I still use stuff sacks for food and clothing. I think the people ending up with "a bunch of odd shapes" in their packs are using 10L sacks and stuffing them with 10L of stuff. Don't do that. A 10L sack half-filled with clothing can conform to pretty much whatever shape you want.
I still use a stuff sack for my clothes as i like them together but i use one much larger than i need so it's still "squishy" enough to conform to my pack shape. Other than that it pretty much all goes in a pile.Originally Posted by markr6
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -- Mark Twain
Love stuff sacks, love to keep clean things away from unclean stuff, like to know i can grab a stuff sack and know exactly whats in it. Always find everything, and organised. I like oversized ones for down, tarp and hammock but then more sized ones for all the small stuff, cables, chargers, clothes, cooking stuff etc.
If something does end up damp, which is guranteed in the Uk then i can keep it seperate in the pack.
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Ever checked out Chad Poindexter on Youtube? I like how that guy packs. Similar to what you are talking about but I am always amazed at what he fits in his pack
Too many stuff sacks or really tightly bound stuff sacks do make it harder to compress the pack correctly. So I use a few ditty bags type of stuff sacks.
Like others, I put my insulation in a bag on bottom of pack. My hammock/bugnet/pillow and suspension in a Black Bishop Bag with the insulation. This trash bag keeps everything "dry" if needed.
My clothes in a small sack. Any jackets just stuffed in the pack loosely. Pack cover and poncho in pack lid.
My poop pack is a waterproof sack with a trowel and has other items sealed in several sandwich bags.
My cook kit in it's own stuff sack.
Tarp in skins and in their own stuff sack.
Food in waterproof sack.
So, just 6 stuff sacks/ditty bags and a trash bag on bottom. This allows me to push all items down and really compress everything in.
Enjoy and have fun with your family,before they have fun without you
My trash contractor bag is my stuff sack, for the small stuff I have couple ziploc bag, gallon size.
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Me too, like the very big, purple, zippered one from GG that I bought years ago. The ones that came in the round plastic containers.
I still use stuff sacks but I think it's more out of habit than anything. I tried loading my pack without them the other day and it did seem a lot more stable and even. The only fear I have is snagging something in one of the zippers. I'd rather a stuff sack snag than something more expensive.
You have zippers on the main compartment? Is this a panel-loader of some kind? I keep looking around my area for a good deal on some compactor bags but haven't found one yet. Not a lot of folks in FL use compactors....we have giant landfills.
I'm going to give this packing style a try next trip but I want to make sure my gear will stay dry. Until now I've always lined my stuff sacks with a kitchen trash bag (one of the "force-flex" that stretches) and that's worked well. However, it's a pain in the butt trying to cram a down quilt or other item into a small sack while keeping the edge of the bag from getting pulled inside. I think this "cram it all in the bottom" will be pretty awesome for my hammock and quilts. Tarps will still go in an outside pocket.
Home Depot and Lowe's etc. sell contractor bags that are pretty beefy, thick stuff that will work just as well as a trash compactor bag.
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