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Hi just wonder what size food bag sould i use for a stuff sack i got one from campmor to big. What size how Long how wide inch wise i figure at the most 7 days of food at any point like gone thur SNP Thank
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Id say 4'x4'x8' might be enough. yes, i mean feet.
wrongway_08
02-28-2008, 12:45
Mine is a Outdoor Research bag. Measures 18" X 9" across. I usually have around 6Lbs of food. It can hold more, I'd say max 10 Lbs, really packing it right.
Just depends on how "compact" you food is. Ramen noodles take up a good deal of room.
wrongway_08
02-28-2008, 12:46
Id say 4'x4'x8' might be enough. yes, i mean feet.
dang HoboJoe - you should pack the kitchen sink in a seperate bag!! :eek: Thats a lot of food storage! :D
Footslogger
02-28-2008, 12:48
I used/use one of the Equinox 7" x 17" silnylon bags for my food. I also carry a small silnylon ditty bag for snacks and keep it near the top of my pack. I am able to pack up to 6 days of food in a bag of that size.
'Slogger
check yer' thread from december partinj! there is some good advice there too!:D
I could not find it i can never get the search bar to find what i am looking for oh yet i plan on puting a compack trash liner bag in to.
just click on your user name to view your user profile. from there click on find all posts or threads. good luck!
dang HoboJoe - you should pack the kitchen sink in a seperate bag!! :eek: Thats a lot of food storage! :D
Yeah, that's a cord of food. The kitchen sink is at partnership shelter!
My chow bag is the large orange bag from an OR Helium Ditty Bag (http://www.outdoorresearch.com/site/helium_ditty_bags.html) set. It measures 12 7/8'x5 1/2' x 4'. It holds a full 5 day's chow easy.
Alligator
02-28-2008, 13:57
I tried once to buy the "exact" size food bag. I underestimated, I never could get the bagels in there. Now I use a silnylon sack that I think is supposed to be for my coat. It's a little smaller than a sleeping bag stuff sack. I know it weighs a little more than the first one, but I can fit all my food it and roll it up if I need to. Food is so variable that trying get the "exact" size is problematic IMO. If you pick wrong and didn't make the bag (like I did) you're out $10 trying to save grams. So I suggest being conservative and going larger. Everyone eats differently especially for seven days. Perhaps just getting a shopping bag and throwing your food into it will show you what you need.
Bigger is better. At least for me.
Hi just wonder what size food bag sould i use for a stuff sack i got one from campmor to big. What size how Long how wide inch wise i figure at the most 7 days of food at any point like gone thur SNP Thank
:-?No one can aswer this except you because everyone has a differentr idea of what constitutes 7 days worth of food.
Try this:
1. Get 7 days worth of the type of food you will be eating.
2. See what size stuff sack is required for it.
3. Buy that size sack.
Also, if there are any boxed items, get as many of them into bags as you can. Boxes pack *****ty.
I use two medium size mesh bags from REI, one for snacks and one for meals. Like slogger, snacks on top, meals below. I prefer on longer trips to have the ability to distribute my weight. All my food in one bag can be painful, two bags makes it much easier.
Just depends on how "compact" you food is. Ramen noodles take up a good deal of room.
Crush those guys! -- collapse to half-volume, same nutrition.
Walt
http://www.seatosummit.com/products/display/64
the 8L or 13L depends of how big your stomach is :D , at REI
http://www.seatosummit.com/products/display/64
the 8L or 13L depends of how big your stomach is :D , at REI
Those Sea to Summit bags are great! And waterproof too.
Mine is a OR #4, Sil Nylon. It will easily hold 10 Lbs of food, & I think if I was prudent & packed very carefully I could get about 15 Lbs in. Don't know the dimensions, sorry.