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Just got my new Lazy Slug Tube and the workmanship is awesome. Can't wait to get my Blackbird wrapped up in this thing.
There was a small issue with my order. A single 2-pack of #0 S biners was missing. Obviously not a big deal and a tiny oversight (no pun intended). Sent an email to Marty and within minutes I had a reply. The remainder has been sent. Now that is an amazing response time and service.
Thank you Wilderness Logics for the awesome gear.:D
Congrats on your lazy slug :laugh:
Jason in Tn
04-12-2012, 17:29
Post I pic when you get it set up.
Jason
oldgringo
04-12-2012, 17:58
The LST rocks!
So is this thing essentially just an overgrown snakeskin? Or maybe an escaped Anaconda that just ate your mother-in-law? Very cool.
flatline
04-12-2012, 19:49
i just crammed my "slug" into my golite for an over-nighter tomorrow.
Post I pic when you get it set up.
Jason
Those pics might have to be in my kitchen. Don't know when I'll get it hung outside yet. Plan on getting it on the BB tonight and see how my quilts fit, they are both a little bulky being synthetic.
So is this thing essentially just an overgrown snakeskin? Or maybe an escaped Anaconda that just ate your mother-in-law? Very cool.
That's pretty much what they are. They are very large silnylon snakeskins with draw cords on both the large and small ends.
Here is a pic from flatline's gallery http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/1/0/1/7/4/going_into_sleve_thumb.jpg (http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=14250&c=3)
How do you find it packs up size wise to packing UQ,TQ etc individually?
oldgringo
04-12-2012, 21:10
I just shifted my LST over from my winter rig (Speer hammock/Snugfit uq/Hammock Gear tq/Papa Smurf sock/pillow/fleece clothing). The summer rig is a WLLO/KAQ uq and tq/Fronkey bug net/pillow, etc. In both cases, the 'tube ate the whole thing, with room to spare.
It will pack bigger this way, no question about it, for three reasons: the additional volume of the tube itself, it won't push into and fill odd corners as well, and the sil tube wants to hold air. I have a love/hate thing goin' on with the sil, but on balance, I'll stay with it. It keeps my bed clean and dry, and the tubes function as end caps, protecting the rig in blowing rain.
flatline
04-12-2012, 21:43
How do you find it packs up size wise to packing UQ,TQ etc individually?
sorry for buttin' in.
i haven't individually "stuffed sacked" my quilts since my ground dwelling days.
since converting to hammocks, i have always stuffed everything directly into me pack which i usually keep lined with a compactor bag, so i can't make a fair comparison.
also, i keep more than just hammock and quilts inside the "slug".
the pix in my gallery show the slug loaded with:
(srl stuff) tiny flash light, bandana, mp3 & buds, headlamp, combo lantern and flash light.
2 peak bags w/down booties and sleep socks in one, winter sleep hat and fleece scarf in the other.
wbbb (before i converted to Owls)
sleeping bag
fleece hoodie (knee pillow/night "wiz" jacket)
full length uq and uqp.
all synthetic!
in other words, every thing i sleep with other than my tarp.
all that said, it is only slightly more bulky than stuffin the same stuff into my pack individually. the convenience, imho, more than makes up for the additional bulk.
i loose less stuff, i don't forget to pack things. i can hang my hammock in my shed put what i want for a particular trip in the hammock and slide the slug over it all and shove the entire thing into the bottom of my pack.
when i set up, i hang the slug,open it and hop in.
i really like the speed, ease and gear protection. plus i'm lazy.
here is the original LST thread (http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=33939)
and here is a video (http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=43724), made about a year after the still pix where shot.
the slug (sil-ny) will hold some air so i stuff it folded at the middle first and leave the ends loosely cinched to alloy the air to escape.
How do you find it packs up size wise to packing UQ,TQ etc individually?
oldgringo just made a good post about the size. I have not tried it out yet. But I figure it will add a little bulk to the setup but very little weight. The benefit I see is that it will hopefully greatly simplifies getting everything ready for the night. Plus I keep getting the lines for my UQ kinda tangled when I stuff it into the pack.
