I have a couple of largish plastic storage containers that I put the charcoal into. With the top off, I can see what I'm getting.

You have to perfect the string removal technique before you can buy the rig...

stlcharcoal said:

It might keep the rain out, but it's also sealing all the ambient moisture in.  A trash can that can breathe is a much better alternative for 1/3 of the price.

Yep. In the UK that is $90, I can get a trash can for a quarter of that price. 

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lousubcap said:

You have to perfect the string removal technique before you can buy the rig...

The baffling part here is my technique is consistent with a positive result rate of perhaps 33%.

The trick (Rockwood based) starting with the front of the bag facing way from you is to realize that the stitching process can start or finish on opposite ends of the bag at least as I have seen it.  But always start with the back orientation and find the extended knot-then cut that piece and go.  Always brings a smile-the simple pleasures of life!

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dbCooper said:

lousubcap said:

You have to perfect the string removal technique before you can buy the rig...

The baffling part here is my technique is consistent with a positive result rate of perhaps 33%.

The trick (Rockwood based) starting with the front of the bag facing way from you is to realize that the stitching process can start or finish on opposite ends of the bag at least as I have seen it.  But always start with the back orientation and find the extended knot-then cut that piece and go.  Always brings a smile-the simple pleasures of life!

The trick is to not use a knife. 

GrateEggspectations said:

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lousubcap said:

You have to perfect the string removal technique before you can buy the rig...

We’re still talking charcoal bags, right?

No, potato bags and rice bags.

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DoubleEgger said:

lousubcap said:

dbCooper said:

lousubcap said:

You have to perfect the string removal technique before you can buy the rig...

The baffling part here is my technique is consistent with a positive result rate of perhaps 33%.

The trick (Rockwood based) starting with the front of the bag facing way from you is to realize that the stitching process can start or finish on opposite ends of the bag at least as I have seen it.  But always start with the back orientation and find the extended knot-then cut that piece and go.  Always brings a smile-the simple pleasures of life!

The trick is to not use a knife. 

Wait. What? I use a knife 90% of the time.

Knife use 100% here - click, slice, click. Done in two seconds. Who's got time to futz around with a string?

Knife here too. I guess the few times I attempted the pull and didn't get 100% I didn't feel like the satisfaction would be worth the added time. 

My bags of feed open up perfect 100% of the time.  They even have a little tab to pull so you can’t screw it up. @Stlcharcoal says feed companies hang their bags and stitch

I have torn an entire bag open in frustration.  That didn’t make the situation any better.

Ozzie_Isaac said:

My bags of feed open up perfect 100% of the time.  They even have a little tab to pull so you can’t screw it up. @Stlcharcoal says feed companies hang their bags and stitch

What kind of 4 legged friend do you have that you are buying bags of feed?

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Ozzie_Isaac said:

My bags of feed open up perfect 100% of the time.  They even have a little tab to pull so you can’t screw it up. @Stlcharcoal says feed companies hang their bags and stitch

What kind of 4 legged friend do you have that you are buying bags of feed?

5 horses and 4 dogs.  I go through a lot of feed.

MaskedMarvel said:

Greetings friends,

This is  kinda up my alley. I need waterproof outdoor storage that’s intuitive. Checks a lot of boxes…

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lets see if that link works for you.

I have 2 of them. I find them handy and relatively good looking - better than a tub or bin which my wife would like even less than me. I have two because I am always running two types of lump and don't like running out, so two lumps on the go mean two charcoal bags. I keep meaning to buy some luggage tags and prefit them with a pictures of the lump varieties I buy so I can identify which bag is containing which lump.

I keep the lump in the paper bag inside the storage bag. Some people just put the lump in sans bag, but that gets dirty pretty fast. Pouring into the egg is easy, the handle on the bottom helps a lot. one gloved hand grabs the paper bag, the other ungloved hand grabs the built in handle and away we go.

I did look at the weber 20lb bag, but it's for 20lbs of briquettes and there is no way 20lb of lump would fit in it.

now the bad. 

The bag is not waterproof.  I had one out on the deck in the rain and water got into it. bit of a mess. I *may* have had the rolled top toward the direction of the rain, but a dry bag's rolled top should not leak.  Worse was that the zipper of the side pocket leaked causing my backup box of starter bricks to get soaked. They dried out, but the box dissolved. sigh. 

after that, i ensure that the  top is two or three rolls and facing away from the direction of rain. (all my wind comes from the south, so does the rain). However I still had a box of starters get wet. sigh.

For the rest of winter I stored under the deck on the walk out patio. Works out well as I have a routine that when I take a pan of cold ashes to the compost, I grab a bag on the way back and fill the egg. So my egg is ready for the next lighting if the mood strike me. With drier summer weather coming I may bring a bag up on the deck with the egg, but the clean and fill works well for now.

MaskedMarvel said:

Well… not waterproof doesn’t do me any good at all. 

That seems like a major design flaw.  Might as well just keep the charcoal bag outside.