How to Waterproof your Sleeping Bag
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- čas přidán 25. 09. 2012
- Here's a little tip on how to waterproof your sleeping bag. The only other thing in my pack that needs to be dry is my clothes and sleeping mat. These can just go in a small drysil bag. Everything else... doesn't matter if it gets wet (eg. food is in ziploc bags, first aid kit is in plastic containers, etc).
Obviously, if I'm going canyoning and going to be swimming with my pack or doing a pack-float, I'll use an all in one liner bag. This will help with floatation as it will hold more air.
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I absolutely love your videos. SO informative and your personality makes the whole thing perfect. Thanks!
Fantastic and simple tip. My sleeping bag was the last thing that I had left to waterproof and you just helped me do that. I have all my clothing in a couple of dry bags, food in another dry bag, maps and any electronics in another dry bag. All the smaller dry bags make for much easier packing and also makes it easier to find your gear.
love the music in the background and the shot of the spiderweb, awesome video thank you
Aw, shucks, thanks.
Thanks and best of luck with your continued travels and projects as well!
Thank you for posting . It help me a lot in my overnight camping hike.
Thanks for the encouraging words. Appreciate it.
Man - I wish I knew this back in the IDF days...
Great Tip!!
Thank you for the amazing videos! Me and my fiance are planning to backpack longterm along trails here in the states and your videos have been VERY useful in my planning! Thank you!!!
Yay Nomadic Taylors. That's so exciting and you've made my day through your encouraging remarks. Let us know when you start out and keep in touch via the Facebook page. I'd love to hear how you go.
I will definitely do so! :)
Great Tip i used this idea to compress my tent to fit in my pack as opposed to outside it THXS
Great Tip! Thanks for posting
Nice trick! thanks!
I am so proud of discovering the same method by myself long ago. Nevertheless she's all charming making me watch the clip to the very end. 🙂
Charming? Huh... at least someone thinks so ;-)
Great Idea, thank you.
These videos are great
Just subscribed to your channel! This is such an awesome tip :) I work for an outdoors store and will be sure to tell customers about this, as well as using it myself. I will also tell new hikers to check your channel out :) :)
No problem Biggles... more videos to come...Thanks for the sub.
Thanks Scottish Outdoors!
Great videos , and fun to watch thanx .
Thanks Lewis. Thanks for the share.
Thanks RoadTripVidz. Funny you say that, I just contacted my cameraman today! Stay tuned.
That's a great tip! Thanks for posting. Nice to see some aussie videos too. :) Subbed.
I'm just shocked at how strong you are. Anyway awesome trick, especially for my synthetic underquilt, which normally takes up heaps of space and has lots of air in it's sack. I'll use this method on that bloody quilt next time. Stay Strong.
Thanks heaps guys! I've tried to follow the trail through Amazon and leave a review, but it's proved problematic. It got rejected and I couldn't work out why as it met all the criteria. All the best with your project and blog!
You're right, if you left your bag like this long term, it would not be a good idea. However, I store my bag loosely or hanging at home and only do this waterproofing technique when going out on the track. So depending on the trip I'm on, the usual time it would be compressed is from 2 - 12 days... then I'll puff it up again for storage.
Thx for the video
Thanks MrGoldenDome!
Simple and very usefull
Thanks!
You really need to do more videos
Hi mate, love your vlogs. Would I suggest a dry bag do just as good? It would do just as good, stuff sack first then the dry bag, easy as
Yep... I've tried that and you're right it does waterproof your bag, but what I love about this method is that it shrinks the size of a bulky bag down really well too. Thanks for throwing an idea out there though.
Lotsafreshair Thanks your response, I’m a local and am a bit out of shape. Can you recommend a good trail in the blue mountains I can start my hiking adventures on please? I’ll build up my hiking skills first with a short day walk, then build my way up with a possible over night hike. Any assistance you can give me, would be awesome, cheers
Replace the stuff sac with a 10L dry bag...
Yep, that's another approach and one that also works. I'm not sure how successful it would be in reducing the bulk/size of the bag also, which is one of the benefits of the garbage bag approach.
