How to size a stuff sack

[jellyfish]

Oh and get unscented bags.

Oh wow.

[tennistime99]

Oh and get unscented bags.

Mine smell like bacon. :-D

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[TallPaul]

Mine smell like bacon. :-D

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That made me laugh.
I’d be hungry all day carrying a bacon scented bag

[MikekiM]

I use unscented generic store brand.. So cheap that it doesn't really matter.

I've used mine to hang my food bag and pack in particularly 'active' areas,

i've debated a pack cover for years and frankly, with my quilts, hammock and clothing bag inside the compactor bag, everything else can get wet. But that's for another thread.

[Caminante]

i've debated a pack cover for years and frankly, with my quilts, hammock and clothing bag inside the compactor bag, everything else can get wet. But that's for another thread.

I'm not specifically a UL guy, and decidedly not SUL, but the above has served me with all of the functionality of quilt/bag stuff sacks and pack covers, if not with more functionality. No reason to add weight, cost, and packing time when a cheap compactor bag works so well (in my IMO).

When I do make stuff sacks, I like nacra's excellent tutorial for a rectangular bottom stuff sack as I like the way they pack and find them pretty easy to execute. It may take a little head scratching to figure out the template, but it is essentially the same concept as Papa Smurf's zipper pouch technique and has many applications outside of stuff sacks.

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...-Size-Tutorial

[mathineer]

I started off by stuffing my quilt into a stuff sack I already had that was larger then required. I could then twist the top to effectively reduce the volume of the stuff sack to the required amount. From that, I then approximated the volume by measuring the approximate stuffed dimensions. Finally, I designed a stuff sack that had maybe 20 to 30% more volume. Having a larger than required SS makes it easier to stuff the quilt in the sack, and the sack into the pack (since there is additional compression-ability to jam other stuff around or between).

Now I have several stuff sacks for different quilts I've made. When I make a new one, I start with one of those and I can get close pretty easily.

mathineer

[n00bhere]

thank you for the thread and thank you jelly fish for the video.

just got a cheap large tarp and it has a tiny stuff sack. did get the tarp to fit once but want to make a larger sack for it. was wondering how big it should be for this size tarp. at the beginning of that video when i heard times 2 for seam allowance (i think), that made it very clear. will just make a double ended stuff sack twice as long and twice as big around as the oem bag. dohf lol

thank you very much

[West michigan]

I use Derek Hanson’s versionAC867A76-3DC8-48D0-9E67-0026F6214845.jpeg

[IRONFISH45]

Several vendor's give the finished size of their "Stuff Sacks" and what they hold.

Just add additional fabric for seams.

[Theguywitheyebrows]

unscented trash compactor bags inside the pack to keep stuff dry, i use the arrowhead equipment sack my quilt came with and it fits *deep breath* hammock, UQ, all suspension lines, ridgeline organizer [solar light and panel, fire kit, many shock cord lines, an extra whoopie, some earplugs, two marbles, a lighter, a tiny knife], my moccasins.....yeah..i think thats it...i wanna bigger one to ensure my entire sleep kit is inside one waterproof bishop bag in case i gotta drop it for any reason. thinking about purchasing the hammock saddlebags and using one in this fashion. thanks for the calcualtor and tutroial jellyfish, i bookmarked your blogspot. love this forum!