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I did a couple weeks in the field for Winter EX back in Jan. One thing I found worked well was not bothering with the compression sack at all. I just stuffed the sleeping bag with bivvi in the bottom compartment of the ruck and called 'er a day. When it came time to shut'er down again for the night, I just dragged the bag into the 10 Man tent. It took 30 seconds and was super easy, and sort of funny watching others fuck around for half an hour trying to get all their gear in a compression sack and then fuck around again trying to get the compression sack in the ruck.
The compression straps built into the sides of the ruck do a good enough job squishing everything down, and they'll actually squish the bag down closer to your center of gravity. I don't know who decided that a medicine ball is an efficient shape to carry on your back, because thats all the compression sack ends up being.
The compression straps built into the sides of the ruck do a good enough job squishing everything down, and they'll actually squish the bag down closer to your center of gravity. I don't know who decided that a medicine ball is an efficient shape to carry on your back, because thats all the compression sack ends up being.