Packing Ridge Runner poles

[drsolarmolar]

For those of you packing a Ridge Runner, how are you packing your poles? Lashed to the outside of your pack? Inside? Rolled up in something? I saw the pole bag that Paul over at Arrowhead Equipment makes specifically for Ridge Runner poles. Anyone using that?

[zukiguy]

My skills are limited but I sewed up some old sil into a bag. It works fine. I definitely carry them inside. Being squished inside the pack body keeps them from banging and clicking. I tried lashing them to the outside of my pack once or twice and that short extension piece rattled around.

[Miguel]

I carry mine in a pole bag. on the outside of my pack. I stuff it in one of the water bottle holders and under the side straps. I've never had a problem with it falling out. If you were concerned simply biner the pole bag to a strap.

[Passinthru]

I use the AHE pole bag. On my internal frame pack I am able to slide it down behind the upper side pocket and into the lower pocket. On my frameless pack I pack it inside, down along the side. Either way works fine.

[TrailSlug]

I use the Arrowhead bag for my poles as well. I pack them on the outside of my Gregory Baltoro 65. Bottom of the poles in the side pouch tops lashed in by one of the side compression straps.

[ChacMool]

Mine fit snugly in a bag that also holds my tarp poles; the bag came with the tarp pole mod kit (from Wilderness Logics, I think); anyway, it keeps all the poles together and safe, held vertically inside my ULA Catalyst.