Hi,
I am a newbie to the site and I am hoping you all can help me out with my gear issue......
I can't fit my sleeping bag into my pack. I have tried several different bags with packs, coleman, etc and by the time it's all stuffed in my pack, I have no room for anything else, even with a compression bag. And not only that, it's pulling, pushing, tugging (swearing and cursing in between), jumping up and down and sitting on the pack to get it all squished in there....
So, many times I have opted out of bringing the bag with me just because of all the energy used to get it in the pack, but now I am wanting to do some winter hiking (I am getting ready for my thru-hike in 2011) and need to bring a bag with me. What am I doing wrong????? As I am sure it is user error!!! Help me out please!!!!
Thanks!