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Sandbags in the Maritimes

 
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Well...you'd think that finding sandbags, empty sandbags, would be easy here is the wet, sometimes flooding, Maritimes...right? Nope. The best that I can find locally is burlap at the Coop in Sussex, NB.

So my question is as follows: Anyone done a successful sandbag home using burlap?

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oh...wait....knit raschel bags!!! In Ontario but still... http://www.nnz.ca/knitted-net-bags-raschel-6.html ....far better than burlap.
 
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How do you plan to heat your structure?
 
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