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• Highly contoured design allows less fill than other bags - weighs only 8 pounds when full using whole sunflower seeds
• Large zippered opening with protective flap for easy secure filling
• All seams are double stitched for extra strength - stress areas stitched at least 5 times*
• Hook and loop straps at each end of the "legs" for tying the bag down to door handles or safari roof rack.
• Sewn in handles on each side - may be used for tie downs or to secure the Skimmer using a 3" climber's clip attached to the Skimmer's carrying tab.

• Durable 500 denier DuPont Cordura(r) nylon (waterproof urethane coated)
• Non-skid Toughtek fabric for the interior
• US-Made Fabrics

• Self-healing #5 zipper
• Hook and loop closures

• U.S. Made
• All seams double stitched with nylon thread for added strength
• Stress areas stitched at least 5 times

• Empty: 5 oz
• Filled with polyethylene beads: 2.95 lb
  
• Filled with buckwheat hulls: 10.35 lb
  

• See included instruction sheet for suggested fill - we use sunflower seeds and feed them to the birds when we are finished with them. With 70-90% fill you can place over a car door and shoot with a lens alone or with the use of a Skimmer II Ground Pod on top. It can also be used upside down.
• With 40% fill the "legs" can be folded under making a flatter "pancake" style beanbag for use with smaller lenses or for a lower profile. With 70-80% fill the "legs" can be spread out and placed on top of a car or in between the rails of a safari vehicle - leaving the round surface available for cradling your lens or placing the Skimmer II on top.
• We recommend about 80% fill when using with a Skimmer from the car - more for a tighter firmer top and less for a lower profile. Less fill allows the Skimmer II to be cradled by the excess material on the top surface and allows a lower shooting profile. By adjusting the amount of fill the SkimmerSack can be transformed for a variety of uses, with or without the Skimmer II Ground Pod. See the detailed images for just a few of the suggested configurations. The possibilities are endless!

"I personally developed the SkimmerSack for use with the Skimmer II when shooting out of the car with a big lens and I have found it to be the best solution by far. Gone are the days of a permanently mounted window mount or overly large bulky beanbags that cradle the lens too much and restrict your movement." -Greg Downing

TIP #1
Use the Skimmer II with it! Attach a quick release to the Skimmer II such as a Wimberley C-12 - this allows the Skimmer II to become a giant low-profile foot for your lens. Since the Skimmer II is round and perfectly fit to the top of the SkimmerSack it allows photographers complete freedom to pan side to side and lean up and down for unrestricted movement. Installing a ballhead or Gimbal head on the Skimmer II works also but often put the rig too high for shooting out of a car.

TIP #2
When filling the SkimmerSack don't fill it too tightly - leaving a little room allows it to "hug" the Skimmer II which essentially operates like a giant ballhead.

TIP #3
For a lighter fill try buckwheat hulls or poly beads, such as those found in beanbag chairs. Some even travel with the SkimmerSack used this way.

TIP #4
My favorite fill is whole sunflower seeds - they are lighter than beans or rice and birds love them so you can just dump them on the ground when you're finished.

TIP #5
The easiest way I have found to fill the SkimmerSack is to use one of those plastic bird feeder fillers - which is essentially a large funnel. A small can or drinking cup works as well.

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