Hello! Can you fill the base with wáter or sand to make it heavier?Thank you!
266494
Yes, although I used pea gravel. I did not use water because of potential for leakage
266495
Sand will make it heavier....with water, it moves around a bit when i punch it. but sand should make it a lot tuffer to push around...Also i believe emptying the sand off the base is going to be tuffer than emptying water off the base....
266496
Yes, you HAVE to fill it with one or the other. Sand is going to be heavier. If you buy the bags at Home Depot or somewhere, have them sit out in the sun for a day to dry out. Mine were slightly damp, and it took about 2 hours to fill the damn thing!!! Even with all this weight, it still practically falls over if you're doing a push kick or side kick or something. Punches, no problem though.
266497
Yes. We filled our 's with water just in case we wanted to move it later. But they suggest filling it with either sand or water.
266498
It seems to be the consensus among my martial arts friends that both work fine to stabilize BOB but when attempting to move, fill or empty sand is more problematic....messy....etc. I've only used water and it's easy to fill, move to other locations once filled. I hope this helps
1746936
I have 100 lbs of sand in mine. I personally can't punch or kick it over but someone bigger or stronger could very well take it over. We use one filled with water where I take Krav Maga and one of the girls can turn it over.
1796459
Yes, absolutely. When it comes, you have to put it together, The top piece and the 4 legs. Just pull the legs back off and stick it all back in the box. I bought two of these, one for my daughters house and one for mine. My daughter's doesn't have the sand section. We just use both sides with water instead of buying sand at my house.
1759627
I used water. Filled it up completely. I don't know that sand would be better, but the water held it in place just fine.
2213210
I have not filled it with sand yet. I have been using a 50lb umbrella base the few times I took it out this winter for the boys to play.
847019
Depends on what you fill it with. If you fill it with sand only then you'll probably be good. If you fill the base with both sand and water you have a potential mess on your hands if the base gets cracked somehow
345115
It is hollow plastic and very light but you can fill it with sand to make it heavier.
1720624
Yes but you will have to use some additional weight to keep it from floating. We used some stones.
622534
Since the base has a "plug" I fill mine with water. Also I drove a metal rod in the ground right next to it and used a zip-tie to secure together. Works out great. If you put this near a pool the water in the base should be enough.
1637067
I *think* so but am not sure. The base is pretty thick sturdy plastic so it *should* hold water but I'm not sure if it's completely airtight. Sand is denser than water so it would be better to fill it with sand. After we filled ours with sand I don't recall seeing it leak. A bag of sand is pretty cheap from Lowe's.
710045
we use a weighted base with our unit and umbrella and have not had any problems. we have been so pleased we are going to purchase another one.bruce tew
847018
It depends on what you fill the base with. It's supposed to be filled with sand and water, but if the base gets cracked, it'll cause a huge mess.
1453733
Wouldn't hurt to try water first. It's a HECK of alot easier to dump the water than the sand. You may want to put it on a rubber mat to help stabalize it.
1453732
I tried it both ways. When filled with water it does not provide sufficient weight and Slam Man moves around a lot when you hit him. Sand works much better
950786
have never set the bases in the water. I think it would be hard to lift in and out, though. I wouldn't try it for my pool.
732510
Absolutely not. There must be something on the back to hold it in place.I did not go with sand or water. Instead, I placed bags of topsoil on the base. It works just as well and much easier to remove if needed.
393747
You have to fill it up yourself, Don't worry though. You can fill it up with common sand, gravel, etc.