Chris Waldron
Day Walker
Can anyone recommend strong but lightweight compression sacks (for a thin down jacket, sleeping bag, etc.)?
Compression Sacks
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Munro277
Thru Hiker
Hi chris I don't use them , I just use dry bags I have a few my favourite being the Cuben ones off Ron at mld ..Sean of Oookworks sometimes had some for sale too on his eBay shop.My thoughts are it's better to not compress the hell out of your down gear/sleeping bag so I use a slightly larger sack,not interested in if I can get it in a 30 litre sack just that it weighs as light as I can afford and carry well. Safe travels Peter. P.s welcome to the group
MikeinDorset
Ultralighter
I use a couple of sets of Alpkit apollo bags. (And some Eagle Creek spectre cubes.) Agree not to over-compress. These let me give items a bit of room in each stuffsack and then squish things into the pack in a variety of shapes so it all fits comfortably. Everything then goes inside a couple of polythene dry bags. (I take a freezer clip for each polythene bag so I can leave it outside my pack at night if needs be, sealed up under the fly.)
rorymax
Section Hiker
Not any one of these in particular, but the 'Bluefield' branded products form Aliexpress I can recommend.
Bought one for my down quilt, and works well, I value my quilt so I have never attempted to see how ultimately waterproof it is, but I reckon good for a short time exposure to rain.
Cinches up very tight with no obvious stress on the straps\stitching.
EDITED:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Lig...lgo_pvid=90696dfd-0198-4381-82f9-7f6913b4485d
Bought one for my down quilt, and works well, I value my quilt so I have never attempted to see how ultimately waterproof it is, but I reckon good for a short time exposure to rain.
Cinches up very tight with no obvious stress on the straps\stitching.
EDITED:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Lig...lgo_pvid=90696dfd-0198-4381-82f9-7f6913b4485d