This is an old thread but it a great idea and one I never considered. This quickrete pdf goes into detail and they say regular 80 pound bags of sand mix can be used as well as their rip rap blend. For the difference in price, I'll look at the bags for a month!


https://www.quikrete.com/pdfs/projects/riprapprojectsanderosioncontrol.pdf


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