Eurmax USA 4-Pack Waterbag Weights,Photography Waterbags for Light Stands and Video Equipments,Heavy Duty Saddlebag for Backdrop Stand,Tripod,Canopy,Umbrella Base,Fishing Chair and Picnic Table(Black)

I have had many equipment weight systems from sandbags to solid weights and the like but these are the best solution yet. I shoot real estate photography and portraits on location and these are great. they fold down flat, don't weigh much, and are very heavy-duty rubberized bags with a silicon gasket screw-on bottle cap type seal which securely seals in the water. I set mine up to full capacity (about 12 lbs) and left them sitting for weeks without a drop of leakage or evaporation. The vulcanized bags come with a built-in long handle and a nice sized carabineer which works well for attaching to a light stand of center-post hook on a tripod, The saddle bag shape works well for draping over the leg of a light stand and the carabineer can be used to clip it in place. The great thing about them is they're lightweight until you need to use them. I take them in my bag empty and fill them up on-site and it is easy to adjust the weight if you need something less than 12lbs - just dump out a little of the water. (Water weighs about 8 lbs per gallon). I suppose that you could also fill them with gravel or sand if you wanted to but the opening is only about the size of a Gatorade bottle so you'd most likely need a funnel. I have found them to work effectively as boom arm weights and light stand/tripod stabilizers. I take a small towel with me to wipe them dry after I fill them so that water is not on the set. With as convienent and handy as these are, I will likely never use a traditional sandbag again.

Right off the bat, I'd like to mention that I am not a professional photographer, but I do appreciate quality construction. I got these to replace a really cheap sandbag I got with a lighting set that I could tell was going to rip in half the first time I used it (I've since returned the lighting set). I'd read good things about these water weight bags and the price was right, so I went for it. I was not disappointed! When they say "heavy duty" in the description, they absolutely mean it. These things feel extremely sturdy and well-made. I filled one up for a shoot well over a week ago and haven't emptied it out yet. It's been moved about and there are no hints of any leaks...no water droplets or wet spots on the ground...nothing. I like that you can decide how heavy to make it by filling it with more or less water. If I want to get them out of the way when I'm done, I can just empty them out in the sink, fold them up, and stash them away! I haven't done any traveling with them, but I'd imagine as long as you have access to a sink, it would be far more convenient than lugging metal weights or sandbags with you. I'm sure there are reasons why the photography industry typically uses other methods to weight their stands, but I'm personally very happy with the purchase. As stated, I'm an amateur, but I can't imagine how these would underperform for a professional as well.

Basically does the job, but it’s quite fragile - be careful. I dropped one and it started leaking immediately.

I bought a c stand that came with one of this bags but I thought it was just a silly accessory to add perceived value to the combo, because it also came with a bag, couple of grip heads etc. I’m used to have a crew with me carrying sand bags and had the preconception that those where the real deal and this water thing was just another selling point to make it look like a “complete solution” and that it wasn’t going to be really useful in real life. I was wrong. It’s an amazing idea for small crews and solo shootings. Documentaries and corporate videos mostly. Fantastic product. Now I’ve got five of them, carry them around with no hassle and are always available when I need them.

These saddle water weight bags are the perfect solution for those like me who do not need to use sandbags often nor have storage space for fully filled sandbags. These are easily filled with water when needed and when done drained to collapse for storage. To fill easily, will need to partially fill the side with the filler, then tip the filled water into the other side and then refill until both sides are fully filled. Emptying is done in the reverse. The four I received did not have any leakage issues and appears to be very sturdy. I expect them to last for years. A bag when filled with water weighs 11.5 lbs as can be seen in the picture. Would highly recommend to those that occassionally need a weight bag for their equipment.

Do NOT believe the positive reviews. I own a video production company and today during a sensitive content shoot and our first day using these bags, our client anxiously rushed over to us that there was a flood of water on and under our cart and water on our equipment and everywhere making a total mess. There should be 0 chance of this happening. But for us it happened on day 1. Total garbage product and I highly recommend you do not buy. If you buy this then you are going to learn a hard lesson for yourself. This product needs to be de-listed from Amazon and re-designed.

Very solid canopy. I beat this thing up every weekend at the mx tracks and it folds and puts away easy. Can change the level of the legs to provide better protection from the sun. Great product for the money

I purchased 2 packages of these, totaling 8 water bags. I have to say, I’m dissatisfied with them. 4 of the 8 leaked, 2 from each package. It seems the failure was from cap, so made sure it was threaded on property and screwed in tight enough, and it was. It appears the waterproofing on the other side of the cap was not thick enough to compress against the rim of the fill point.