They fold up and compress just fine. The added benefit is that they hold a uniform shape and are more durable than the thin nylon stuff sac.
Jesus, please give me a new 10L dry bag. Amen.
good tips.. just found your channel. Subbing this one :)
Hey, thanks for the sub!
Hello! Can you tell me the benefits of down vs synthetic, or perhaps direct me to a video if you’ve already made one? Being cold is one of my only worries as a beginner. Otherwise I just need to learn about footwear. Thank you!!!!
The main difference that people usually point to with down vs synthetic, is that when they get wet, the synthetic bag is more likely to still keep you warm. Then there's comparative weight to warmth ratio (which you just need to research between the particular bags you're looking at buying) and for some people, the thought of using down (an animal product with reports of questionable treatment of the ducks/geese) is a big turn off.
synthetics are generally heavier for similar warmth as down, nor do they compress as small as down. some people are allergic to the feathers of down.
That's great for getting your sleeping bag to fit in a small space but the magic of down is capturing lots of air pockets keep you warm. So when it's time to use that sleeping bag you'll need to fluff it up again. It might make more sense to thoroughly spray the stuff sack with several coats of Scotch guard.
True... however, I pull the bag out about 30 mins before I want to get into it (making sure the tent is zipped up to avoid any snakes making their home... don't laugh... it happened to a friend) and that's all it takes... or a couple of shakes.
Sleeping bag zipped or unzipped before stuffing?
Fantastic tip for everyone - not just those on a budget! Have the same sleeping bag as you, love the MONT brand to bits! Anything I can do to keep my precious sleeping bag dry for next to nothing is always a mega bonus in my eyes! Cheers from Melbourne!
Thanks so much for stopping by and your comment. Keep warm down there!
Trash bags are costly nowadays. Thinking I should start manufacturing them...so that I can afford to buy tons of backpacking gear, all top of the line! Thank you Jesus...for giving me top of line backpacking gear? So then I won't need to go into the trash bag manufacturing business!
I though your big bag was your sleeping bag and I was thinking how can you fit the sleeping bag inside the small sack
Safety in the Bush???...Okay, I totally thought that you were talking about something completely different...
So, put a trash bag inside your stuff sack with compression straps. Okay. I was thinking about lining the backpack with a trash bag and putting the whole stuff sack with sleeping bag inside of that.
Note that I stopped the video at 3:06...That is classic!
Note that if you SIT ON THE BAG that it will compress further. But then it might be hard to squeeze the air out of the trash bag at the same time...
But some people are talented and can do two things at once...
I'm just gonna pretend that we're all talking about waterproofing our sleeping bags :-)
Sea to Summit also have waterproof compression sacks that have eVent at one end - you stuff your sleeping bag in, seal the stuff sack, and then press the air out. Avoids the need for a garbage bag that might get a hole in it...
why not just put the compressed bag into a bin bag, instead of the other way around?
+Damien Johnston There are many ways to skin outdoor cats... this is just mine. By doing it with the bin bag inside, it's possible to compress it down a lot more and reduce the overall bulk to the bag and the room it takes up inside your backpack.
Please don't skin cats! They are very nice and clean animals. Do you know any other animal that covers up its poop?
Yes cats are VERY nice, agreed. And very clean. How intelligent, ethical and considerate of others and the environment is it of them to cover up their poop? Even humans have to be taught that one, but cats just do it out of innate ethics. No skinning of cats please, they are very ethical (for a predator).
Something so simple, why didn't I think of that!
+Expedition Jack Just tell people you did... I promise I won't tell anyone. ;-)
Jack...I just watched your video before this one!
