[at-l] Pack Liners

[wandering.bull at gmail.com (Wandering Bull)]

Nancy,

I carried a Salomon Raid 300 1800 cubic inch capacity pack (actually
designed for adventure racing). The trash compactor bag did fit well
but I never tied it. Instead I tucked the loose bag between my inner
pack wall and my lined gear. This kept it in place and kept the rain
from coming in. If you like your pack liner and it works for you, no
point in switching eh? This just worked well for me...

Best,
The Wandering Bull
FT & AT 2005 trailjournals.com/wanderingbull

On 8/20/05, Nancy <bogey1@650dialup.com> wrote:
> Wandering Bull,
> Thanks for your comments. I think for all the hikers that line their packs
> most use trash compactor bags. I too carried Trash compactor bags and they
> are durable.
> Question: Did your trash compactor bags fit well in your pack? What pack did
> you carry? We carry Vapor Trail packs and used trash compactor bags, the
> compactor bag was always too wide bunching up on the side AND too short to
> close and  tie up tightly on the top. It also squiggled down when we added
> gear.  Then we used building contractor bags, like 6 mil and huge, way too
> big for the pack. Then the thin trash bags were too easy to puncture.
> There really was no good answer for us so I made pack liners after my
> husband asked for something that fit well and closed tightly. He loves his
> pack liner as do I.  They fit perfectly. I sealed the seams with SilNet and
> they are as waterprooof as plastic. I am careful to avoid laying it anywhere
> that may cause a puncture. All the gear we carry is in 3-4 smaller size
> silnylon bags that go inside the Pack Liner. It is so easy to pack up and
> unpack. And we still keep our total three season 4 day pack weight down to
> 18 to 20 lb.  2 more pounds in winter. Again thanks for your input.
> 
> Slim aka Nancy
> One of my favorite quotes:   "I went to the woods because I wished to live
> deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could
> not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I had come to die, discover
> that I had not lived."
> ---Henry David Thoreau
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wandering Bull" <wandering.bull@gmail.com>
> To: "Nancy" <bogey1@650dialup.com>
> Cc: "List _AT-L" <at-l@backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 10:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [at-l] Pack Liners
> 
> 
> > I hiked the whole Appalachian & Florida Trails on two different trash
> > compactor bags as pack liners. Worked well and they had a life of
> > 1,300 and 2,000 miles respectively. Best to ya.
> >
> > The Wandering Bull
> > AT & FT 2005 / trailjournals.com/wanderingbull
> >
> > On 8/11/05, Nancy <bogey1@650dialup.com> wrote:
> > > Although it never fits right I use a plastic trash compactor bag to line
> my backpack. I use it to keep my gear dry and to cover my pack at night.
> > > I was wondering if other hikers line their backpacks.
> > > Why do you line your pack?
> > > What kind of bag do you use?
> > > They say the newer backpacks use waterproof fabrics making the trash bag
> liner unecessary.
> > > I know you guys and gals will know.
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > All who wander are not lost
> > > Any day's a good day to hike,
> > > SLIM aka Nancy
> > >
> > > "I do not ask to walk smooth paths, nor bear an easy load,
> > > I pray for strength and fortitude to climb the rock-strewn road.
> > > Give me such courage, I can scale the hardest peaks alone,
> > > And transform every stumbling block into a stepping stone."
> > > ---Gail Brook Burket
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