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Andy Berglund

04/19/2007 2:49 PM	Alert
i was wondering how long i could store tents, sleeping bags, etc in their compression stuff sacks assuming i used them once a month or so? i've heard it's bad practice to store them in such things long term so during the winter they are in less restrictive packaging. i'm lazy and i was hoping that between camping trips, it's ok to store my stuff the way it would be during a trip. thanks! andy

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Rick Lindgren

04/19/2007 3:02 PM	Alert
depends on what you are storing. You can leave a dry, clean tent in a stuff sack indefinitely. You just don't want mildew growing in there. A sleeping back will lose its loft after a while and won't insulate well. You can leave tent stakes in a stuff sack for something like 3 millenium or so. :-) Keep things dry before you put them in and don't keep stuff that is supposed to loft in a stuff sack for longer than necessary. Rick

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Andy Berglund

04/19/2007 3:06 PM	Alert
i forgot about the loft issue with the bags...makes sense. i forgot to clarify that the gear would be dry and relatively clean before storage. i was afraid that the stuffage would put some sort of stress on the fabric or something. you know, like a small place for the tent gnomes to breed and whatnot. how long do you think the sleeping bags and pads could stay in their stuff sacks? a

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Andy Berglund

04/19/2007 3:13 PM	Alert
oops, i forgot to be more clear: i meant compression sack, not just a regular old stuff sack.

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Peter Carey

04/19/2007 3:50 PM	Alert
same info applies Get big, big bags for the sleeping bags to keep the dust off. As for compression, tents will be fine. I used to store ours that way. Sleeping pads should be treated like sleeping bags. leave the valves open and in a mainly dry area. As for how long a sleepining bag should be in a compression sack.....matters if it's down or not. synthetics that are think dont' need as much loft, but down really likes to be lofty. I usually try not to keep my down stuff compressed for more than a week.

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