Trash compactor bags

Try amazon

free shipping too

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Ah ha! Perfect! I appreciate it.

They had them at QFC on 15th Ave E, back when I lived there about 4 years ago too…

Mine are from Sears.

I live in Sammamish and they are at the Safeway.

Metropolitan market on Mercer has them.

Thanks for the replies everyone! Metropolitan Market isn't too far from me. I'll use them for the future.

What are they for ?

The "normal" use (for us backpackers) is as a pack liner in leu of a pack cover.

Getting unscented ones is important (and harder to find).

Nylofume bags are half the weight. Clear and durable. I've used both and prefer the Nylofume. Like the lack of stretch and they seem durable enough.

>"What are they for ?"

Trash compactor bags are used in trash compactors – the only appliance in your house, nah, the only appliance in the World that turns 20 pounds of garbage into . . . . 20 pounds of garbage. It was one of those things we did in the 70s – make our garbage smaller in a machine instead of just stepping on it in the garbage cab. We also had lava lamps and crock pots.

Living in a place about 15 years behind the Pacific Time Zone, I didn't know they were hard to find – all the stores in Alaska still have them.

Oh, "What are they for ?" while backpacking?

The are a heavier, smaller version of Hefty trash-can liners and as such, more sturdy and a better fit as a pack liner and/or as an emergency poncho (head and arm holes can be created with scissors, a knife or your teeth). There are lighter options, but trash compactor bags are pretty cheap. I keep a box of 20 around. For some things (fish guts come to mind), a smaller, stronger bag is a good thing for the trip to the dump.

I often tuck one in on longer day hikes if the weather is iffy. If, on my return, I don't need it as a poncho, I use it as a trash bag to gather litter along the trail. It can double as a dry spot to sit on damp ground/moss/tundra.

However, if I'm using a liner inside of a sleeping-bag stuff sack (hence, the liner is protected), then I want a lighter, thinner gauge of trash bag – typically a kitchen trash bag. I like a lot of extra length on the liner trash bag and, after "burping" excess air from it, simply twist the neck several times and tuck it into the stuff sack. On backpacking, kayaking and rafting trips, I've never had that approach fail.