Setting Up Our FAST Flood Barriers

There are times when you just don’t have time to guard against flooding. Recent floods happened on the east coast where the water came and there wasn’t time to react. However, there are many times where you have some time to set up some sandbags, guard your properties and businesses, and you just need to know about the best products. Big Bags flood barriers offer a RAPID deployment of sandbags. They are also ground conforming systems that are both simple and easy. In fact, no other system on the market is as versatile and user-friendly. Here are a few things that make our product stand out, as well as an example to see how FAST our flood barriers are deployed.


Ground Conforming & Goes Around Corners!

Big Bags USA protective flood barrier systems are ground conforming and therefore have the ability to be deployed on terrain that is uneven or unleveled with negligible preparations. The protective flood barrier system is well suited for corner and curved deployments. The systems are stackable directly on top of each other two systems tall, for higher stacking the pyramid method is advised. In environments that are unreachable with standard equipment, Big Bags USA flood barrier systems are liftable for safe and effective deployment using our spreader bar.


Equipment Needed to Set Up Flood Barriers 

Necessary equipment for any deployment of the Big Bags USA barriers are cordless screw guns and ¾”-1 1/2” wood or drywall screws to attach one system to another before filling. A few clamps can also be used with a minimum of two clamps on each side. When the bags are filled all the way, remove clamps and connect the next system.

Heavy equipment that is normally used to fill the bags is: 
  • Front End Loaders
  • Skid Steers
  • Backhoes
  • Side Dump Trucks
  • Cement Trucks (with a slurry of sand and water)
  • Concrete Conveyor Belt Trucks

Training and organization of labor is greatly reduced using the Big Bags USA barrier compared to conventional sandbags. Effectively utilizing a smaller unskilled labor force creates a larger margin in budgeting and mitigation compared to a conventional sandbag barrier.

Before You Deploy

Some Special considerations before you deploy Big Bags USA flood barrier should include:
  • Projected water levels
  • Elevation changes terrain
  • Equipment necessary for deployment
  • Available labor force
  • Whether you will need a Spreader Bar

Big Bags USA Versatility

There is great versatility for use of Big Bags USA flood barrier sandbags replacement systems in a variety of flood & water-control situations.
  • Water retaining (blocking/stopping water in a given area).
  • Levee reinforcement (adding height, blocking breaches, and weak areas).
  • Water re-direction (quick, ease of water re-direction versus conventional sandbags).
  • Sewer outlet plugging (Placing single Big Bags USA flood barrier directly atop sewer grates keeps sewage in the sewage system and stops overflow).
  • Securing the perimeter of a building Running a perimeter of Big Bags USA sandbags systems keeps damage minimized or eliminated and possibly allows the building to continue to be occupied.
  • Protecting a utility or other sensitive area (Surrounding completely, important utilities to any necessary height by stacking Big Bags USA flood barriers).
  • Eliminate ‘piping’ and ‘boils’ (Ring the area where water is flowing underneath the levee or other sandbags flood barrier easily and quickly with dropping the appropriate amount of Big Bags USA flood barrier sandbags into position around the area or right on top of the area).
  • Elevating a levee to prevent overtopping up to 6 feet higher in the narrow 3’ footprint of the sandbags.
  • Direct flows between buildings (forming a canal with Big Bags USA flood barrier sandbags systems to keep water flowing past buildings).


Big Bags USA Flood Barriers

By being prepared to protect you and your communities' property, this should provide comfort, knowing that you have some tools for protection in place prior to flooding. If you are doing all that you can to minimize damages to your property, then you are in the top 10%. We manufacture, supply and deliver our products to your business or job site location. We have innovative strategies for protecting your property during floods. We also work closely with the Emergency Managers and Public Works Directors, in your area to help in the planning of deployment to optimize solutions for future floods.

MADE IN THE USA ~ 100% Manufactured in Missouri ~ BUY AMERICAN  

If you have an immediate need for our systems, or have any questions for us, please call us toll free at 1-800-337-0537 or visit www.BigBagsUSA.com.



D.R.I.P.S.
Disaster Relief & Innovative
Protection Systems, LLC
(573) 480-6699

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Location: Camdenton, MO 65020, USA

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