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Long,narrow stuff sack source

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Rich G BPL Member
PostedNov 16, 2016 at 11:27 am

I love my MSR Hubba Hubba for when I take a trip with my Wife and the weather looks to be especially bad or when weight isn’t really an issue, but I hate the stuff sack.  I’d like to find one that is long and reasonably narrow that will fit in the side sleeve of my Elemental Horizons Aquilo.  I’ve looked at Sea to Summit, Zpacks and HMG but no luck.  Any ideas?

David Thomas BPL Member
PostedNov 16, 2016 at 11:43 am

Look in the tent selection at REI, Sportsman’s Warehouse, etc for a tent in a SS of a diameter and length you like. Then contact the manufacturer to order a replacement SS.

I’ve had a outdoor gear cleaning/repair service make me a SS to my specs.

Or post your desired size. One of us my have something laying around.

Rich G BPL Member
PostedNov 16, 2016 at 11:57 am

Good idea.  It actually fits in the sack for my Tarptent.

Rich G BPL Member
PostedNov 16, 2016 at 12:10 pm

20 bucks for shipping!  Yikes!

I’ll try asking if anyone has a stuff sack they would like to get rid of for a reasonable price that is about 24″ long and about 16″ in diameter.  The flat seam at the bottom was 7 1/4″. A slightly larger one would be fine.

Thanks

 

Matthew / BPL Moderator
PostedNov 16, 2016 at 1:06 pm

Simply Light Designs is a good source for custom work like this if you don’t sew. Jarred completes work really quickly and communicates clearly. I’ve had him make a few stuff sacks in custom sizes for some cooksets and was pleased with the end result.

David Thomas BPL Member
PostedNov 16, 2016 at 1:10 pm

16″ in diameter or in circumference?  16″ in diameter would be a huge stuff sack, much larger than a 4-pound tent would need.

REI shows the (box originally containing the Hubba Hubba NX 2-person?) as 19″ x 8″ x 7″ and Backcountry edge shows a stuff sack size of 18 x 6″ diameter.

I totally get that the original stuff sacks of many tents are too small.  Partly, that helps ship and sell them: they look smaller in the store because the factory has folded it all very nicely and stuffed it in a small SS.

Adding just an inch in each direction makes it far easier to use in the field.

Rich G BPL Member
PostedNov 16, 2016 at 2:09 pm

Sorry, I should have said 16″ circumference.  The diameter is probably slightly less than .the 7 1/4″ flat seam at the bottom of the sack.

Lance M BPL Member
PostedNov 16, 2016 at 7:03 pm

Therm-a-rest has stuff sacks from 6.25″ x 23″ to 8.9″ x 34″. Should be pretty easy to find.  Maybe one of them would work.

-Lance

Rich G BPL Member
PostedNov 17, 2016 at 1:38 am

I’d buy a Tarptent sack, but the $20.00 for shipping is nuts.

PostedNov 17, 2016 at 2:20 am

Oh sorry I thought the $20 was from a different source. I sent you a pm.

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