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Post by Fractus on Nov 11, 2014 13:01:39 GMT 10
Any suggestion what these woven poly bags can be used for? I get a couple a week and have no idea what to use them for. Seems wasteful to landfill them Attachments:
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Post by thereth on Nov 11, 2014 14:09:19 GMT 10
maybe a weed mat? thats a tricky one fractus
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Post by Ammo9 on Nov 11, 2014 14:20:00 GMT 10
How big are they? I thinking sand bags
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Post by Fractus on Nov 11, 2014 14:56:35 GMT 10
Sand bags is a good one. They deteriorate in the sun in a few months. So could be used as sand bags but only deployed when needed if in the sun.
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Post by Ammo9 on Nov 11, 2014 15:12:55 GMT 10
You can get uv protection spray paint. Not sure how good it is, but if you want them to last a but longer you could give them a coat of that once they're in place
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Post by bilycart on Nov 11, 2014 16:37:41 GMT 10
unfortunately the only thing their probably good for is as a bag to put the other ones in. Have the same problem, pigs not chooks. The bags breakdown very quickly in sunlight.
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Nov 11, 2014 17:54:48 GMT 10
I'm going to tag Res-Q in this as I have seen him do something pretty cool with them in another thread, but I think that thread is gone now
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Post by Res-Q on Nov 11, 2014 19:07:43 GMT 10
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Nov 11, 2014 19:29:08 GMT 10
Thanks Res-Q I get confused with so many threads.
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Post by Frank on Nov 11, 2014 19:40:44 GMT 10
Res-Q = Resident Macgyver!!
Some good ideas guys. We used to just use them as re-usable feed bags, rubbish bags or storage for stuff like rope/other bags
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Post by Res-Q on Nov 11, 2014 19:57:55 GMT 10
Thanks Res-Q I get confused with so many threads. No worries, Thanks for the tag mate
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Nov 11, 2014 20:08:17 GMT 10
could cut a hole in the middle at the top, then one on each side below the corner, PRESTO PONCHO Also if you cut the corners out of it and step into it and put your legs through the holes it becomes emergency pants. You could make a whole polypropylene bag suit.
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Post by Fractus on Nov 13, 2014 13:59:20 GMT 10
could cut a hole in the middle at the top, then one on each side below the corner, PRESTO PONCHO Also if you cut the corners out of it and step into it and put your legs through the holes it becomes emergency pants. You could make a whole polypropylene bag suit. The suit sounds a little scratchy but if that is all you had I suppose I could live with then.
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Post by Fractus on Nov 13, 2014 14:05:23 GMT 10
Re used water drum Mark IV. Thanks Daniel for the suggestion of cross piece. I went with wire on it as the chooks won't stand on it and foul the water. Adjustable props on the end will be on both ends next time as it will be super easy to move prop and roll over to empty. Including drum deliver and timber about $15 per trough
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Post by Fractus on Nov 18, 2014 16:20:45 GMT 10
Found one use for the empty bags, but the boss may not like my re-purposing of the hills hoist.
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Post by overlord on Nov 18, 2014 19:00:51 GMT 10
We have a lot of that here. A common use for that aside from carrying and storing stuff in is an alternative form for pest control in Fruit Trees.
The Fruit is placed in the sack while it is in the tree (see attached pic).
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Post by Fractus on Nov 19, 2014 9:25:41 GMT 10
We have built a few hen houses now and they are a bit costly but we get what we want that way. However I needed something smaller just to use as a laying hen check, so I can see if hens are actually laying or just eating food as there are no free rides here except for the rescued hens. i got this cubby on eBay and it has cost $200ish which is far less than I could have bought all the material for. Not quite tall enough to stand in but does the job
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