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Post by hikerjer on Apr 3, 2021 19:34:07 GMT -8
I suppose I could go to a local shop with this question, but I figure you folks are just as knowledgeable - maybe more so - and probably quicker.
What size, in liters, would a stuff sack for a three season (15 degree - 800 fill) down sleeping bag have to be to accomodate the bag? I have a discount coupon from Cascade Designs (Seal Line) and will be ordering direct from them.
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Post by zeke on Apr 4, 2021 3:33:01 GMT -8
I assumed dry bag, but maybe that isn't what you wanted. If just a cinch sack, I'd go with a 10L Will you be putting anything else in with it? Fleece hat you only wear to bed? Sleeping socks? I usually have my sleeping shorts and T-shirt in the same bag, and find a 20L is plenty big enough. In use, I compress it a little before I roll it down, and a 15L would work. Really compressed, a 10L would be fine, but lots more work getting it all in there. The stuff sack that came with my new 20º quilt is slightly smaller than my 4L. So I guess I am saying, the size may depend on how crammed in there you want to work before rolling the bag closed. Once it is rolled down as far as you want, the bag is only as big as you make it. Go with a 15 or 20 and I think you'd be happy. Seal Line makes purge dry bags, which are great for something like this. Do the best you can to smash the air out, roll it closed. Lean on it some and the purge valve lets out more air. Go with a color that allows you to write on it with a sharpie. Name, cell #, contents, whatever. Sometimes useful, and brighter colors are easier to see in semi-dark. link
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Post by JRinGeorgia on Apr 4, 2021 5:55:25 GMT -8
Why a stuff sack for your sleeping bag? I just pack mine (quilt) loose in the bottom of the pack and let it fill all the available space, and it gets compressed only the minimum amount needed.
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Post by cweston on Apr 4, 2021 7:15:53 GMT -8
Why a stuff sack for your sleeping bag? I just pack mine (quilt) loose in the bottom of the pack and let it fill all the available space, and it gets compressed only the minimum amount needed. The reason I don’t do that is because I’m very particular about taking pains to keep my bag/quilt dry. I used to use a small dry bag and really compress it down, but I find that, more like your strategy, if you compress it a little less in the stuff sack, it will fill the available space more efficiently.
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Post by hikerjer on Apr 4, 2021 7:52:04 GMT -8
The reason I don’t do that is because I’m very particular about taking pains to keep my bag/quilt dry. Exactly. Beside, I will be using this for canoe trips and for bicycle touring. Just a little extra insurance. It's worth it to me. Thanks, all, for the advice.
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Post by johntpenca on Apr 4, 2021 11:16:06 GMT -8
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Post by hikerjer on Apr 4, 2021 13:14:27 GMT -8
Jeeze, I'd forgotten all about that and never did get around to using the coupon. Thanks, John. It's hell to get old.
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Post by cweston on Apr 4, 2021 13:21:40 GMT -8
LOL
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Post by johntpenca on Apr 4, 2021 17:00:00 GMT -8
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Post by hikerjer on Apr 4, 2021 17:46:47 GMT -8
Easy for you to say whipper-snapper.
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Post by cweston on Apr 4, 2021 17:50:13 GMT -8
Easy for you to say whipper-snapper. Trust me, I have plenty of senior moments.
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