 lbs. It's more expensive if you get less than that, I think 1$ /pound at the most expensive, with another price break somewhere in-between at around 30 lbs where it's less than 1$ but more than .60. You gotta go to one of the larger goodwill centers that have the bulk clothing in these large bins.

salboski · 09-09-2006, 09:30 AM

If you have a carpet store in your town, (ones that lay carpet down or replace it) they usually have a big dumpster in the front or the back full of the carpet and foam padding that they replaced. I think the foam padding would be a good filler. After you put the sheets in, do you fill the rest up with sand? How high do you fill it up with rags?