Slugs

[Benson Burner]

My buddy and I were really thinking about getting some slugs. I like the idea of keeping the quilts all in one with the UQP. Any headaches with those, or good reviews?

[GadgetUK437]

Try the cheap loofah trick, see how you get on. They are a bit delicate, but for a few pennies you can try it and see.
I quite like it.

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Gadget.

[mayhemkb]

I like mine. I have mesh so it compresses nicely. I use my hammock as a stuff sack for sleeping clothes and my top quilt, then pack it into a slug. Simplifies the system greatly.

[Carrico]

I use pantyhose, the full bottom kind. Just sew two seems from the waist to the crouch then cut in between the seems. They are much tuffer then loofas and streach enough to be used as just a hammock skin or a slug to hold TQ,UQ.

[ironfish77]

Egad, when I read the heading I thought, What is this? SLUGS? On Hammock Forums? ICK... Then I read the posting---Lazy Slug, well that solved the mystery of why the discussion about Slugs. I do own a set of Lazy Slugs, I mainly use them when we are car camping and it is wet. Very nice quality, solidly built and I am glad I own them. I like the slugs better than the snake skins from Hennessy, the slugs are very roomy no being careful how I load them. My slugs see a lot more use than the snake skins. As usual just a matter of personal taste.

[Benson Burner]

Panty hoses and lofahs. Cool I'll have to YouTube that. For those that have LAZY SLUGS. Do they hold both quilts? And do you stuff the slug into something or just load it that way?

[Five Tango]

I wonder how prevalent compression sack use in conjunction with the Lazy Slug is amongst those of us who own them.I intend to use a compression sack with mine first time out to see how I like it.Do many of you just take the slug and stuff it in your pack loose or do you compact it?Just curious.

[GadgetUK437]

Slug goes in stuffsack/peak bag not compression sack. Don't like compression sacks, soft things pack more efficiently than hard lumps.

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Gadget.

[Carrico]

I put mine in a dry bag in the winter and just stuff it it the sleeping bag compartment of my backpack when it's dry out.

[mayhemkb]

Panty hoses and lofahs. Cool I'll have to YouTube that. For those that have LAZY SLUGS. Do they hold both quilts? And do you stuff the slug into something or just load it that way?

I was able to get a 3/4 size 20 degree down UQ and 20 degree down TQ with my integrated bug net hammock as well as sleeping clothes into mine no sweat. I would then just pack it using the "cloud" method. Stuff into the bottom of the pack inside a elephant trunked trash compactor bag. Put other things on it to compact.