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.
2130696
It's open, no zipper. I used shipping tape to close it up. Basically, its a huge bag.
1104074
I come from the old school of rolling up the sleeping bag tight which is always more of a challenge with the nylon outer layer. I had not problem rolling up this bag, it fit well and shug in the carrying sack but I was not able to zip up the carrying sack with the full length zipper taking away the additional 3 inches of area. I imagine if I re-rolled the bag I could make it fit in the zipped carrying sack.
1899983
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.
1875592
The bag doesn't close. The bottom of the bag just has an adapter for the hose.
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.
1190291
Are you pushing hard because the guitar is too tall in the case and the latch won't close? Or is it because the lid is very snug-fitting on the bottom portion of the case? Mine is the latter - but it's easy enough to close by just pushing inward on the lower part of the case, gently near the handle, where the lid overlaps until it is fully closed. It's snug, for sure, but it closes no problem. If, on the other hand, you're pushing down forcefully on the lid (and compressing your guitar) like an overzealous suitcase packer - sitting on it to get it zipped up? Something's wrong.
88578
Look very carefully....it's there. True story...I couldn't find it either and asked someone to put an opening in it for me. She very carefully opened a seam on the bottom and attached Velcro strips to close it. THEN she found the zipper...a very fine zipper that's up a few inches from one of the edges. I felt really dumb! I'm glad you asked... I wasn't smart enough to do that! :-)
358753
I was able to get mine back in the bag, although it does take some persistence. It's impossible to try to roll it and stuff it in. I start with one end and get it as far in as I can, then I take the end that is sticking out and fold it over and start stuffing it in, all the while squishing the air out with each "stuff". Hope this helps!
414377
I think I may have hot-glued a strip of vinyl down there...whoops, just remembered, the zipper goes all the way across the bottom of the bag and I had a mishap when the zipper gave way and my gtr fell out of the bottom of the bag. Luckily it didn't suffer any horrific consequences. I ended up hot-glueing the zipper inside and out along the bottom. It'll never happen again! But, despite this pretty serious shortcoming, I do like the basic design and features of the bag more than most gig bags I've had. They just should NOT run the zipper along the bottom, it's useless to do that anyway. Hope this helps...
879488
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.
1988976
it's like a Zip Lock Bag, after unrolling from the velcro, peel open the top like a plastic Zip Lock Storage Bag.It REALLY seals well.
4117
Yes, I just don't zip it completely closed. I leave a very small opening for the cord to my ear buds.
853083
The Thomas part of the sleeping bag should zip all the way off. I've never tried to take other parts off though.
1004345
The cord is not retractable... you wind it up along the bottom of the canister for storage.
81796
I would think just unzipping it would deflate it. Take care not to puncture the bag, as it will not hold air then.
1776757
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.