TrapBag® was first developed in 2004 as an all-around better alternative to traditional flood control systems. By 2010 the first TrapBag® barrier was manufactured. To date, an excess of 300 miles have been installed around the world. TrapBag is represented by BBLM in the Philippines.
TrapBag® is a low-cost, rapid-deploy flood and erosion control barrier bag similar to, yet superior than, conventional sandbags. Our bags are designed to protect life and property from natural disasters such as flash flooding, mudslides, mud flows, levee breaches and storm surges. TrapBag® is versatile and may be used for other kinds of protection from security barriers to storm-water control.
TrapBag® was originally intended to function as an easily installed flood control barrier designed to provide a quick and easy way to fight flash floods. Besides acting as an alternative to sandbags, many other uses for our barrier bags have been discovered, including beach erosion, mudslides, storm surges, levee breaching, cofferdams, gravity walls, MSE walls, and more.
TrapBags® are made out of high-strength textile and come in 50ft connectable sections.
We save you money in everything from shipping and storage to installation and filling. Our bags take up very little space and are easy to ship and store until needed. Once needed for use, the bags require less manpower and filingl material than tradition sandbags. This design was intentional to provide faster time to react to a crisis, such as a flood or mudslide, than with sandbags.
TrapBag® has a life of at least five years, and has been proven to withstand whatever mother nature brings to bear from mudslides and floods to coastal storms and intense wave action, our bags have seen it all and continued on unimpressed. Whether you’re looking for short-term flood protection or long-term erosion control TrapBag® is a strong option that will last.
Whether you need a short barrier or a tall one, we have you covered with bags in multiple sizes that, like traditional small to large sandbags, can be stacked on top of each other to give you endless protection options. And TrapBag® requires no special fill material. For temporary barriers you can use sand or gravel, or cement if you need a permanent barrier solution.
TrapBag® uses 40% less fill material than a stacked sandbag wall, but more importantly a single 100 foot section of 4ft high TrapBag® replaces approximately 8,000 sandbags making TrapBag® Barriers an excellent alternative to small and large sandbags. TrapBag® Barriers can be filled with sand, washed gravel, or concrete. Avoid filling with silt, clay, or rocks greater than 2 inches across.
TrapBag In action.
TrapBag® is a series of pentagon-shaped bags that are sloped on one side, vertical on the opposite side and open at the top for filling. Each of the cells are connected side by side like an accordion, each cell has a common wall with the next cell, and are collapsed during storage and deployment. The cells are made of high-strength textile. Each of the cells are self-contained yet rely on the next cell for added strength. If one of the cells is compromised, it will not affect the rest of the barrier, which will remain standing strong.
