Dear Santa,
today I would like to tell you about a problem I have encountered: I have a lot of little stuff flying around in my backpack, and don't have a waterproof packsack for my downjacket. I found out that
OookWorks makes an ace cuben fibre pack sack called the CrispPackets (I wonder if crisps are included in it?) which could solve this dilemma. I could fit all my dinky small items in there, so that they're no longer flying loosely around in my pack, or stuff my downjacket in it and be sure that it stays dry. Its mighty light, too - maybe you want to consider a cuben sack instead of your jute bag to carry the present? I'd love to get one, and hope that you will think of me.
Best,
- An aspiring UL-Backpacker
So, the time frame will be 6 am till 3 pm (15 o'clock) FINNISH time. That should allow people from Australia till Alaska a halfway decent chance to leave a comment. Leave a comment with what you plan to stuff into the CrispPacket!
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And the winner is...
Sum Evocatus (who also left a wonderful funny comment =) - Congratulations! Please get in touch via
Email, you got till tomorrow 15 o'clock to get in touch otherwise it goes to the second in line! Thanks everyone else, see you tomorrow at 6 AM!
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Dear Santa,
today I would like to tell you about a problem I have encountered: I have a lot of little stuff flying around in my backpack, and don't have a waterproof packsack for my downjacket. I found out that
OookWorks makes an ace cuben fibre pack sack called the CrispPackets (I wonder if crisps are included in it?) which could solve this dilemma. I could fit all my dinky small items in there, so that they're no longer flying loosely around in my pack, or stuff my downjacket in it and be sure that it stays dry. Its mighty light, too - maybe you want to consider a cuben sack instead of your jute bag to carry the present? I'd love to get one, and hope that you will think of me.
Best,
- An aspiring UL-Backpacker
So, the time frame will be 6 am till 3 pm (15 o'clock) FINNISH time. That should allow people from Australia till Alaska a halfway decent chance to leave a comment. Leave a comment with what you plan to stuff into the CrispPacket!
Update I
Comments are closed.
And the winner is...
Sum Evocatus (who also left a wonderful funny comment =) - Congratulations! Please get in touch via
Email, you got till tomorrow 15 o'clock to get in touch otherwise it goes to the second in line! Thanks everyone else, see you tomorrow at 6 AM!
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Advent Calendar - Door Two
Looks to be the perfect size to put spare merino layers I carry for when it cools down at night or up on a peak.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a good size for little stuff for my upcoming thru-hike, you the toothbrush, small first aid, sun screen, etc.
ReplyDeleteActually storing a down jacket is a good idea for me - I like to keep it on top of my main pack liner for quick access during breaks, but right now I only do that if it's not going to rain!
ReplyDeleteLast night, as I gently lay my head to sleep, I heard a rustle from the gear closet.
ReplyDelete"Why do you get a bed to sleep in while I have nothing to call my own," sighed my Katabatic Crestone hood.
Replied I, "dearest Downie, wait only until Hendrik posts a goodie bag and should I win, you will have a precious stuff sack all to yourself."
I would put all my miscellaneous items in it.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to stuff it with all my other stuff sacks, Ursack, hackisack, and any other sacks loose in my backpack.
ReplyDeleteLots of chocolate.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking my new Mont Bell Jacket I know is under my tree already would be perfect for this little sack!
ReplyDeleteLooks perfect as a stuff sack for food.
ReplyDeleteRight now I would keep my petzl e+lite, tooth brush, soap, first aid, spare matches, and maybe some light reading material.
ReplyDeleteI would put it in the top of my pack and fill it with all of
ReplyDeletethe things that I might need during the hike, such as rain gear, an extra nano-fleece
sweatshirt and snacks.
Looks like excellent bag for food. Carrying it around empty after the food is gone shouldn't be too bad either, compared to many other options.
ReplyDeletei would put my long-johns and under-shirt and some warm socks in it and if it got room fore it a down vest! //zeth
ReplyDeleteLooks like my cookset might go nicely in there, but it's hard to say until I start trying out every piece of gear that will fit in it.
ReplyDeletetooth brush etc and also trekking nibbles !!
ReplyDeleteLike you said, apart from loving cuben, we also love down. A perfect place for my Patagonia down sweater west to linger.
ReplyDeleteHi, I would put matches and cigars there.
ReplyDeleteSnacks of course!
ReplyDeleteProbably down vest. Or food.
ReplyDeleteThis could replace my currently old them-a-rest ultra light stuff sack I still have laying around to put some small gear in. It's not waterproof, nor extremely lightweight.
ReplyDelete"Oook! Ooook! Oook!" (As the librarian would probaply say...)
ReplyDeleteBut I won't store any bananas in it!
I would better use it to keep my sleepingsocks dry!
And maybe I would store my warm hat and gloves in there, too.
Might be that there's still enough room for my merino top, too. And probaply my sunglasses rolled up and secured nicely in my Buff.
Well, I'm quite sure that I'll find a use for this crispy little bag! (Did you hear me, Santa?)
I will pack my pot, bushbuddy, and other misc. cook supplies or it would definitely be useful for organizing my essentials as well.
ReplyDeleteI'd probably put my electronics in it, such as my phone and camera when it's not around my neck...
ReplyDeleteI'll put my spare clothes in it, thank you very much. By the way, I always seem to have trouble packing those drybags (with roll-top closures) so that they wouldn't balloon with a lot of extra air inside them. Especially if there are fluffy clothes inside. Anyone have any space-saving methodology tips for this?
