Ring Buckle Supports

[blackbishop351]

With the blackbishop sack, I just leave one end out and wrap it around the bag.

Maybe it's just habit that I tighten the hammock all the way...I could probably get away with tightening it a bit less. But assuming I don't use the biners for something else during the day, this keeps everything together in one package. Not that it's a huge deal, but I see this as some value added. I guess I could do this with the Crazy Creek buckles if I added the biner too, but I still like the rings better.

Until I find something else to play with, at least...

I've thought about making a slightly more complicated sack, too - it would have two chambers with a partition in between. The hammock (and whatever) would go in one, and the extra strap/buckle/rings would go in the other. It'd have drawstrings on both ends too.

Thoughts?

PS - Sounds like you're finding lots of uses for 'biners for someone who doesn't hike with them...

[Just Jeff]

I've thought about making a slightly more complicated sack, too - it would have two chambers with a partition in between. The hammock (and whatever) would go in one, and the extra strap/buckle/rings would go in the other. It'd have drawstrings on both ends too.

Thoughts?

Funny - I was just thinking about that as I wrote the other post! Might be more hassle than it's worth to stuff the strap into the chamber than to wrap it around. Probably worth a prototype, though...couldn't be tough to make.

PS - Sounds like you're finding lots of uses for 'biners for someone who doesn't hike with them...

Yeah...like I said, I'm adding little conveniences back into my pack now. There are very few things that I take on every trip, though. The No Sniveler and my backpack are about the only things that have gone on every trip since I've had them. So I might carry biners for a while...we'll see how long they stay in my pack.

[blackbishop351]

Any idea on a good way to sew in the partition? I'd want it to be sil to protect the hammock if the straps were wet. That way I could leave the one strap in the extra compartment, plus detach the other strap and put it in there too.

I've been having some general issues with stuff sack bottoms. What's a good design for one? The bottom of the JRB compression sack looks pretty easy to sew, but it's got a lot of extra material too. The bottom of the KAQ stuff sack you gave me with your quilt looks really nice and CRAZY sturdy, but also pretty hard to sew. I'm looking for in between I guess

[slowhike]

Any idea on a good way to sew in the partition? I'd want it to be sil to protect the hammock if the straps were wet. That way I could leave the one strap in the extra compartment, plus detach the other strap and put it in there too.

I've been having some general issues with stuff sack bottoms. What's a good design for one? The bottom of the JRB compression sack looks pretty easy to sew, but it's got a lot of extra material too. The bottom of the KAQ stuff sack you gave me with your quilt looks really nice and CRAZY sturdy, but also pretty hard to sew. I'm looking for in between I guess

maybe if you thought about it as sewing the extra compartment/ pocket to one side of the sack before you sew the main sack together to from the sack.

[blackbishop351]

maybe if you thought about it as sewing the extra compartment/ pocket to one side of the sack before you sew the main sack together to from the sack.

I think you lost me on that one, man...

[slowhike]

I think you lost me on that one, man...

i'm assuming that the extra compartment will be smaller so if the material for the main bag is laying flat on the table, lay the smaller fabric piece that will be the "side pocket" over one half of the main bag fabric.
the smaller "side pocket" will already have all it's edges hemmed. you would line up it's top w/ the main bags top, then sew the two sides & bottom of the side pocket to what will be one side of the main bag.
then sew the main bag together.
this may not be what you had in mind, but it's a though any way<g>.