Originally Posted By Gershon
ETSU makes a great point about the biggest volume killer being the sleeping bag. Many people push the bag into the bottom of the pack without putting it in the stuff sack. For some reason, it seems to take less room this way. It does leave it susceptible to getting wet if you don't use a pack cover in the rain.



Huh, interesting. I could see how this would work. Never would have thought about this. haha.
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It is one of the blessings of wilderness life that it shows us how few things we need in order to be perfectly happy.-- Horace Kephart