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How to Secure a Montbell Pillow to an Exped UL7 Synmat


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    Casey Bowden
    BPL Member

    @clbowden

    Locale: Berkeley Hills

    Here's my solution for securing my Montbell pillow to my Exped UL7 Synmat. The tape is "Gear Aid Tenacious Tape" from REI. It cost $4.50 for a 3" x 20" roll. I used a cheapo paper hole punch to make the hole in the tape for the toggle. The remainder of the tape will (has) become part of my repair (pad, clothes, tent, etc.) kit.

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    #1866993
    Steven McAllister
    BPL Member

    @brooklynkayak

    Locale: Arizona, US

    I do something similar, but your idea is lighter and probably more durable.

    #1866999
    Daniel Cox
    BPL Member

    @cohiker

    Locale: San Isabel NF

    Impressive bit of ingenuity there. I guess I don't have any reasons left now to suffer though nights with my boots under my pad as a pillow.

    Nicely done.

    #2124781
    BPLwiia
    Spectator

    @bplwiia

    Very, very clever. Now why can't I think like that!

    Thanks!!

    #3493137
    Casey Bowden
    BPL Member

    @clbowden

    Locale: Berkeley Hills

    The system in the photos above did not work; the toggle tore through the tape. The photos below show my new system, which is much more robust. For reference, I used 2.5″ Stick On Mitten Hooks from Zpacks, which can be purchased via this link:

    http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/tape.shtml

    #3493409
    DGoggins
    BPL Member

    @hjuan99

    Locale: Mountain West

    I know that you already attached these to your pad…but…I found that even the stick on loops might eventually fail on you (I had made my own, though smaller, stick on loops).

    I found an easier, cheaper, and I think, much stronger alternative…here is my latest post on the subject ->

    https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/incessantly-annoying-pillow-off-my-pad-problem-with-solution/page/2/#post-3484791

    The solution is just the gab of seam grip which is a simple/elegant solution.

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