Cold Weather Gear Volume

[Muddler]

For those of you that have cold weather gear like FL Sanctuary/Solitude, Sitka Incinerator/Fanatic, could you estimate how much volume the jacket/bibs occupy in a pack?

I need to get some cold weather stuff for the late season but also need to get a good pack and am trying to figure out how much room this stuff will occupy. Help is much appreciated.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Answer may depend on what size you wear and how you pack them.

For day hunts, I hunt a 25 liter MR pop up in early season when I don’t need layers. I switch to a larger pack when I start carrying heavier clothes for warmth.

I have a set of solitude bibs and jacket. Both are xxl. They take up about half of my 45 liter sawtooth without compression other than the pack. I would say roughly 20-25 liters. I could cut that with a compression sack but don’t care to bother. Makes it easier and quieter to pull them in and out of the pack.

 

[Lawnboi]

My medium fanatic will eat up a 3000 Cubic inch pack like it’s nothing.

A 4000 cubic inch pack is what I’d look for.

 

[Ace8]

A lot, there isnt much pack-ability in any of those mentioned IMO. However, I use the outer straps and strap to the outside or bottom of the bag rather than trying to cram it all in.

 

[ChrisAU]

A lot, there isnt much pack-ability in any of those mentioned IMO. However, I use the outer straps and strap to the outside or bottom of the bag rather than trying to cram it all in.

This, I strap a First Lite Woodbury to the outside of my Kuiu Stalker 500 pack.

 

[Tod osier]

A lot, there isnt much pack-ability in any of those mentioned IMO. However, I use the outer straps and strap to the outside or bottom of the bag rather than trying to cram it all in.

Yes, I hate stuffing bulky stiff clothes in a bag and prefer to strap it on.

This past week in the cold temps, I was packing my extreme cold outers and my 12 year old's stuff too along with a sleeping bag for him - that was a pile of stuff.

 

[cuttiebrownbow]

Yeah, as others have indicated it is typically easier to strap to the outside of the pack.

 

[Muddler]

Thanks for the info. I guess I need to decide if I want a big pack that I can stuff everything into or go a little smaller and strap to the outside.