Which size compression sack?

[jm1607]

Ordered an EE Quilt.. The website says it stuffs down to 12" x 7.5"

I was planning on using an OR Dry Compression Sack.. Trying to decide between 10L and 15L.. The 10L dimensions are 21.5" x 7" and the 15L is 24" x 8".. Which do you guys think would fit better? 15L seems like the safe bet but a 10L would be an ounce or so lighter...

 

[Brock A]

I put my EE in a 15L (Medium) Sea to Summit bag & it compresses to about half the size of the sack when full. It measures 8"x18". I would think based off your measurements that you can get away with the 10L.

 

[fillthefreezer]

i pack my 10deg bag and bivy in an 8L so you'll be fine with a 10L.

also think about just going with an e-vent drysack. it allows you to force the air out and compress very well, without the extra weight of straps and buckles

 

[Hunt'nFish]

I can get my 15F BA Down Bag, BA QC SL pad, Oware bivy bag, and Mountainsmith LT tarp shelter all in a 20L OR stuff sack that I converted to a DIY 5-String Compression bag.
I don't see any reason why a 10L wouldn't be more than big enough for just a quilt.
Hunt'nFish

 

[colonel00]

What temp rating on the quilt and what fill? I ask because it can make a difference. I can get my 30* RevX in an XS Sea to Summit eVent compression bag or a 10L OR dry sack with a little bit of effort but my 10* RevX is a fight. Personally, as long as the weight difference isn't drastic, I would rather have a larger sack that makes stuffing easy and then let the sack do the work of compressing the quilt down further.

 

[jm1607]

It's a 750 Rev wide/reg 10*

 

[colonel00]

Silly question but is there a place locally that you could buy one and try it out and it would be easy to return/exchange if necessary? Personally, I would go with a 15L just to be safe. Worst case, if it is too big, you can roll the quilt up with your pad and put it in there.

 

[Becca]

I personally prefer having a little extra space in dry bags...it means you don't have to work so hard to cram stuff in there, and also that the packed bag doesn't end up so hard/tight. It's easier to get the full drybags into your pack around other stuff if it isn't super hard and dense as it has a little more give to it. Plus then you have room to throw something else in with it like your pad, or a beanie or something if you want. It's worth the extra ounce or two IMO...

 

[2ski]

Silly question but is there a place locally that you could buy one and try it out and it would be easy to return/exchange if necessary? Personally, I would go with a 15L just to be safe. Worst case, if it is too big, you can roll the quilt up with your pad and put it in there.

They might even let you bring it in and stuff before you buy to figure out which size. REI would probably.

 

[orionsbrother]

What colonel00 and Becca said.

 

[fillthefreezer]

the problem with just going larger is the shape of the bags. the get weird dimensioned

 

[Becca]

the problem with just going larger is the shape of the bags. the get weird dimensioned

I guess I don't understand the issue. Aren't they still just cylinders? We use roll top bags and just roll down whatever isn't full. We stopped using compression bags awhile back, and to be honest haven't missed them. It's way easier to put a full dry bag into my pack with other stuff already in there when the dry is packed so it still has a little give to it.

 

[badkneesbro]

I no longer use a bag or sack of any kind. I put my xlite pad, my inflatable pillow & my quilt inside bivy sack, role it all up, stuff it in the bottom of my pack & stuff everything else on top of that. Serious question; why do you all need a bag or a sack?

 

[fillthefreezer]

I guess I don't understand the issue. Aren't they still just cylinders? We use roll top bags and just roll down whatever isn't full. We stopped using compression bags awhile back, and to be honest haven't missed them. It's way easier to put a full dry bag into my pack with other stuff already in there when the dry is packed so it still has a little give to it.

if you look at the dimensions, depending on how someone packs(me) the larger bags may make it easier/difficult. thats all im saying.
my drysack when stuffed is oblong and about as long as my pack is wide so its a very good foundation. about 14longx9deepx6high. the circumfrence when i use the 8L is even less. but the length about the same..

 

[colonel00]

I guess I don't understand the issue. Aren't they still just cylinders? We use roll top bags and just roll down whatever isn't full. We stopped using compression bags awhile back, and to be honest haven't missed them. It's way easier to put a full dry bag into my pack with other stuff already in there when the dry is packed so it still has a little give to it.

The only issue I can see is that standard dry sacks can turn into balloons if you don't get all of the air purged. This is one reason that I like the S2S eVent sacks that will purge the air as you compress.

I no longer use a bag or sack of any kind. I put my xlite pad, my inflatable pillow & my quilt inside bivy sack, role it all up, stuff it in the bottom of my pack & stuff everything else on top of that. Serious question; why do you all need a bag or a sack?

For me, there is one thing that I do not want to risk getting wet and that is my down bag/quilt. Even if I had synthetic, I would want to keep it dry if possible. Granted, it all depends on your environment and expected weather but I just like to play it safe with my sleep system. Should I fall in a creek or get caught in a downpour, everything else could get soaked and I would still have a dry place to stay warm while I waited for everything else to dry out.

 

[Becca]

I no longer use a bag or sack of any kind. I put my xlite pad, my inflatable pillow & my quilt inside bivy sack, role it all up, stuff it in the bottom of my pack & stuff everything else on top of that. Serious question; why do you all need a bag or a sack?

We don't use rain covers on our packs, which means if we spend a couple of a days hiking in drizzle (which happens more often than I care to think about up here in AK) everything that isn't in a dry sack is going to be damp or wet. Couple that with the fact that many of our trips have us hiking through swamps, and crossing knee deep creeks, as well as pack rafting for miles and you can see the potential to have a wet pack go way up. Dry bags are lightweight insurance for the essentials I need to stay warm at night or in an emergency. Quilt or bag and pad in one and another has my puffy coat/pants, spare dry socks and baselayer bottoms. I use a few smaller bags to house other essentials that need to stay dry like the sat phone and first aid kit.

 

[luke moffat]

I like to oversize on dry bags simply cause you can conform it easier to fit in a pack...doesn't have to be a standard oblong shape often. I hear where you are coming from FTF but I find the larger dry bags being larger in diameter are actually easier to fit sideways (width of my pack) than the small diameter dry bags. Cause you gotta take advantage of the full lenght of the smaller dry bags to have the same volume and sometimes this means it won't fit in there sideways. We always pack both our sleeping bags, quilts, coupler (for keeping our pads together), our flannel pillows, and our base layer bottoms in one dry bag. The larger diameter of the bag mains I can stick all that in one bag and still turn it sideways.

Of course everything verfies as differnt folks pack differently and volumes of stuff changes, but just what I have found as I like having move big dry bags that can be conformed a bit than a bunch of little ones, and its lighter overall.....and I'm probably explaining this poorly.

Brad if you squeeze and compress as much air out of a dry bag as you can and then quickly rolling down the top as far as you can I don't ever have an issue with balloning at all.

 

[KMD]

I roll my EE Rev-X 20 quilt together with my Exped UL7 mat, then stuff the completed eggroll combo inside a medium Kifaru 5 string compression sack.
The quilt/pad eggroll then goes into a Sea to Summit lightweight 13L dry sack, along with my spare clothes & camp pillow, to keep the whole shebang dry...

 

[badkneesbro]

I see what you all are sayin. Being in drought striken Cali. I don't worry much about getting anything wet until about the last weak in October & I get by just perfect with a rain cover. However, I have my first down quilt being built as I type, so now you all have me thinking.

 

[COR]

I can get my EE Rev X 850 fill 0 degree in an OR 5L stuff sack...now you won't fit anything else but it will fit.