I recieved a little something in the post this morning so I thought I'd pop up a quick review.
Now I think we can all agree that wet sleeping kit makes for an uncomfortable night out.
Ever since I was a Cub Scout I was always told to pack my sleeping bag in a plastic bag to keep it dry.
These days we have such things as Dry Bags to further improve matters.
The trouble with dry bags though, is once they're closed they don't compress any further so you're left with a rather bulky package to pack in your rucksack.
The solution (to my mind) is this;
The Exped Waterproof Shrink Bag.
They come in 3 sizes 80 (95l), 40 (42l), and 20 (22l).
I picked up a 40.
Basicly it's a standard drybag with a valve on the bottom.
I put my hammock, quilt, underblanket and straps in it easily, the mouth of the bag is on one of the long edges making for very easy packing.
I pushed everything in far enough that I could roll up the top and seal it.
The opening has a strip of tape on one edge so you can open it quickly.
Once it was sealed up I opened up the valve and compressed the bag (I sat on it
)
This took the volume down nicely.
Granted you can compress your stuff in a standard compression sack, then put it in a normal dry bag, but the advantage of this method is that once compressed, the bag is still malleable.
You can mould it to fit the interior of your rucksack without leaving dead space. far more efficient, leaving more room in your rucksack/allowing you to use a smaller one.
The bag also comes with a 5 year guarantee which is comforting.
It's a good piece of kit, Ideal for bulky soft items like sleeping bags and spare clothing.
Protection and compression in one lightweight package.
Now I think we can all agree that wet sleeping kit makes for an uncomfortable night out.
Ever since I was a Cub Scout I was always told to pack my sleeping bag in a plastic bag to keep it dry.
These days we have such things as Dry Bags to further improve matters.
The trouble with dry bags though, is once they're closed they don't compress any further so you're left with a rather bulky package to pack in your rucksack.
The solution (to my mind) is this;
The Exped Waterproof Shrink Bag.
They come in 3 sizes 80 (95l), 40 (42l), and 20 (22l).
I picked up a 40.
Basicly it's a standard drybag with a valve on the bottom.
I put my hammock, quilt, underblanket and straps in it easily, the mouth of the bag is on one of the long edges making for very easy packing.
I pushed everything in far enough that I could roll up the top and seal it.
The opening has a strip of tape on one edge so you can open it quickly.
Once it was sealed up I opened up the valve and compressed the bag (I sat on it
)This took the volume down nicely.
Granted you can compress your stuff in a standard compression sack, then put it in a normal dry bag, but the advantage of this method is that once compressed, the bag is still malleable.
You can mould it to fit the interior of your rucksack without leaving dead space. far more efficient, leaving more room in your rucksack/allowing you to use a smaller one.
The bag also comes with a 5 year guarantee which is comforting.
It's a good piece of kit, Ideal for bulky soft items like sleeping bags and spare clothing.
Protection and compression in one lightweight package.
