on_one_wheel wrote:Rice
deadkitty wrote:Aquarium gravel in a rice bag....nice and heavy and easy to wriggle around.
bladeracer wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Rice
I live in the bush and I would expect rodents would get into any organic filling.
What happens when the rice gets wet?
on_one_wheel wrote:I live in the bush to.
When I dont want something to be eaten by rodents, I don't leave it out for them.
Why would you get your shooting bag wet ? ... not just wet but wet enough to soak through the leather and soak the rice.
If your that tough on your gear then perhaps a brick might make a more suitable rear rest.
deye243 wrote:this stuff as my bags often get wet http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-Kilo-Austr ... 2400704758
bladeracer wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:I live in the bush to.
When I dont want something to be eaten by rodents, I don't leave it out for them.
Why would you get your shooting bag wet ? ... not just wet but wet enough to soak through the leather and soak the rice.
If your that tough on your gear then perhaps a brick might make a more suitable rear rest.
Maybe you live in a house in the bush though? I don't have a house built yet.
To prevent them eating stuff we keep it in the fridge or the meat safe, both of which are in the farm shed and space is fairly limited.
Since my shooting gear lives in the shed, they ate my lubed patches and they eat the lube off my cast bullets if I leave them out. They also eat any electrical wiring that's unprotected.
Because I often shoot in the rain, in Gippsland it's rarely dry.
My bags aren't leather, they're Caldwell nylon.
on_one_wheel wrote:Yep .... im in a house that is reasonably rodent proof.
It's a battle if you don't have a safe place to keep stuff.
I've had them eat through heavy plastic boxes to get at something edible, they eat the insulation from electrical wires, car carpets, cardboard, packets of cigarettes and all sort of things.
Big old army metal boxes are good.
Lots of bait hidden in safe places helps to keep the numbers down.
deadkitty wrote:Gippsland!?, say g'day to Thorpdale for me..... left there 30 years ago. Anyhow, I'll repeat my original comment, use aquarium gravel, you can buy it in different sizes, even rice size. It's heavy and rodent proof and if you buy it from a landscape supplier, it's cheap , I pay around $14 for a potato sack full. Cheers
bladeracer wrote:deye243 wrote:this stuff as my bags often get wet http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-Kilo-Austr ... 2400704758
That sort of thing is my ideal - but I don't really want to spend $60 on filling material.
deye243 wrote:bladeracer wrote:deye243 wrote:this stuff as my bags often get wet http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-Kilo-Austr ... 2400704758
That sort of thing is my ideal - but I don't really want to spend $60 on filling material.
what .... have you got 10 bags to fill
Apollo wrote:Take the Magnospeed off, get rid of the front and rear swivel mounts, get a sturdy bench and you will half the group size....
brett1868 wrote:I'd like to fill mine with the ashes of dead project managers but even in death they're useless so it's sand in mine.
brett1868 wrote:I'd like to fill mine with the ashes of dead project managers but even in death they're useless so it's sand in mine.
MR. WINCHESTER wrote:brett1868 wrote:I'd like to fill mine with the ashes of dead project managers but even in death they're useless so it's sand in mine.
But, But, But ....
How do ya make 'em dead ?