Body bag for dead people

[Jayboflavin04]

I was reading a previous post! I plan on buying a top end down bag. I will have a self inflating pad, and a bivy. I want to find a body bag or somthing similar to store them in fully lofted and inflated. Somthing I can store underneath my bed. Any recommendations or thoughts.

[Cuffs]

The bags that you reference dont breathe very well. (they are made to keep odor and fluids inside) You will want good ventilation (a cloth bag) for storage.

[MOWGLI]

Overkill IMO. Pun intended.

[hoz]

Body bag doesn't breathe. Better to use a large cotton bag for storage.

[JAK]

Does a bag need to breath once it is dry and clean?

I would say yes, so that bugs can eat all your dead skin and stuff, but they might already have enough air in the bag to do that. Not sure. Interesting question though.

[Jayboflavin04]

I was kinda wondering bout the breathabilty issue. That was my main concern. Maybe I will have a friend of mine make me a nylon storage bivy with velcro on it. If there is interest maybe I can con her into making them for sale!

[MOWGLI]

I was kinda wondering bout the breathabilty issue. That was my main concern. Maybe I will have a friend of mine make me a nylon storage bivy with velcro on it. If there is interest maybe I can con her into making them for sale!

Why not store it in the bag (unstuffed) that the manufacturer provides you? Simple. Saves time & money. Also, I would not leave your mattress inflated. But that's me.

[JAK]

Why not just make a bivy bag?
Then you can use it hiking sometimes, and use it for storage also.

[JAK]

Why not store it in the bag (unstuffed) that the manufacturer provides you? Simple. Saves time & money. Also, I would not leave your mattress inflated. But that's me.

Better.

[JAK]

I thought the whole dead skin eating bugs angle was interesting though. Anyone?

[Jayboflavin04]

I am getting ready to move into a smaller place. I am looking for alternatives to using the closet. Under the bed seems like the first obvious choice.

[SteveJ]

I thought the whole dead skin eating bugs angle was interesting though. Anyone?

Thanks for the visual, buddy! I hadn't put the idea of dust mites and my fancy down quilt and sleeping bag together before now......

[Jayboflavin04]

Wow I dont think I got so many replies so quick!!!!! You people are morbid! LOL.......The bugs crawl in ......the bugs crawl out!!!!

[Ramble~On]

Does a bag need to breath once it is dry and clean?

I would say yes, so that bugs can eat all your dead skin and stuff, but they might already have enough air in the bag to do that. Not sure. Interesting question though.

When I was in the Marine Corps I'd use a body bag as a bivy whenever I could. We always had to turn them back in to the Corpsmen in the morning - they said they "needed" them. I always tried to get one anyway - great piece of gear.
When it's really cold and all you have is a poncho liner, a body bag does the job. I'd much rather be in one for warmth and comfort than for the actual design. Make do with what's on hand.

As for storing sleeping bags...Hang them in a closet, store them in the bags they came with or make/buy your own.
There are those plastic storage containers that fit under beds that'd probably work.

[JAK]

Well I wasn't getting into the body bag angle so much, out of respect.

I just think we wash alot of clothing and stuff that we could just air out, and let the bugs do most of the work. Most clothing and stuff just need some rain now and then. I don't wash my wool sweaters. I just rotate them. My wife goes a little nuts though. Wants to wash everything every time I wear it. Says it smells, even if its the third layer out. Crazy. Between the two of us we are quite sane however.

[Hoop]

Make a bag from two old sheets cut to size and sewn together, even duct taped or stapled; leave a length at the open end to make a closing flap.

[MOWGLI]

My wife goes a little nuts though. Wants to wash everything every time I wear it. Says it smells...

Maybe you should listen to her.

[superman]

Quality body bags have the maggots included.


When I was in the Marine Corps I'd use a body bag as a bivy whenever I could. We always had to turn them back in to the Corpsmen in the morning - they said they "needed" them. I always tried to get one anyway - great piece of gear.
When it's really cold and all you have is a poncho liner, a body bag is the bomb.

Our guys didn't get bagged until they got back to a base camp. All we had were ponchos. You could put it under you or over you but that's what they slopped you off in. Most of us did the best we could to not get bagged.
MOWGLI's post number 7 said it.

[Scrapes]

I can probably get you a used one.

[JAK]

Why does the sleeping bag need to be bagged at all?