Q -
How many “standard” polypropylene
sandbags are in a bale?
A - 1000 |
Q -
How much do they weigh?
A - 90 lbs. |
Q -
How many pounds do they hold?
A - 50 pound capacity |
Q -
How do you close them?
A - There is a tie
string on the side |
Q -
How can you ship?
A - We can ship
UPS ground or Next Day Air. |
Q - How
much does it cost to ship?
A - 100 bags is
about $ 15.00 UPS and 1000 bags is about $30
- $40 |
Q - How
many bags do I need if covering an area X x X?
A - Bags Requied
for 100 Linear Feet of Wall
Height of Wall |
Bags Required |
1ft |
800 |
2ft |
2,000 |
3ft |
3,400 |
|
Q - What colors do you have available?
A - White,
Orange, Olive Drab |
Q - Do you
have any BLACK?
A - The only bag
we have in Black is our CIA DAYBAG. |
Q - How
much does the CIA Day Bag weigh?
A - 44 lbs/100 |
Q -
What is the CIA Daybag made out of?
A - The CIA Day
Bag is a 12 Mil Black Reinforced – Multi
Extruded Polyethylene. It is NOT Polypropylene
and will NOT let the Water run through. It is
the made
from the same material used for pond liners and Land Fill covers – Made
to
Last
against the worst contaminants and weather! |
Q - What
is the difference between burlap and polypropylene?
A - Burlap is a
bio-degradable textile that will eventually disintegrate,
and
polypropylene
is a plastic that will eventually shred. |
Q -
Which bag is better?
A - Both bags
are pretty comparable as far as performance is
concerned.
Some people prefer the
plastic because they are lighter and less expensive,
some prefer burlap
because they are “environmentally friendly”. Polypropylene is required
by the Department of Defense – Burlap is required by GSA Supply. |
Q -
How long will a sandbag last?
A - Both Burlap
and Polypropylene sandbags will last up to 8 months
to a year - But there
are no guarantees, especially if they are sitting
in the sun. |
Q -
Can we print on Burlap or Poly ?
A - Yes – but
it is a standard “press” print,
not silk screening and we can only print up to
2 colors. |
Q -
How much extra is it to print?
A - We charge $155.00 per M or ($.155 each) on top of the Plain Bag price
to print + the cost
of Plates. |
Q -
What is the minimum to print?
A - 5000 bags. |
Q - What is Burlap?
A - Burlap is a fabric that is made from the jute
plant, which is a woody herb shrub. The plants
are cultivated in tropical countries throughout
the world. They are annuals with sparsely branching
stems, often growing as tall as 4 meters (14
feet).
The fibers of the inner bark are glossy and tenacious
but are brittle and easily injured by moisture.
Most cultivated jute is grown in alluvial soils
of the river valleys on India. The herb is planted,
cultivated, and within four to five months of
planting, harvested by hand. At harvest, roots
and foliage
are removed from the plants, and the stems tied
in
bunches are soaked in water (retted) for two
to three weeks. At the end of the retting process,
the fibers
are easily separated from most of the remaining
stem tissue. While still in water, the stems
are
pounded
with wooden mallets. They are then rinsed, wrung
thoroughly to remove any remaining non-fibrous
material and hung up to dry. They dry fibers
are yellowish
white, soft and lustrous. |
Q -
How many Treated Burlap sandbags are on a pallet
and
how much do they weigh?
A - 2400 per
skid of Treated. – Treated
Sandbags weigh approx
400/#’s per M. |
