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Post by BigLoad on Aug 25, 2016 21:10:45 GMT -8
... My first pack, used through my teens until I developed hips ... At least you did eventually develop hips, unlike me. That's why I finally ended up with a custom pack. (I just had to throw that in for HSF. I would never recommend such an outrageous expenditure to anyone without enough experience to know exactly what she wants, because it's not a choice you want to regret).
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Post by Lamebeaver on Aug 26, 2016 5:58:25 GMT -8
I'm going to take a different tack and suggest you might need a different sleeping bag.
What kind of a sleeping bag do you have?
Most backpackers use a mummy style bag. Some may take a little cramming, but most backpacks will fit most mummy style sleeping bags.
Exceptions would be a huge -20 degree synthetic bag from Walmart, or a big rectangular bag.
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 26, 2016 7:24:42 GMT -8
At least you did eventually develop hips, unlike me. You are at a disadvantage there, you know
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 26, 2016 7:25:01 GMT -8
I'm going to take a different tack and suggest you might need a different sleeping bag. Actually, I think quite a few people have said that
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Post by dirthurts on Aug 26, 2016 7:30:37 GMT -8
Is there anything that would be bad about putting this on the top of the pack with the compression straps instead of inside the bag? Or is there anyway I can somehow get it in the place it's supposed to go in the first place by compressing it with something I can buy? Look into what's called a compression sack. Something like this is pretty cheap, www.amazon.com/Kelty-Compression-Stuff-Rhubarb-Medium/dp/B001M0NR7A/ref=sr_1_4?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1472225341&sr=1-4&keywords=compression+sackThere are also waterproof versions from Sea to Summit that you might consider. Like others suggest, it might be a better option to just get a better sleeping bag though...if it's taking up that much room there seems to be something off with it. As far as water filters go, the Sawyer Mini is about as light and small as you get.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2016 9:36:25 GMT -8
I have a pretty massive sleeping bag; a 0F "Bee's Knees" from the North Face (actually, "Windy Pass"; anybody else remember that label?). It's not my only bag. It uses Polarguard insulation, and doesn't compress very much. It's definitely made for backpacking, but any synthetic 0F bag is going to be pretty large. I use it only on the very rare occasions that I camp where/when it might drop into the teens or colder. I have two backpacks, and one of them will definitely not accomodate it, even though it's probably 70-80l. The other (~ 30 yrs old), has a pretty cavernous sleeping bag compartment. I only use the backpack/sleeping bag combination in pretty cold conditions.
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Post by BigLoad on Aug 26, 2016 12:35:44 GMT -8
I'm going to take a different tack and suggest you might need a different sleeping bag. Actually, I think quite a few people have said that I edited this out of my custom pack response, but I might as well pile on here. IMO, if you're going to blow big money one any one item early in your backpacking career, make it your sleeping bag. Other things you can upgrade without much pain, but a new sleeping hurts every time, so you might as well start out as close to the finish line as you can manage.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Aug 26, 2016 13:52:32 GMT -8
I just can't see a 3 lb bag being all that big whatever it's made of. And that's the weight the OP says is what the bag weighs.
So it's not some Coleman 8lb monster.....
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Post by amaruq on Aug 29, 2016 4:50:30 GMT -8
OP, I think you just gotta stuff it in harder.
(OOC baiting...)
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Post by UpperPeninsula on Aug 29, 2016 18:14:00 GMT -8
The poor guy has fled.
I think the problem might be the Bible. Bluecosmo is this one of those 15 pound Bibles with a hardcover? Handed down four generations? JK.
Do a short bpacking hike overnight as a shakedown venture. It will tell you a lot about what needs to go.
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Post by amaruq on Aug 30, 2016 3:56:27 GMT -8
I also like to tote a Bible along. A couple passages at night offset the weight of the Book by helping alleviate some of the weight of my sins.
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Post by UpperPeninsula on Aug 30, 2016 5:53:47 GMT -8
... the weight of my sins. If nothing else, I am a highly experienced sinner, so I feel especially qualified to talk about my new approach to ultralight sinning. Instead of carrying a Bible, I find a few passages usually suffice. For example, Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil... That one is especially good for Death Valley. There are others, but no need to bore everyone with my spiritual path. However, I would like to leave one little reminder: I have found that the venial sinning is much more fun than mortal sinning. Nothing can spoil a good backpacking adventure more than eternal damnation. Be nice out there!
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 30, 2016 7:18:13 GMT -8
some of the weight of my sins. I hadn't realized that atheism was a form of UL :D
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Post by trinity on Aug 30, 2016 14:09:21 GMT -8
Dude, get an ereader. I'm a priest who goes into the wilderness primarily to experience a closeness to God, and I would never dream of putting a bible in my backpack. "Come unto me all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will refresh you.... For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Jesus wants you to have a Nook and a 900 fill down quilt. It's all right there in scripture.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 10:33:22 GMT -8
Maybe your bible is too big.
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