Q for you ppl that have more experience in the subject...
I'm thinking about packing my quilt and hammock in the same stuffbag attached and ready for setting up, is this a wise thing to do or should I pack them separate?
Q for you ppl that have more experience in the subject...
I'm thinking about packing my quilt and hammock in the same stuffbag attached and ready for setting up, is this a wise thing to do or should I pack them separate?
Kind of whatever floats your boat. If you are going to leave your hammock in the stuff sack all the time when not in use you might want to have separate bags so the quilts don't lose their loft, particularly if down. But on the trail... do what makes you happy.Originally Posted by BaloO
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I keep my underquilt, top quilt and hammock in the same stuffsack when I'm on the trail. String it up and climb in. Never had a problem with it messing up the quilts or anything.
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My hammock is carried in the middle.
I made a DIY soft pack last year which incorporates some of the design ideas of the "MacPac" of this site, and other sites. It continues to evolve.
It uses 6 sacks, each with a 15"x10" footprint, and, each is simply a different thickness, from 2" thick to 6" thick, depending on contents.
One sack is food/bear bag, one sack for clothes, one sack for cooking equipment/stove/fuel, water filter, one sack for hammock/tarp, one sack for qiult/pad and one sack for general quick-use stuff on top. The heaviest, stove/fuel stands up so that the weight of these items is against my back. The modules attach to the soft pack PAL system. The pack shoulder straps each have a quick release buckle at the bottom "military style", and the straps cross over X style in the front, which eliminates a hip belt, and is both stable, and very comfortable. Because they are all the same foot print, the sacks stack up evenly, one on top of the other. Some of the sacks have only a draw string, some have a zipper to close them, or, multiple mesh pockets inside to seperate smaller items. All have interior mesh sections to keep things from bunching up. So, It's real light weight, quickly organizable, and, the seperate sacks can be unloaded and loaded and ready for setting up, or taking off in the morning without sorting thru and figuring out what is where, or what goes where. Most things are already bagged up, and ready to go. The hammock is in the middle, the heavier items are at the bottom, and close to my back, and I have an "AARN like" front pack too. The outside compression straps have PAL style loops, which are usable for items such as snowshoes, crampons, or that parka needed quickly in the winter.
To sum up, it is the total of a bunch of ideas, with more probably to be added in the future. Though not pretty, it saves at least the 5 lb. of my 5K top loader, and was fun to make. (though no more cheap WalMart fabric, wah, wah, wah) Did I mention it is not pretty?
Since I retired, some times I stay awake all day, some times all night.
Being fairly dense and heavy, I keep my HH Explorer in the middle of the pack. Sleeping bag is on the bottom. Everything else is on top. With the fly and Super Shelter it's not worth the effort of hanging it for anything other than the night's camp.
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I pack in order of need (mind you, I use a Sabre 45L pack, with two outside pockets): sleeping bag or quilt, hammock, clothing (all inside the pack). On top of this is my water bladder, and an empty nalgene bottle. Outside pockets consist of: one side is food, stove, and water filter, other pocket is tarp, raingear, cordage & tent stakes. Top pocket consists of headlamp, compass, FAK, snacks, & a heatsheet. Thats it for gear, for me. Even with the pack, this is only maybe 20 lbs, without water.
I have a Kelty Red Cloud 6650..... spells "huge"..... So I put my sleep system in the bottom sleeping bag compartment, which is the quickest way to access it. I usually pack my gear in systems; sleeping system, food system, clothes system, toiletry system... I may have OCD, but I'm not sure.
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Mine is packed from the bottom up: Underquilt*, hammock & overquilt in BB sack, clothing, food, Rain Jacket.
I don't bother having it easy to access after taking a nap one day in the hammock. My 30 minute nap turned into a 4.5 hr nap. So, since I don't do that anymore, no need to have easy access. My tarp is in a side pocket for easy access though.
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I've been considering this and I'm curious about how big of a stuff sack you needed?
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The stuffsack I got to my quilt will manage both quilt and hammock I hope... Its larger than the quilt and can be compressed...
If not I will by a new and larger stuffsack...
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