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  The Molar Bean Bag™

The Molar Bean Bag™ is a fast and easy way to provide a window mount for a photographer's camera and lens. Designed to fit properly on a car door or window the Molar Bean Bag™ provides superb camera support for any camera and lens combination.

Its unique molar shape wraps around and hugs a car door or window. It provides a very solid platform for big lens (500mm or 600mm) and also works well with any other lens/camera combinations.

Not only does it excel on a vehicle door or window it can also be turned upside down and placed on a flat surface like a vehicle roof. In the upside down position the molar ears provide excellent support for large zoom lens and camera combinations. The Molar Bean Bag™ can even be placed on its side and used to support a big lens combination.

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DimensionsLengthWidthDepth
Top Surface 10" 8" n/a
Ears 11" 8" 3"
Cost$39
Shipping $7
Shipping (2-4) $10


The Molar Bean Bag™ is made out of 420 denier nylon pack cloth. This cloth has a water repellent finish to keep water out of the bag. The opening for the bag is closed with a top quality YKK zipper. Every Molar Bean Bag™ is individually hot cut to seal all edges and prevent raveling. Every seam is double stitched and sewn with nylon thread used in the parachute industry. Every Molar Bean Bag™ has two nylon straps for carrying handles. These handles can also be used as attachment straps to secure the bean bag in place. Bungee cords or any kind of cord can be used to secure the bag.

The Molar Bean Bag™ weighs 4oz empty and can weigh up to twenty pounds depending on the fill material selected and the desired volume. We ship them empty. Beans, rice, polyethylene beads or a number of other materials can be used to fill the bag.

The Molar Bean Bag™ weigh 15-20lbs when filled with beans, rice or bird seed. The bag weighs 12lbs when filled with black sunflower seeds and this is a good choice if the heavier fills are more than you want to handle. We stock Buckwheat hulls which will make the bag weigh 5-6 lbs. We sell the Buckwheat hulls for $16 plus $16 for shipping. We suggest you use the heaviest fill you are willing to handle. The heavier the bag the more stable it will be, especially if you are using a big lens like a 500mm or 600mm.

We make the Molar Bean Bag™ in olive drab color, and usually have them in stock; however it is always best to check with us to make sure we are not out of stock. The cost is $39 each plus $7 for shipping. For quantities of 2-4 the shipping is $10.

Joe and Mary Ann McDonald probably have more experience photographing in Africa than anyone I know. They took our new Molar Bean Bag™ to Africa this summer for some real world testing. Joe recently stated on his website www.HootHollow.com that this is the best bean bag he has ever used.

 
 

You can mount the Molar Bean Bag™ on a car door with the window partially wound up.

Displayed below is the Molar Bean Bag™ mounted on a car door with a 500mm lens. The window is wound all the way down.

Below you can see how the Molar Bean Bag™ wraps around the door for maximum stability.

This image shows the Molar Bean Bag™ from the inside of the car.

You can easily carry the Molar Bean Bag™ using the two straps on the bottom.

These images demonstrate how the Molar Bean Bag™ can be used as a shooting platform on a flat surface.