RE: [Philmont]: vacuum bags

I wish I had read your post before placing my order with Alps. I have
not tried compression stuff sacks.
YiS,
Jim Welton

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of Donald S. Roberts
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:50 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: RE: [Philmont]: vacuum bags

> From: J. Michael Floyd
> This last year several of my crew members have started showing
> me vacuum plastic bags that are being sold at stores like
> I am impressed with how these bags work. Put clothing in the bag,
> then zip the bag, and then roll it and when you roll the bag the air
> is forced out of the bag. This reduces volume in the pack and
> waterproofs your clothing. The problem I always found with the
> freezer bags is the process of getting the air out of the bags to
> reduce volume.
>
I picked up some of these bags at a Samsonite outlet store and
have used them. My experience is that they work for a while,
then they won't quite seal. In one trip, I had two bags fail.
They also don't get things as small as a compression stuff sack.
I've not yet had a compression stuff sack fail.
They may be okay as a cheap alternative that is used for a
limited time, but if you have a need for frequent squishing, I'd
spend the money for a decent compression sack. Also, there is
a difference in how they pack. The plastic bags are square, and if
that fits well (it does in luggage, not so much in an internal frame
backpack), then it's not too bad. The compression stuff sack doesn't
work well with luggage. And the compression stuff sack wrinkles
things more. The plastic bags, as you say, are more waterproof.

Via Alps Mountaineering scoutdirect.com on pro purchase, you can
get their 20 inch tall compression stuff sack for $9.60. This is
what I use. I can get all my clothes for a week long back pack
into this sack and compress down to smaller than a football. It fits
very well inside my pot, so it packs great on backpacks.

For me, it's the compression stuff sack on the trail, the plastic
bags on luggage trips.

Regards
Don Roberts
ASM T1201, CA C1202
Fullerton, CA
Eagle class of 73
Philtrek 05 808-117

-------------------------------------------------------
Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org
Subscribe/Unsubscribe at http://usscouts.org/lists/
Listserv Commands at http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp
-------------------------------------------------------
Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com
Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com
List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp
List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com
-------------------------------------------------------
As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow
Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
-------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------
Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org
Subscribe/Unsubscribe at http://usscouts.org/lists/
Listserv Commands at http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp
-------------------------------------------------------
Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com
Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com
List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp
List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com
-------------------------------------------------------
As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow
Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
-------------------------------------------------------

 
Received on Wed Mar 10 12:04:20 2004