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WTF is it with everything having ts own bag?
Bought a new sleep pad. It came with a strap that holds it when rolled up, but it also came in a bag. Bought a metal spoon, it came with its own bag. Also a coo pot and guess what? Bag.

Outdoor store near me has dozens of different bags and I have seen people buy them.

WTF does everything have its own bag? I just stuff my shit in my pack why would I keep each thing in a bag?

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  1. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    Organization an aesthetics. I personally don't care for them, and have switched over to using guy lines with a slip knot for everything that needs to be rolled up. Everything else that is loose goes into a single dyneema bag. Depending on the situation, I may have a separate dyneema bag for food if I need to hang it.

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      Pots make sense. If you’re cooking over an open fire it’s going to get pretty funky, and funk up your other stuff. Compression sacks for sleeping bags are useful if your bag is synthetic, as they can compress things more than your pack. Obviously you need a food bag, and one for a first aid kit (either of those can also hold toiletries).

      And if you don’t need to hang your food (because rodents and insects don’t exist) then you just toss individual food items into your pack?

      Stuff sacks are fricking amazing
      They help you organize; compress; keep things dry and make things easier to access in your pack--they also weigh next to nothing. I keep my headlamp in a bag to keep it from getting scratched. I keep my cook set in a bag because I keep a bunch of stuff in my cook set. I keep my toothbrush in a bag with floss and a toothbrush.
      I keep my sleeping bag in a ski to sea compression sack... although I do agree they need to stop selling sleeping bags with compression sacks--ski to sea has a better sleeping bag compression system than 90% of the OEMs.

      Lumpy over here doesn’t have compression straps in his pack

      my bad
      Sea to Summit is the bag
      Ski to Sea is the race that inspired the name

      They’re named after an ascent of Mt. Everest that started as a hike from sea level rather than Everest Base Camp.

      OP, the bags protect your gear so you can use it for longer.
      Constant rubbing and abrasion will ruin gear if used long enough.
      Fortunately, most of PrepHole doesn't even use their gear often enough to worry about that.

      >item rubs against your backpack and it will fall apart
      >item rubs against a compression sack and it’s ok
      Inb4 it’s compressed. It’s compressed by your backpack.

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        >>item rubs against your backpack and it will fall apart
        >>item rubs against a compression sack and it’s ok

        >rub hand against sand paper and scratch up your hand
        >rub gloved hand against sand paper and the glove gets scratched up
        i hope you have a ground sheet under your tent at least

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          I haven’t seen an analogy this bad since that time I dropped out of analogy school.

          >pack is made of nylon
          >stuff sacks are made of nylon
          >contents are made of nylon

          >gloves aren’t made of sandpaper
          >hands aren’t made of sandpaper

          I use a tarp. Should I use a footprint under my footprint?

          • 11 months ago
            Anonymous

            you could make a glove out of sandpaper and it would be just as valid (assuming grit-side is the outside of the glove)
            but worse still even a glove made of living human skin rubbing against living human skin would still shield the gloved living human skin so it really doesn't matter that all your stuff is made of nylon

            >I use a tarp. Should I use a footprint under my footprint?
            i'm not sure what a footprint under your footprint even means in practical terms, but a boot would protect your socked feet better than nothing at all

            • 11 months ago
              Anonymous

              You really are a moron. Damn.

          • 11 months ago
            Anonymous

            Just use a durable tent and you won't need any footprints. I have never used a footprint in my entire live.

            • 11 months ago
              Anonymous

              I use a tarp and occasionally just a ground sheet I made from waterproof 1.9oz nylon when there are no bugs. Have you ever heard of someone using a similar setup and another ground sheet under that? It’s ridiculous, right?

              Holy shit you're absolutely moronic. You have the reading comprehension of a child.

              Please stop posting about what you obviously don't know anything about.

              Thanks for contributing.

              • 11 months ago
                Anonymous

                I know you were given contribution awards for participation but my obvious contribution is pointing out how obviously moronic your "contribution" is.

              • 11 months ago
                Anonymous

                Use your words.

              • 11 months ago
                Anonymous

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      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        Holy shit you're absolutely moronic. You have the reading comprehension of a child.

        Please stop posting about what you obviously don't know anything about.

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        >compression straps
        >keep stuff dry
        have a nice day, moron

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          >doesn’t know what a pack liner is
          I mean people have been using them for at least 20 years but whatever.

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          He has the reading comprehension of a child. His life must be quite difficult.

  2. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    Stuff sacks are fricking amazing
    They help you organize; compress; keep things dry and make things easier to access in your pack--they also weigh next to nothing. I keep my headlamp in a bag to keep it from getting scratched. I keep my cook set in a bag because I keep a bunch of stuff in my cook set. I keep my toothbrush in a bag with floss and a toothbrush.
    I keep my sleeping bag in a ski to sea compression sack... although I do agree they need to stop selling sleeping bags with compression sacks--ski to sea has a better sleeping bag compression system than 90% of the OEMs.

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      my bad
      Sea to Summit is the bag
      Ski to Sea is the race that inspired the name

  3. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    haha this. i got a fancy inflatable kayak and it came in its own waterproof dry pack. why would i need to keep the kayak 100% dry while its being stored, the material is inherently waterproof already. so i just have this massive useless backpack that is way to big to use for any camping trip beyond a full everest siege expedition in 1945

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      God I love it when Americans post. It's just so entertaining.

  4. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    OP, the bags protect your gear so you can use it for longer.
    Constant rubbing and abrasion will ruin gear if used long enough.
    Fortunately, most of PrepHole doesn't even use their gear often enough to worry about that.

  5. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    Imagine spending time packing everything into its own meme sack when you can just stuff everything into one compacter bag. Takes up less space and is lighter. Only morons and women use those

  6. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    >noooo you can't just compartmentalize your pack

  7. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    I know this is going to come as a shock to you, but not everyone uses this gear just to put in backpack. You can use this gear in kayaks, cars, truck beds, pack animals, boats, and more. Having a basic form fitting cover offering basic protection is pretty helpful.

  8. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    On longer hikes I bring a small food bag in addition to my normal food bag. Whatever I’m having for lunch and snacks go into the smaller bag in the morning. That way when I stop to eat I’m not digging through a giant bag of food.

  9. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    >WTF is it with everything having ts own bag?
    Because it's cheaper than a case obviously. I personally prefer cases because you can't stack bags, but I know of no backpacking pack that's "hardshell" let alone a toolbox stack-able system.

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