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Post by Coolkat on Sept 30, 2015 11:48:05 GMT -8
One of the things that I've never bothered upgrading from when I first started backpacking was my stuff sacks. They are old, large and developing holes and not water resistant much less water proof. So if I suspect that it might rain while my food bag is hanging from a tree during the night I usually cover it with a small garbage bag. So I'm in the market for for some new stuff sacks. I've never researches stuff sacks so I'm wondering are there preferences out there (I'm sure there are)?
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Post by hikerjer on Sept 30, 2015 11:49:34 GMT -8
I like Seat to Summit stuff sacks.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 30, 2015 12:17:43 GMT -8
The light weight of the Sea to Summits makes them attractive to me and I have a number of them, for a bear hang I'd be inclined to go with Cuben or a heavier weight simple drawstring model out of Cordura for the beating the bear hang bags tend to get.
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Post by reuben on Sept 30, 2015 15:52:48 GMT -8
I'm starting to lean to OR. Their stuff sacks have a roll top and D ring, which can be used when hanging food. Other than double use like that, anything light and semi-waterproof will do.
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Post by Coolkat on Oct 1, 2015 3:57:29 GMT -8
Thanks everyone for your thoughts. This gives me a few things to look into. I've also discovered some plans to make your own to save some money but I'm not that crafty so I'll do some more digging with your suggestions.
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Post by JRinGeorgia on Oct 1, 2015 7:08:40 GMT -8
Also consider the option of no stuff sacks at all, or at least the fewest possible. For my quilt, pad, clothes, etc I don't use any stuff sacks and don't miss 'em.
For food hang I use a roll-top waterproof cuben fiber sack. To organize little ditty stuff (first aid, repair, etc) I now just use ziplocs.
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Post by Coolkat on Oct 1, 2015 7:42:31 GMT -8
It's worth considering but you're a braver man than I do just simply stuff my quilt into the pack. I'm always paranoid about it getting wet. If there is one thing in my pack that I make sure than can never get wet it's my quilt.
But I guess most of that worry comes from my first hiking trip where we had significant rain. Even with a pack cover on I had a pool of water in the bottom of my pack. But apparently I'm not the only paranoid person. I know someone who purposely clips a small hole in the bottom of his packs because of this.
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Post by tipiwalter on Oct 1, 2015 8:07:18 GMT -8
Stuff sacks are disposable items and easily replaced. When I first started backpacking in the 1970's I used old sleeping bag stuff sacks to hold my hung food. Later I purchased Outdoor Research hydroseal/urethane sacks for hanging food. Now I'm using Sea to Summit silnylon sacks as pictured (food load for a 20 day trip). The green bag is my overflow food sack and it's an old Hilleberg tent sack.
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Post by dayhiker on Oct 1, 2015 8:17:03 GMT -8
I often skip the stuff sacks, and use a pack liner (takes same or less space. One pack I put a closed cell pad in it, so a pack liner doesn't work that well. I do use a small OR bag for my small 10 essentials (first aid kit, flashlight, etc.). I have sealine kodiak sac from sea kayaking which makes a good food sack, often combined with a rat sack
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Post by amaruq on Oct 1, 2015 11:24:51 GMT -8
If it came with a stuff sack, chances are I'm using it (schlepping bag, ground pad, tent, rain jacket, etc). I like the organization they provide. My kitchen bag (i.e. hang bag) is just a roll-top stuff sack.
As a means to keep small things together and relatively dry, I use ziplock bags.
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Post by tipiwalter on Oct 1, 2015 11:57:41 GMT -8
I like the organization too and plus stuff sacks solve the bulk issue.
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Post by dayhiker on Oct 1, 2015 15:08:24 GMT -8
I like the organization too and plus stuff sacks solve the bulk issue. Solve the bulk issue? I assume you mean they pack smaller. If so, try it without stuff sacs which create empty air space. Put in sleep bag first and keep packing it down as you add stuff. (I thank BenWorld2 for pointing this out to me)
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Post by tigger on Oct 1, 2015 19:11:29 GMT -8
I now use mainly Sea To Summit drysacks and a few OR Drysacks. I won't use anything else.
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Post by cycle003 on Oct 5, 2015 19:59:53 GMT -8
I use a combination of ziplocks and dry sacks but not many stuff sacks.
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Post by tigger on Oct 6, 2015 18:11:17 GMT -8
I use a combination of ziplocks and dry sacks but not many stuff sacks. This last trip to Greenland, I used Ziplocks inside of dry sacks. For my sleeping bag, I put it inside of a dry sack inside of a waterproof backpack.
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