ReplyDeleteIt's a perfect sack for Rab Microlight Jacket!
ReplyDeleteI'd upgrade the home of my down vest from a sandwich bag to this beauty!
ReplyDeleteYour advent calendar is a great idea - I wake up excited to find out what is behind each door. Thanks. Nat
My last dry shirt :-)
ReplyDeleteSpare clothes
ReplyDeleteBringing cigars to the wilds is totally "like a boss" - Santa should definitely bring MikaM a crisppacket:) I'd be using the stuffsack to kerp a down jacket and sleepijg socks dry in the perpetually wet wildernesses, we have around here, to support my head a night and - back in the urban sprawl - provide a tad of wet weather protection to electronics in a decidedly non-waterproof backpack.
ReplyDeleteJacket
ReplyDeleteOne pair of warm socks, long underwear, and the new ultralight down jacket I hear Santa might be bringing me
ReplyDeleteCrisps offcourse!
ReplyDeleteWarm socks, dry clothes, cuddly toy!
ReplyDeleteGood morning everybody :-) I would probably put my food for a 2 day hike in it. Or on a longer hike my insulation layer. What a great thing to have a second virtual advent calendar beside the real one which is full with chocolate.
ReplyDeleteOh, it's big enough for one day food
ReplyDeletesocks and underwear
ReplyDeleteDirty, stinky socks
ReplyDeleteTo be stuffed... The chocolate bars my wife must have on any backpacking trip.
ReplyDeleteRab xenon jacket might fit in it?
ReplyDeletesnickers
ReplyDeleteUmmm id fill my rustling friend with a MYOG vest and gloves ready to pull out when the sun dropped.
ReplyDeleteHeyho,
ReplyDeletelooks like today even more folks came to raid Santa Claus :-)
I would stuff lots of food in it, cause my mates eat my of house and home on trail.
Greetings
Hendrik
I would use it as food storage. Or put clothes in it and use it as a pillow at night.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm using a lot of plastic bags to keep my stuff organized inside my pack. Maybe it's time to evolve to something more durable like cuben :-)
ReplyDeleteI would use it to store my wash kit....
ReplyDeleteMy food bag would fit in here nicely :)
ReplyDeleteI think my down sleeping bag would fit very well in there.
ReplyDeleteA cuben stuff sack would be perfect for my socks, thermal underwear and fleece vest.
ReplyDeleteI would use it to carry my extensive collection of small waterproof bags.
ReplyDeleteI would probably store some first aid, repair stuff and an extra Snickers bar.
ReplyDeleteTiny bottles of Minttu
ReplyDeleteI would use it for a Christmas gift for my other half She has a down jacket but no bag to put it in. It would save me buying her perfume lol
ReplyDeletePerfect for the homemade insulation I plan on making at some point.
ReplyDeleteI've been organising my kit with numerous very small (and even smaller!) Exped drybags: one for snacks/medication/sunscreen, another for spare clothing items, etc. But the weight of those plastic buckles really slows me down! ;-) Joking aside, I've thought for a while I could find something more appropriate and that would pack better. Will definitely check out the Oookworks website.
ReplyDeleteMaybe my sleeping bag fits in there.. Or my socks and vest will do.
ReplyDeleteI am working on a cooking system which will need a bag...........
ReplyDeletestacked with snacks!
ReplyDeleteIt could be the ultimate ultralight micro tarp?!
ReplyDeleteseriously though, probably lots of food in summer and down jacket in winter!
It's waterproof? Oh man I could totally put all my emergency kit in it, firestarter kit, first aid kit, my tickets(that's what I call TP in the backcountry), and anything else I wouldn't want getting wet or some crisps and other fine snacks for my own eating pleasure nothing worse than a soggy Snickers. :P
ReplyDeleteI would pack my Chocolatefish & Icebreaker merino undies,vest and socks in it. To ensure a good night under the old SilNylon!
ReplyDeleteI would use it for my backup/camp clothes ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think I'd simply use it for my clothes. That's got to be better than those annoying plastic bags!
ReplyDeleteI do need a new bag to store my tarp in. But if it's too big for the tarp it would also be great for storing my down jacket in.
ReplyDeleteWaterproof? So I put my electronic gear in it: like my GPS, mobile phone, headlamp, batteries and camera if not needed :)
ReplyDeleteSpare batteries, first aid kit, would use it as a small emergency grab bag.
ReplyDeleteI think I would store my collection of stuff sacks in it. Thanks, Jack
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good place to stash my Lumix LX3 when its raining...
ReplyDeleteDepending on the size of the bag and season, I would store my synthetic insulation in the top of my pack so I could grab it out quick when I stop....or the wood-burning Caldera I have on my Wish List.
ReplyDeleteLooks about the right size for my down jacket, might see if I can cram my sleeping bag in there.
ReplyDeleteI'd probably put my underwear in it.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea and would help packing my underwear and socks
ReplyDeleteMy sleeping bag isn't warm enough for winter so I take a down gillet in my pack. This would be perfect to store my gillet in.
ReplyDeleteMy wife's Generator vest and my Fireball smock. Then at the start of a hike when the backpack's full, it can be fastened to the top of the pack to avoid over compressing them. After a few days, when the pack is getting emptier, it can be transferred to the inside.
ReplyDeleteReady to pack all my smalls in there.
ReplyDeleteIt's too late but...
ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend would use it to her PHD minimus down vest
Thank you, Hendrik and to all of my other Winter Competition Well-Wishers for your excellent ideas for the use of this too coll bag. Looks like my down hood might just get some roommates. :)
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