[pct-l] Pack Covers - Quick Help!

[metam01 at earthlink.net (Monty Tam)]

This is also my current method, only I put the bag inside my pack and fill
it with my gear.  My packs are coated ripstop which is also more compatable
with this method.  When you can do this the bags work better and last
longer, but outside the pack is still great like bob says.
Since your title is "Quick
Help"................................................... Your kitchen?

Warner springs Monty.


> [Original Message]
> From: Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob@comcast.net>
> To: Mike Saenz <msaenz@mve-architects.com>
> Cc: PCT List <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Date: 8/15/2005 10:47:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Pack Covers -  Quick Help!
>
> Mike:
>
> IMO. pack covers are vastly over-rated and even if custom-made to fit
your 
> pack, tend to be more trouble than they are worth. They are also
essentially 
> a single-use item.
>
> Let me suggest that you get a series of tall kitchen trashcan liners or
the 
> heavier compacter liners and use them to protect your vulnerable clothing 
> and sleeping bag. They are ultra-light weight and you can easily replace 
> them if they puncture. Stick two in each resupply box or in your bounce
box. 
> I even carry a spare with me, they're so light (but strong). I think
Heafty 
> makes a trash bag liner that has a rip-stop type reinforcing grid in it
for 
> extra strength.
>
> Some folks recommend lining the entire pack with a leaf bag, but I've
always 
> found that to be a hassel. I always seem to tear it during 
> loading/unloading. Maybe I'm just a careless klutz.
>
> I do have a series of drybags used for canoeing and kayaking. If I 
> anticipate big stream crossings where I might accidentally swim or which 
> could be deeper than the clearance between the ground and my pack or lots
of 
> nasty weather, I'll pack my down sleeping bag in one of them - it adds
about 
> 4 ounces but no water gets in once they're rolled down and secured. Going
up 
> one size lets me add my dry clothes to it too.
>
> Wandering Bob
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Saenz" <msaenz@mve-architects.com>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 10:13 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] Pack Covers - Quick Help!
>
>
> Does anyone have a contact for a silnylon pack cover?
> I need to buy one and have it delivered within 3 weeks...
>
> Also- I need it for my not-so-ultra-light 5,500 cu.in. internal frame
> REI Aconcagua backpack.
>
> Any manufacturers out there who can fit the bill?
> Any pack cover owners that are happy with thiers that can give a
> recommendation?
>
> Thanks in advance-
>
> Michael Saenz, Associate Partner
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