dmb658
02-12-2008, 20:35
So the other dayi got my new sleeping pad, the Big Agnes Insulated Air Core Pad, 25$ at the rei super clearance. One of my co-workers at rei told me how he had made a pump out of a sea-to-summit 20L drybag, and of course ths caught my attention, because i really don't want to blow my bag up everynight with my own lungs...
SO, i decided to make one for myself, i had to buy some plastic tubing and a connector piece. The connector piece went on the inside of the bag to the bottom, and from the outside i slid the tubing over the connector piece(as well as the drybag). i then cut the tubing to length, now the only thing stopping me was a piece of fabric that was stretched over the covering of the whole. SO i used a bic ligter to heat up a screwdriver and when it was hot enough, i melted a perfect sized hole inside the tubing
The bag will double as my clothing bag, so it may be a little bit of a hassle, but in the end, i think it will be worth it, It works great, blows up real fast, air does come back out of the mattress it self but it is so slow, that it doesnt even make a difference
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/lowcarbscoop/pump2.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/lowcarbscoop/pump3.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/lowcarbscoop/Pump1.jpg
SO, i decided to make one for myself, i had to buy some plastic tubing and a connector piece. The connector piece went on the inside of the bag to the bottom, and from the outside i slid the tubing over the connector piece(as well as the drybag). i then cut the tubing to length, now the only thing stopping me was a piece of fabric that was stretched over the covering of the whole. SO i used a bic ligter to heat up a screwdriver and when it was hot enough, i melted a perfect sized hole inside the tubing
The bag will double as my clothing bag, so it may be a little bit of a hassle, but in the end, i think it will be worth it, It works great, blows up real fast, air does come back out of the mattress it self but it is so slow, that it doesnt even make a difference
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/lowcarbscoop/pump2.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/lowcarbscoop/pump3.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/lowcarbscoop/Pump1.jpg