Packing a rucksack

Broadback <[email hidden]> writes

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Any tips please, just for an overnight, that is a complete change of
clothing and pair of shoes? What is the best way to keep the items dry,
if heavy rain is encountered?

A plastic bag-liner is essential! Most rucksacks are not waterproof.
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Broadback said:

Any tips please, just for an overnight, that is a complete change of
clothing and pair of shoes? What is the best way to keep the items
dry, if heavy rain is encountered?

Rucksac plastic internal liner bag. Then clothes wrapped in poly bag inside.

Make sure clothes are not at bottom of bag (something which doesn't mind
getting wet).

Make sure all tops of bags are rolled over, so that any water from top goes
outside and down.

Works for me - odd days in torrential rain with pack of stuff between bases,
though I don't carry camping gear.

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Any tips please, just for an overnight, that is a complete change of
clothing and pair of shoes? What is the best way to keep the items dry, if
heavy rain is encountered?

I see other replies suggesting plastic bags.

They work, but i like the security provided by cheap drybags. Although,
rucksacks themselves are pretty waterproof and a double layered plastic bag
system is probably adequate.

What i like about drybags is that means you can take them out in the rain -
when hunting for some vital item that's found its way to the bottom of the
rucksack. I wouldn't want to risk pulling plastic bags of clothing out.

The main drawback is bulk for dry bags, unless you get one of the valved
ones. In that case you can compress your clothes and take up even less space
in the pack. Of course, they're much more expensive than plastic bags, but
still cheap.

Of course, half the time i'm too lazy and the whole lot just gets stuffed
into the pack. THe only item that's ALWAYS in a drybag is my down sleeping
bag.

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Any tips please, just for an overnight, that is a complete change of
clothing and pair of shoes? What is the best way to keep the items dry,
if heavy rain is encountered?

I've found myself that those rucksack liners you can get are a waste of
money - they dont work. you get better results from waterproofing your
rucksack with silicone spray and then to use an inner liner (a black bin
liners fine 🙂 )

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Any tips please, just for an overnight, that is a complete change of
clothing and pair of shoes? What is the best way to keep the items dry, if
heavy rain is encountered?

Few sacks are waterproof so you need to find a waterproof system as already
suggested. Personally I think relying on trying to waterproof a bag might
result in wet clothes if you don't make a perfect job of it. I'd get a heavy
duty plastic bag ( usual codes are - black = thin and hopeless, green =
medium and usually ok, blue = heavy duty and best) and stick your clothes in
that, and anything else you want to keep waterproof. This can left at the
bottom of the bag because the items in here will not be required for the
journey. If you do require items for the journey that must be kept dry, put
them in another plastic bag on top of the first. Any other items that don't
need to be kept dry can go on top. Individual items that need waterproofing
can go in Tesco freezer zip bags. Make a note of where you put things so you
can get to them easily.

Graham

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What is the best way to keep the items dry,
if heavy rain is encountered?

Stuff'em in a dry sack!

You'll never really get a waterproof rucksack, but several drysacks
inside it can work - remember the micro bags for telephone and camera.

Richard

Broadback said:

Any tips please, just for an overnight, that is a complete change of
clothing and pair of shoes? What is the best way to keep the items dry,
if heavy rain is encountered?

Turkey roasting bags are light and strong for keeping clothes dry in.
They're _much_ stronger than ordinary poly bags.

Jim Ford

On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:18:47 GMT, Jim Ford
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|!Broadback wrote:
|!> Any tips please, just for an overnight, that is a complete change of
|!> clothing and pair of shoes? What is the best way to keep the items dry,
|!> if heavy rain is encountered?
|!
|!Turkey roasting bags are light and strong for keeping clothes dry in.
|!They're _much_ stronger than ordinary poly bags.

There are always rubble bags. (small, strong and made of thick polythene)
Fill them with rubble and I can just about lift them.
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Dave Fawthrop said:

There are always rubble bags. (small, strong and made of thick polythene)
Fill them with rubble and I can just about lift them.

What - you carry rubble in your rucsack when you're out walking?!
;^)

Jim Ford

Jim Ford said:

Dave Fawthrop said:

There are always rubble bags. (small, strong and made of thick polythene)
Fill them with rubble and I can just about lift them.

What - you carry rubble in your rucsack when you're out walking?!
;^)

Jim Ford

Many thanks all for your helpful suggestions.

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Dave Fawthrop said:

There are always rubble bags. (small, strong and made of thick polythene)
Fill them with rubble and I can just about lift them.

What - you carry rubble in your rucsack when you're out walking?!
;^)

Jim Ford

It feels like it sometimes that's for sure.

Mike

Graham Seed said:

result in wet clothes if you don't make a perfect job of it. I'd get a heavy
duty plastic bag ( usual codes are - black = thin and hopeless, green =
medium and usually ok, blue = heavy duty and best) and stick your clothes in

The clear ones that come from the Council for recyclable rubbish are
surprisingly sturdy. They only have a minor problem... they've got
holes punched through them near the bottom seam. :-(
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