Re: [Philmont]: Packing your sleeping bag in an int frame pack - how ?

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From: Chromedia (chromeda@rochester.rr.com)
Date: Mon Jul 29 2002 - 16:53:42 CDT

By putting the sleeping bag in a plastic bag or trash bag not only helps to
keep the moisture/rain out, but also make it "slipperier" (is there such a
word - that is reduces the friction) while stuffing it into another bag or
pack compartment.

Jim Whitcomb
Otetian Council

> I put my sleeping bag in a trash bag and then into the lower compartment
on
> my internal frame pack. This gave me one extra layer of waterproofing and
> saved the weight of the stuff sack.
>

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