I've just pulled this from the new BCUK site, cos i stupidly deleted the photo's off here.
Here's how i made a very cheap home made alternative to a Exped schnozzel pump bag.
I was gonna buy a Exped schnozzel pump bag, to blow up my exped mat. But after looking on youtube for ideas, i thought i'd make my own. I'm really happy with the outcome, only takes 3 bag's of air, to inflate my exped dlx mat.
Here's how i made it, and materials needed.
1. Strong bin liner or builders rubble bag.
2. Garden hose spray nozzle.
3. Wine bottle cork.
I had a old garden hose spray nozzle, that i cut up and used. Cut a small corner off the rubble sack, small enough so you can push a finger through.
I pushed the male part of spray nozzle with thread on through the cut hole from the inside of bag.
![Exped bag 2.jpg Exped bag 2.jpg](https://bushcraftuk.com/community/data/attachments/29/29275-5bd11ce71ec914a566a7ff2caa4ff377.jpg)
Then i screwed the the female part of spray nozzle on to it.
![Exped bag 3.jpg Exped bag 3.jpg](https://bushcraftuk.com/community/data/attachments/29/29276-80ad8ee4d42fa72fac8026d02c1d6810.jpg)
Then i drilled a hole through centre of the cork, and started to sand the cork down, so it would fit snugly inside the nozzle.
![Exped bag 6.jpg Exped bag 6.jpg](https://bushcraftuk.com/community/data/attachments/29/29279-45fc67609159bdb676000f6e9997327c.jpg)
And snugly in to the the inflate value on the exped mat.
![Exped bag 7.jpg Exped bag 7.jpg](https://bushcraftuk.com/community/data/attachments/29/29280-bf87ae91ec4be12ac5ee8a43c46bfbc0.jpg)
So there you go folks, a nice and cheap way to blow up your exped mats. It works perfectly and better than blowing moist air in to them
I don't no what's happened to the photo's, they won't enlarge when you click on them, could one of the mod's sort it out please
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