How is the sack closed before we flip the lid over and compress it? Rip cord, zipper??? TIA
204652
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.
1729308
The ziploc bags are not air tight. They have a zipper around the top so should stay shut but also have a narrow mesh around the top and are not vacuum sealed.
1994308
I just got mine and I am not happy with how long it takes. It takes 60 seconds to seal even if you are using a roll and just sealing one end to make a bag. You then have to wait another minute to suck the air and seal the other end. That is a long time of holding the lid down.
430368
Its like closing a lid. Just twist it on the case until it is tight enough.
1949030
Well, I can only say that you must not have closed it up completely. When I zip the bottom all the way to the right and the top, over and then back down, the two zips come together. I know they don't lock but you could put a paper clip through the two zip heads, like I do on my luggage when I travel by air. I don't clip my two zips together, I just zip them all the way. Moisture doesn't even come in. I love my YardStach II and have had "0" problems with it now for over a year.Denny Swen.....
1606146
It does not close by zipper. It has an Metal O type opening and you fold and hook the top parts over and through the O hole and then clip. Nothing will fall out.
1130958
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)
2021620
On the bottom seam there is a zipper about 6 inches long. It looks like you could shove it all thru the zipper, but the wierd thing is the zipper doesn't have a pull tab on it, so I don't know if you'd have to some how use pliers to pull the zipper? You have to see it to know what I'm talking about I think. Hope that helps. It does have a nice handle on the top to carry it around the house (shown in pic)
1256548
You wanna turn the bag upside down and start trying to prime the air out, if you squeeze it while priming it will eventually get the air out. At least that's what I remember doing. We haven't had one in several years.
2155345
Zipper closes the entire bag, largest compartment, if you want it closed...otherwise just flap over the top...it stays shut without havng to snap it. But conveniently it does zipper and nothing will ever fall out if dropped of for any other reason the bag would be on its side or upside down!
52792
I had a problem with it too. The zipper should have a spot inside the locking mechanism so that it wont open very easily. Mine unfortunately broke but that's because I probably had too much medicine in it.
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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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The zipper was something I worried about as well. You won't need to worry with this one. The fabric netting is fairly loose and does not really have a strong stress point with the hammock itself. It also does not snag, it is very easy to open and close. My 14-year-old son has taken it on five or six backpacking trips already this summer and has not had one complaint, he has enjoyed it every time.
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I was told to just immerse the bag into the water bath (before heating it up) and bring the zip to just above the water line and close it, being careful not allow any water in. I tried sucking the air out as I do with stuff I'm putting in the freezer- bad idea, coughed on garlic powder and pepper!
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I may sound like somewhat of a smartass saying this but, the reason it's called a stuff sack is because you're supposed to put one end in the sack and start stuffing the rest in until it's all there. If you try to roll it up and then place it in like it comes from the factory it just wont fit unless you can compress it and roll it up as tight and unrealistically perfect as they do.
853083
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.