Filling/sealing Edgewood Dead Bottom Bag

[Krogen]

I confess to being perplexed. I bought an Edgewood Dead Bottom Bag based on some of what I've read here on the forum. To fill it with sand, I can only find a small slit under the leather name patch. There's no "spout" like other bags. Probably no place to tuck in a spout anyway.

So . . . . Do I poke a funnel through this little slit and fill it there? Once I'm done, how do I keep sand from leaking out? I suppose I could seal up the opening with RTV, but I'd like to have flexibility to add or remove sand as I get used to the bag.

 

[JFrank]

I use a small funnel to add a light layer of sand then blue painters tape to cover the opening.

 

[Krogen]

Thanks, SPJ. I use a powder drop funnel to fill bags. The long stem can be used to pack the sand when desired. It worked well for this one. I thought the bag might have been made wrong, but I know it usually the operator not the product. I used duct tape to cover the opening to achieve that sought after bubba look.

 

[ShtrRdy]

How do you level the rear bag on top of this 'dead bottom' bag?

I'm needing to raise the height of my rear bag and am thinking of getting a 'dead bottom'bag.