How small a size can this bag compress down to? Looking to take this hiking and the trek in would be several miles. Trying to keep my pack small!
88827
I don't think it's a good backpack bag. It's a great bag, but a little large. It's 18" x 12" thick. I do have the larger size (90" wide). As a former backpacker, there is more compact. Again, I have nothing against the bag, very warm, but I keep this one in the camper. Good luck.
88828
I am not sure what the exactly size of it. It depends on what size you have. I have two different size bags: Large for adult men and small for junior/lady. They are fluffy and thick. Each compressed bag size is about twice of the same size of the normal. Not too big. But it is worth to carry. My son just used it on the snow mountain in his winter break. The campus site is up the mountain covered by the snow without heater.
1243631
I always take this bag on vacation trips. Some of our longer hikes are 2-3 hrs long. I have no problems with shoulder or back pain. The backpack fits snuggle against my back and moves with my body, unlike regular backpacks that will swing back and forth. I packed a DSLR with 55mm lens, a 55-200mm lens, battery charger, and a simple lens cleaning kit in main compartment. I put wallet and keys in upper compartment. This is small bag, so don't expect to carry a lot with it.
1268198
It really packs down well. It comes with a compression sack. It ends up being smaller than my ground pad. Great for backpacking.
521107
Well I can fit my regular cold weather sleeping bag in the medium, so I believe the x-large should easily fit your sleeping bag. With the compression aspect you can shrink your storage and make a lot more room in your hiking back pack. It's really awesome!
837417
We have a L for the 75L backpack and it is spacious. So I expect the Small would be sufficient (unless you carry large stuff to the outside of your pack).
1017939
Would be a very tight fit, no room then for much else. If that is what you have to have might want to go a little bigger bag.
179030
There is no access into the bag from the sides, just a pocket for accessories on each side. I use this more as a bag to keep everything together as it is very large and heavy when filled. I would not take it hiking...Would use a smaller one I have for that.
132308
I got the Coleman North Rim 0 Degree Sleeping Bag and I use the Medium bags... It might fit in the small but I had a really hard time trying to get my sleeping bag into the compression bag... I bought these a couple years ago.... There was an option to buy a 3 pack with different sizes... I use the other two sizes for other stuff when I hike...
88733
There are big loops on the bottom of the bag that you can attach things to. Also depending on the size of the sleeping bag you have the option of putting the bag inside of the pack. Keep in mind this will depend on the type of camping you are doing. If you are doing camping in a cold climate your bag is not going to fit inside this pack. If you are doing warm camping your bag will fit inside this pack with ease along with all the gear you will need on a 3 day hike.
238406
It is very small when its in the tent bag which by the way has a nice little handle on it. I would say it will fit anywhere you want it. Just remember that the seams are not sealed so you need to by seam sealer and the tent does not breath at all so you may wake up with 2 inches of water in the bottom from the condensation off your breath. The only night I used it was its first and last. The bug screen zips up but the storm flaps only tie no zipper. Good luck with the hike!
641267
I'm a small framed guy - 5'8" and 150#. I packed my Explorer 4000 heavy, with 4 liters of water, 30 meters of heavy climbing rope, even an ukulele lashed to it. It weighed in at about 55# and I took it through the Red River gorge wilderness following (and usually in) a creek - 6 hours to my destination. I was delighted with this pack. The straps didn't chafe, my back didn't hurt, it was surprisingly comfortable. In the July heat it was sufficiently ventilated that I didn't sweat as much as I would expect. For the price, I'm singing this pack's praises! It's supposed to be adjustable, but I carried it as it was out of the box with no more adjustment than to cinch it up. Fully loaded with heavy gear, it might be too much for you unless you're a pretty rugged gal. I definitely recommend the pack, but will it also fit a woman comfortably? I say get it, try it out, if it doesn't work for you then use Amazon's amazing return policy. Happy hiking! I hope this helps.
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I have used it for my son's boy scout mummy sleeping bag which is about 31" x 84"+/-. For my king size Coleman 20 degree bag (about 39" x 90"), I purchased VAS 23"X 183/4" COMPRESSION GEAR SACK - SLEEPING BAGS & GEAR which worked out really well. In addition, we backpack with external frame packs and being able to compress into a cylinder versus a ball strapped much easier to the frame
1501745
Hi Ryan, you can definitely fit a LOT in this bag. I would go for it -- it's great for hiking and moving around because you can wear it as a backpack, and depending on where you're going, it may be better that it doesn't have wheels in case the roads aren't paved.
128697
It's generally meant for stuffing into a backpack, though depending upon how full you have it, you could conceivably strap it to the outside like you would a sleeping bag. The straps are meant more for the compression; you wouldn't really be able to wear it directly on your back. There is a small handle at the orange "cap" on one end, but that's only about 6" across, if that -- just enough to slip your hand through it. Wouldn't be ideal to carry it that way for the full trek.
548135
I think you'll be fine with this pack. It wasn't very big. As for space available, I used it to hike Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs. I filled the bladder and still had room for a spare bottle, extra gloves, and snacks for the day.
846198
Without breaking the straps the smallest I can compress it to is 24" long X 18"- 20" in diameter. Maybe you could reduce the size somewhat but the buckles are plastic and I was afraid to compress the bag any further in case I broke the buckles. This is a large, heavy, thick bag and it is difficult to compress.
511666
So I have a 36 can cooler and I carried it on a flight in a day pack, so I would say that it compresses fairly well! As far a actual size I would say about a foot 18" square by about 5" thick......good luck!