How is the sack closed before we flip the lid over and compress it? Rip cord, zipper??? TIA
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There are no zippers. It's got a drawstring closure and then the fabric flap that you fasten over the end with the adjustable buckles.
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Margaret:I would have no idea how to get your bag undone, sounds like you will need a new sealing strip when it is all over. I have never had that happen in all my years of using vac sealers. sorry that is all I can offer
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There is a zip strip at the top on the front side of the bag. To be honest I cut mine open too and then found the opening.
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I have a thermarest (L) pro lite. It rolls up really tight as it is if you roll the air out, seel it and then re-roll it again and let the remaining air out again. If you were goin to use a compression sack also i would aerrainly use the (blue) small sack.
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It comes with it's own compression sack. At first, I tried folding the bag in half and then rolling it up but had trouble fitting it back into the compression sack it came with. Then I checked youtube for videos and techniques to put bags in their compression sacks. Instead of rolling the bag, you just stuff the bag into the sack. After I learned that, I have had no problems putting the bag back into the compression sack it came with.
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I'm with you! Just did it after fooling around with it for about 30 minutes. Yikes! I was able to get it into it's not "so easy compact design". So follow the directions from the other comment about folding it at 9 and 3 o'clock and then forming two small circles lying on top of each other and use one of the "side pockets" to pull it over the entire thing. Good luck!
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You put one of them out and close the zipper around it, when you need your weapon in an expedient manner, you pull the cord down and it exposes the weapon for use (it expedites the unzipping process by opening the storage pouch by pulling away from yourself)
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The bag has a ZIP lock. I squeeze all the air out before closing. I also store it in the fridge. This bag barely lasts a month for a single user.
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I'd say you are very shrewd to ask this....I love the product and own two, but yes, the weakest link in this product is the zipper. I would recommend being careful with the zipper and not pulling too hard on it, otherwise it is a great product. When the zipper went kaput on my first one of these, we were able to take the cloth part to a seamstress who rezippered it for us, so there is a fix.
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I had the same problem. I ended up ripping a small part on the seam on the last corner I fought with for an hour to get over the frame. The canvas was rolled and folded very tight and seemed to loosen up as I wrestled to get it together. My zippers were impossible so I let it sit and settle in for a couple hours and they closed fairly easy after that. My best advice to people would to unroll the cover and stretch it around the frame slowly to let the material relax if your having trouble.
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The Thomas part of the sleeping bag should zip all the way off. I've never tried to take other parts off though.
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I have passed the bag on to another mom, so I can only answer from memory. The top does not zipper close, but I think there may have been Velcro so it wasn't gaping open all the time. The side pockets are large enough to hold a full size water bottle. There is a toggle on a string to adjust it for smaller bottles too. I hope this helps.
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This is a great piece of gear, but it is not made to be submersed. The material itself is impenetrable and will keep things dry from water in the bottom of the canoe and from paddle splashes, but the top of the bag is basically just open, and you roll it down to close it. The top of the bag has no zipper, only a small peice of velcro. To close the bag, you roll the excess down about 3 times to create a weather proof closure that will keep out rain. If you roll it very tightly, it will probably keep water out during a very brief submersion or if dropped in the lake and quickly recovered. But, if you hold the bag underwater, water will definitely get in. This is a great piece of gear, but it is not made to be submersed. The material itself is impenetrable and will keep things dry from water in the bottom of the canoe and from paddle splashes, but the top of the bag is basically just open, and you roll it down to close it. The top of the bag has no zipper, only a small peice of velcro. To close the bag, you roll the excess down about 3 times to create a weather proof closure that will keep out rain. If you roll it very tightly, it will probably keep water out during a very brief submersion or if dropped in the lake and quickly recovered.... » Read More This is a great piece of gear, but it is not made to be submersed. The material itself is impenetrable and will keep things dry from water in the bottom of the canoe and from paddle splashes, but the top of the bag is basically just open, and you roll it down to close it. The top of the bag has no zipper, only a small peice of velcro. To close the bag, you roll the excess down about 3 times to create a weather proof closure that will keep out rain. If you roll it very tightly, it will probably keep water out during a very brief submersion or if dropped in the lake and quickly recovered. But, if you hold the bag underwater, water will definitely get in. « Show Less
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Hi there's a draw string with a little friction line lock so you can pull the opening closed and carry it with the string kind of like sleeping bags have.
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After placing the items in the space saver bag, there is a zipper-like seal on top that resembles that of a ziplock bag. With your fingers, you slide the plastic sides together (you hear a small click as you're sliding it shut), and make sure that it's air tight and there's no gaps in the seal. After you've secured the top opening, you use a vacuum and place it over the circle hole located in the middle of the bag and it suctioned all the air out - compressing all of the clothing/fabric items into a smaller unit.
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I assume you are talking about the plastic thingy that helps you seal the bag. Use(slide) the thingy as you close the top of the bag. Hope this helps.
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It opens at one end and zipper shuts. Its cloth and soft facing up. But over all material is air tight