A couple years ago I made two body bags from an 11 mil tarp from Harbor Freight and some spare webbing and buckles I had. I think total cost for each is about $18 if I had to buy everything new. I gave one to a buddy of mine but kept the second one for myself. It's a "roll top" like a dry bag and I just sewed a "z-fold" seam with three bands of stitching so it's quite sturdy. Diagram below has solid lines for layers of material and dotted lines indicating where the stitches are.
First picture is me, 6'1" 180 pounds, just for rough size. I've put 200 pounds in it but picking that up really sucks.
Second picture is 100 pound person with the bag loosely closed.
First picture is me, 6'1" 180 pounds, just for rough size. I've put 200 pounds in it but picking that up really sucks.
Second picture is 100 pound person with the bag loosely closed.