Weird that you have an issue with the AA mil 3 beads… are you sure they were mil 3 and not 4 etc?
I have a baggy here and they are the exact size of Bountiful Baby’s beads and I had no dust or anything.
(I keep bags to compare and I can show customers if they ask what I use inside)
adding: I use a full leg of kid tights/stockings when I make pouches. I cut the leg off at the thigh and use the whole thing for 1 pouch. I double or triple it onto itself, tying at the ends as I go (triple for the head, double for the torso)
I’ve got some MIL 1 from Abrasive Armory and they are good in pouches. I use knee hi’s and triple them and there is no leaking at all, and they aren’t dusty. The MIL 3 work in the limbs but I don’t see any reason the MIL 1 wouldn’t be fine there as well, they are still really small.
Hmmm it’s strange. I ordered the abrasive armory beads from eBay because everyone recommended them. I double checked my buying history and they were listed as mil 3. They were extremely tiny and dusty. Maybe I got a bad batch or they sent me the wrong ones?
Maybe they did send you the wrong ones cause the mil 3 aren’t dusty at all. They are just small round glass beads, I have never had any dust of any kind in mine and have ordered many times from them.
Maybe they got a new supplier and have had complaints that the MIL 3 size is no longer dust free and that’s why they are discontinuing it? It may not be a big seller for other uses and if we don’t want what they are now able to get it would make sense to stock other sizes instead.
My mil 1 are pretty large. Too large for me to be comfortable using them in the limbs but great for the body and head. I think they were from abrasive armory. They are in my car right now but I’m too lazy and tired to go get them.
The 4 mil will be a little smaller than the 3 mil. I would use in the limbs for sure and the head and torso pouches will probably need at least double fabric thick (depending on what you use). They may seep out.
I personally still need to locate/buy some mil 3 or 2 for the body and head. What I bought even smaller than mil 4.