Exped Waterproof Shrink Bag

R_Mac

06/01/2011 at 16:08

I've just bought one of these as I needed a large drybag for a bulky sleeping bag (Golite Adrenaline 0°) and spare baselayer/socks etc. I had intended to buy a 20l S2S Ultrasil roll top but the shpo didn't have any so bought the Exped instead. It's short and wide rather than long and narrow which makes packing easier but obviously has a longer opening which together with the 'valve' might make it more prone to leak. That aside it does pack down well and fits my pack nicely.

Anyone used an Exped Shrink Bag, if so whats your opinion.

PirateDani

09/02/2011 at 12:25

just out of interest, why did you not go for one of the compression dry bags?

R_Mac

09/02/2011 at 19:05

I used to use compression stuff sacks but found that they didn't fill out the bottom of my rucksack particularily well with the result that there was always dead space. I prefer my sleeping bag to be less compressed as it molds to the shape of the rucksack better.

PirateDani

09/02/2011 at 20:27

and the issue of it getting wet?

R_Mac

09/02/2011 at 20:40

It shouldn't get wet in a shrink bag as it's essentially a roll top drybag except that the opening is on the long side (a roll side Drybag?)

PirateDani

10/02/2011 at 09:56

R_mac, sorry. I read you previous post wrong. I thought you were saying that you didnt use a bag at all! You will have to put it down to having a really bad day.

so, with you sleeping bag being less compressed, do you find that you run out of room in your pack?

R_Mac

10/02/2011 at 20:09

It probably isn't much less compressed than it would be in a regular compression stuff sack but it's a different shape, flatter and wider rather than a pretty solid cylindrical shape. In the shrink bag it completely fills the base of a rucksack but provides a flat surface for packing everything else unlike a regular compression sack which doesn't match the shape of a rucksack very well at all.

I only use the shrink bag for my Golite Adrenaline 0°f as it's a very bulky sleeping bag even though it's down, for my lighter down bags I use Sea to Summit silnylon roll top drybags.

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