[pct-l] Fwd: Re: ziplocks vs. baggies

Tue Nov 27 12:12:07 CST 2007

g l <gailpl2003 at yahoo.com> wrote: Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:11:41 -0800 (PST)
From: g l <gailpl2003 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] ziplocks vs. baggies
To: Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net>

 Good suggestion for "at home" Tortoise.  But when I teach backpacking, I make my students learn my trail mantra, which is:  "Life is a ziploc"!!!  Or:  "My kingdom for a ziploc"!!!  (Tongue in cheek).

Wheeew

Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:        Here's a tip for use at home, and for heavy-weight backpackers.

 I give the plastic bag a quick twist then use a snap clothespin to grip the twisted part and keeps the bag closed. Fast and easy and very little change of tearing the bag when opening.

Tortoise

<> He who finishes last, wins! <>

 g l wrote: Mark-

  When you figure out how to do it, send instructions to the rest of us!  I can't say I have any significant air trap issues with ziplocs tho.  Still, I'm always willing to learn a better way.  But one of my crusades in life is to rid the world of twisty ties!  That and those dumb square(ish) plastic closures for bread bags.  The twisties and the plastic ones get tossed first thing upon opening a new loaf.  Instead I just make a loose knot in the wrapper to close it.  If I use twisties on the trail, it means I'm going to be p.o.'d at least once every day when I start trying to un-twist the twisties in the wrong direction, then the right one, then the wrong one again......well, you get my point.  Could be a real hinderance to the correct mental attitude on a thru........

 I'm just sayin'............

 Wheeew

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