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15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 You get what you read, not what you see... Dec 27, 2007
By Eric M Moore
It's a great, sturdy punching bag that never rips. But, the picture you see is either the 60,70,or 80 pound bag, the bag you get is about half the size of the one in the picture. Other than that it's perfect, I recommend gloves or bands to avoid burnned knuckles.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Very good item Jan 20, 2008
By M. Donato
"Stormcloud"
It arrived on time and in good shape, I thought it would be too light being 40 lbs. but no its good and it will give you a good workout.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
everlast heavy bag Jan 18, 2009
By G. mcgrath
"sky blue"
I had a 80 pound bag, but in moving it was a dead weight, plus I had decided not to use it any longer, but since giving it away, I still wanted something to use for exercising. This is where the lighter 40lb bag came in,it is just as good as the larger one, to me anyhow, in that you can still work it about the same and of course it is lighter to move if necessary.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Fun to use, good value, great stress reliever, top quality Feb 04, 2010
By Gordon M. Wagner
Fun to use with the Everlast Pro Style Training Gloves or just throwing a couple of punches as you walk by. Every office should have one of these. Maybe two or three. This size (40 lb) is reasonably sized, but I can see where you'd be better off with an 80 lb bag.
Now what you want/need to hang this thing is Everlast Heavy Bag Hanger. I figured out where a ceiling beam was, then removed the popcorn ceiling and the drywall until I exposed the wood, then drilled a pilot hole for each of the two large screws and then used a wrench to get them torqued down. Personally I want to add a few zip-ties in case the single bolt fails or comes loose. It's got a lock nut but the bag rotates, so you have to figure it may loosen and suddenly drop. A few zip-ties ought to be a useful backup anyway, like chucking a couple of stacked spare tires under your car when it's on a jack stand and you're underneath it -- just be extra safe.
After I hung the bag I went to the hardware store and bought a longer length of chain since the one that shipped with the bag wasn't long enough for my situation. This was a gift my kids asked for at Christmas, so I wanted to hang it where we all could use it.
One other thing that you ought to buy with the bag is a Everlast Double End Heavy Bag Attachment. It comes with a tough outer sleeve and an inside bladder you're meant to fill with water, but I removed the bladder and bought a 50 lb bag of "play sand" (clean sand) from the local hardware store to weigh it down, I put the whole unopened bag of sand in the outer sleeve and mooshed it around until I could zip the outer sleeve shut. It comes with a rubber strap to dampen movement. It's essential. Cuts way down on the swinging you get otherwise.
You ought to use Everlast 4455BP Hand Wraps or the training gloves I linked to earlier. Your knuckles will quickly abrade and/or you can break your wrist or fingers. Not that a quick punch or three will kill you as you walk by. Great stress reliever. Excellent value. Really well made, not low-end crap. Worth the money.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Nice Little Bag Sep 07, 2010
By JRC
Nice bag--as has been mentioned in other reviews, the model pictured is not the one you get. The 40# bag is roughly 32" long.
There is a very big difference between this model and the 80#+ bags in the movement and oscillation, but I'm happy with it--good density, typical Everlast canvas cover (you'll want wraps and bag gloves). I weigh 155# and had some boxing experience in college (just to provide some context), and I've found that it only gets swinging severely after a very long combo. If you're probably 200# or bigger, or are a serious fighter, you won't want this bag; also, it's probably too short for fighters incorporating kicking.
But for the typical suburban garage gym, this is a nice piece of equipment--and soooooo much easier to lug around than an 80# bag. Mine is hanging only 22" from my furnace, and the bag hasn't swung far enough to hit the furnace yet.
Also, I didn't have any packaging/shipping problems that some other buyers have noted--Amazon did a good job (and it arrived five days before the estimate).
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