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

[Tortoise]

To all you ziplock bag users on the trail --

I recall having trouble with certain contents such as drink mixes and 
powdered milk getting into the zip and clogging things up.

Tortoise

<> He who finishes last, wins! <>



g l wrote:
>
>
> */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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