Flood Trapper

Everett “Buzz” Waid couldn't have timed the weather better.

When massive floods inundated the Midwest this spring and summer, Waid was ready with an invention called the TrapBag.

These barriers are giant sandbags six feet tall hung on a rail system that a front loader can fill with sand or gravel. The advantage is that a crew of four can install up to a mile of TrapBag flood barriers in 24 hours, faster than any volunteer effort with ordinary sandbags.