Current setup is
Warbonnet Blackbird 1.7DL (http://warbonnetoutdoors.com/blackbirds.php)
AHE Jarbridge River 3S Underquilt (http://arrowheadequipment.webs.com/apps/webstore/products/show/1902885)
DIY Climashield Apex 5.0oz Top Quilt (http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=48904)
So with any luck it should all fit with a little room to spare in the LST and then fill most of the dead space inside the pack which is a Golite Pinnacle pack (http://www.trailspace.com/gear/golite/pinnacle/?gender=mens).
Edit: flatline got in before I finished typing. Thank you for the info flatline. Might keep a few more things then originally planned in there.
MedicineMan
04-13-2012, 02:53
OldGringo said 'the tubes function as end caps, protecting the rig in blowing rain' that's reason enough for me to give them a go; and that also means they are duo in functionality.
Now what are the chances of another use for at least one of them?
Strong enough to hold water? Maybe the small end becomes roll closeable and the top end can have a detachable webbing handle=trip to water source for a gallon of water for camp use--well just thinking, I suppose those of you who have them never take them off the rig.
OK another question. When you pull the left half slug to the middle and the right half slug to the middle do they connect together/velcro, bungie? Why I ask, I can see pulling out the whole sleeping rig from the backpack and it starts to separate as you pull it out.
I do love the fact that once the sleeping rig is inside you can lay it on the ground as you stuff it and protect the underquilt from wet and scraping.
Big enough for a PeaPod? I bet it is for the 40F model PeaPod.
Thanks.
OldGringo said 'the tubes function as end caps, protecting the rig in blowing rain' that's reason enough for me to give them a go; and that also means they are duo in functionality.
Now what are the chances of another use for at least one of them?
Strong enough to hold water? Maybe the small end becomes roll closeable and the top end can have a detachable webbing handle=trip to water source for a gallon of water for camp use--well just thinking, I suppose those of you who have them never take them off the rig.
OK another question. When you pull the left half slug to the middle and the right half slug to the middle do they connect together/velcro, bungie? Why I ask, I can see pulling out the whole sleeping rig from the backpack and it starts to separate as you pull it out.
I do love the fact that once the sleeping rig is inside you can lay it on the ground as you stuff it and protect the underquilt from wet and scraping.
Big enough for a PeaPod? I bet it is for the 40F model PeaPod.
Thanks.
Cant say anything about a PeaPod but there is quite a bit of room left over with my kit packed away in it. There is a list of whats in there a couple of posts up. It comes in 2 sizes and I have the large.
Some pictures
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-t9X7qA4-oNc/T4fk0mTYJvI/AAAAAAAAA0s/zatPtCdjIag/s640/DSC00588.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZQWmYGr5nWk/T4fk0lu0htI/AAAAAAAAA00/cT2zpnfzCgQ/s640/DSC00587.JPG
MedicineMan
04-13-2012, 03:46
So you owners who really love the slug, do you have a large for winter and small for summer?
Also found another excellent use while studying the threads on it...ability to pull it away from the eating area while dining inside during crap weather-nice.
I finally got to see Flatline's excellent video of this in use. I too have been swayed by the Dutch Clip but I'm only going to unclip them when the weather is seriously foul--I still fear leaving huggers on the trees! I had to walk back a mile to retrieve while on the AT in PA, but they sure do make it quick and easy to disconnect while your packing up under the tarp and the WL slug will make total pack up time much faster...worth the weight? 6 more ounces off my belly will make it all good :)
nateseviltwin
04-13-2012, 04:49
I just have a large. But my gear setup is pretty much summer which is just a hammock and tarp, so I don't need the slug, and the other three seasons when I slug up. When using the slug my sleep system takes up my packs main compartment, but its a small sacrifice for the ease of set up and take down.
oldgringo
04-13-2012, 05:53
I have the large. If I was inclined to own two, the smaller version would most likely work for summer use.
The picture doesn't show it, but the two halves overlap in the middle, and are cinched down tight. I haven't experienced any inadvertent separation.
My hammock sock is a bit too short, but works fine when used in conjunction with the head end tube. I didn't plan it this way, but it's another use, and saves a bit of weight.
One more thing: I put small shock cord loops on each end that can be tightened with cord locks to secure my suspension.
One more thing: I put small shock cord loops on each end that can be tightened with cord locks to secure my suspension.
Now that's a great idea. I was trying to work out how to deal with the suspension hanging out.