Haha I'm gonna try this
Juan, this video is done with my 55 litre Macpac Pursuit. I've recently started using a Macpac Tasman 45 litre backpack for going lightweight - keep an eye out for this gear review on my blog: lotsafreshair[dot]com
If you want to make your sleeping bag waterproof while it is raining outside and you're in it, this I what you do:
You get really big plastic bag and put the closed end of the sleeping bag into the bag. Put your whole sleeping bag into the bag and the opening where you go in you leave where the open part is on the plastic bag. And done. You get in and when it rains your body is protected and warm. Just remember to put something on your head to keep it dry. (He, he, he...😅)
You'll need a big bag. Much bigger than a trash bag. Or you will get half a sleeping bag soaked...
Okay, I thought she was going to show us how to Scotch Guard your sleeping bag so that you could use it in the rain...
Or you could just sick the sleeping bag in a dry bag ;) Nice channel keep it up
10/10 bravo
So simple... so helpful.
My habit is to put both my sleeping bag and sleeping/spare clothes in the eVent bag so that no matter what happens during the day I'll have dry stuff for the night...
Why not just get a waterproof compression sack ?
That's one way of dealing with it yes!
Simply pop your clothes into a waterproof bag, squeeze all the air out. I use a blue one that you can see in the video that has my thermals and undies in it. I don't take a lot of clothes... bit stinky... but hey. Whatever.
Thanks for this, I get my sleeping bag 3 cm shorter.
+Mike Leeson Wow! That's awesome Mike. 3cm makes a huge difference when packing... if only it could help make them 3kgs lighter too! Well done.
Well, I could help you make your pack lighter by using your down sleeping bag. You don't need it do you???
how to waterproof your clothes ??
Missy,. you didn't "waterproof" the bag as the title suggested. What you did was show us how to keep it dry. Which is good.
But if you want the bag to be "waterproof" in case the tent leaks, then you have to physically treat the bag itself. There ARE products made specifically for that. Nik Wax and Dry guy are two that I have tested and found to be excellent.
I suggest you change the title to , "How to keep your sleeping bag dry".
"Missy"? Wow, do you realise how patronising that sounds? :-O
Gee, I certainly didn't mean to be insulting. I fear that is an American thing. When someone my age (71) doesn't know a ladies name we often use that and it certainly doesn't mean disrespect.
It just occurred to me that many Europeans find it annoying for people to assume a women is a "miss" because in that culture it implies they think she is not marriage material. Sorry for that. You are a delightful young woman. If not married I'm sure there are several handsome fellows hoping to court you.
Wait, are you miffed that I questioned the accuracy of your title?
I hope not.
But back to my first comment, if the tent leaks while you are inside, it would be advantageous if the bag actually WAS waterproof. That was what drew me to your site in the first place. I came to see if you had found something that might be even better than what I have been using. I don't trust those plastic bags. After a few foldings and stuffings they get holes.
I think NIK WAX is made in England, the dry guy, I don't know, but they both do a fantastic job on tents. I have used both and they seem to hold up equally well. I do a lot of camping by motorcycle and I believe I will now treat my bag with the remaining dry guy because, who knows what calamity may lie ahead?
i feel robbed... I thought he was going to treat a bag too!
Congratulations! This video has made it into my new book "100 Tips You Need To Know For Backpacking In Australia." Your tip is a Bonus Camping Tip after #23.
Here is the link with more information about the book on Amazon or at TheCarpeDiemCouple. Keep up the great work!
-Mike
That waterfall in the back ground wasn't helpful. I had to pause your video and go to the loo twice.
Hysterical! That's the challenge of choosing filming locations. If you're somewhere with water that can be heard, you've got to show it in the frame, otherwise it is confusing and odd for the listener. Michael you're Michael McPee?
@@LotsaFreshAir that's a taunt from the play ground from 60 years ago. Harity ha ha...🤣🤣🤣
change the title to "put your sleeping bag in a garbage to keep it dry" this has nothing to do with waterproofing a sleeping bag, a bivy bag is how you waterproof a sleeping bag
Hmmm, horses for courses. It's not about waterproofing with a chemical sealant or treatment, that's right, but keeping it dry inside your pack (when canyoning, caving, pack swimming or heavy rain) it certainly is. I love bivvy bags though for when you're using them! Thanks for dropping by.
Well that was a bullshit title.