What is better to use, the packing peanuts or the beanbag filler?
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Both packing peanuts and bean bag filler will work: many international customers use the bean bag filler (as they cannot often find packing peanuts). We have one Portable in the studio that has bean bag filler in it as well. The bean bag filler is a bit more difficult to pack as the beans tend to fly away. Packing peanuts have the advantage of being lighter and they make less mess when filling. For a quick video on how to fill the Bella Bun® posers using the packing peanuts you can view our website at http://www.bellabun.com/filling/.
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In the past the bags on amazon were sold at the unfilled price; the one currently up is listed as filled, and is sold at the filled price. If you have the option, get a filled bag; the time, effort, and cost of filling it yourself isn't worth the savings.
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I'm not really sure, but both are comparable to a regular jar of peanut butter. I think the bonus comes in with the Protein and Flax. Definitely a must buy though.
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I use a funnel and they are quite easy to fill. You can also place the base of the bag inside a short cup or jam jar to help hold it in place as it fills. They are so wide and end up so huge we only fill them halfway now, and unfortunately everyone says it looks like my kids are sucking on condoms- so that is an awkward observation. I will be purchasing the narrower bags next time for those reasons and because they'd be more kid friendly.
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I buy the unsalted peanuts at Costco (bulk). I haven't purchased wildlife peanuts... as long as they are unsalted there isn't any difference. The neighborhood squirrels LOVE this feeder! -and they are a riot to watch!
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It says in Bella bun poser to use 2 bags of packing peanuts which I bought on here. It could use a tiny bit more but 2 bags works. I got them here on amazon for around 11$
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they are O K go to nuts on line and get the real old fashions one and the are cheaper. They also come in 1 pound bags. Do not be full they look alike
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My preference is the bagged just because I like to be able to throw all of the "junk" out in the bag instead of having to clean out the bagless canister. There may be other pro's and con's but for me that is really the only reason.
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TGB,Probably three bags. 16 Oz of poly fill doesn't go very far. You will want the bean bag as full as possible. The poly fill makes for easy travel because it is light weight. But if you use a heavier fill, like beans, rice, etc, the bag will be more stable when placing it on a window, logs, rocks, etc. So if you will not be walking a lot, the heavier fill is better.John
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It does much better with dry ingredients than wet. Just tried it with peanuts and it worked well. The only problem I encountered is that while some nuts were ground fine, others were hardly touched. Good idea to shake the container half way through.
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I'd advise you get the jumbo. I got the large for about a cup and a half of food. It doesn't hold too much more.
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I mix in shelled peanuts as well as black sunflower seeds. The hulls gather in the bottom of the wooden box under the hole. They surplus just spill out of the hole onto the ground. Occasionally I will reach my hand in and remove the shells. Either way they don't hurt anything.
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The one I have is vinyl. I am not sure about the one pictured (purple w white dots though). If it is the vinyl one then we are happy with ours. My only complaint is the stuffing does not last very long. I was so disappointed with the original stuffing that I contacted the company and they sent me two free bags of stuffing. I have needed to order 2 more on top of that. I will say that the company was forthcoming in making me happy. The outer layer of the bean bag is great! I have 2 yr old twins and it is still in prime condition. Not sure if that helped.
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I would suggest two bags to fill it up. I have a child's size bean bag and I needed a whole bag to fill it so it was comfortable.
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Joseph and Danny, when putting it back in the bag, don't try to roll it. Literally start with a corner and just stuff it in. Works much better. It's even reccommended on the teton website regarding putting it back in the bag.
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I have found that the rolls are better. The ones you can get that are perforated down the middle are great for making whatever size you need. Just be sure to allow for sealing of the bag on both ends.
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I'm not sure BUT we did use it for dry roasted peanuts and for M&M; peanuts without any problem. I would guess pistachios would work. I disagree with the other comment about M&M; peanuts. I got the idea from a B&B; we stayed in and they used one dispenser for regular M&M;'s and one for M&M; peanuts and we never had a problem. I say go for it but be prepared to eat a lot of M&M;'s!!!! My wife goes through a lot and has to put the dispenser away for a while. LOL!