Gear Lashing?

[Gondor]

I'm interested in the methods you use to lash your gear to the external portion of your backpack? Do you use straps, plain ol' paracord or something else?

 

[Barney]

Generally I use side release buckled straps to tie the tent and sleeping pad to the outside of my backpack. But these will be heavy if you opt for them. Paracord is a lightweight option surely but it will not hold as secure as straps will.

 

[IndianaHiker]

Don't lash much of anything to the outside of my pack. Finally got shelter and all that small enough to fit in pack. If I do have anything on the outside normally a pair of sandals for water crossings or to wear in camp. For this I just use a beaner to a strap that was already on the pack. I do a good deal of off trail hiking and things lashed to the pack really get in the way.

 

[Pathfinder1]

Hi...


Rarely lash anything to my sling pack BOB. Sometimes fasten the handle to a full pint of extra water in my charcoal water filter-bottle to a snap on the pack. Also have the option of using military surplus OD canvas straps w/buckles attached to the BOB's Alice straps for any other gear.

 

[wvbreamfisherman]

Plenty of attachment points on my ALICE pack, and I normally use milsurp pouches and bags that hook right up, if I need them. I normally put my tent and bedroll (thermarest pad and lightweight sleeping bag) in a compression sack and attach it to the bottom of the pack with buckle straps.

 

[Grandpa]

Got nothing hanging out on my pack. It all goes inside or else gets left home.

 

[steves]

IF anything gets tied on it's with the straps on the pack and a nylon adjustable buckle strap as a safety.

 

[Lamebeaver]

Something like this

Equinox Lash Straps - 24" Backpacking Accessory | Reviews

 

[ppine]

On an external frame pack the sleeping bag gets secured with 2 heavy straps like those used on rafts. They are strong and make great tourniquets and are useful for other things.

edit- The old school style of packing is the "Yukon pack." Use an external pack frame with no bag on it. Wrap your gear up in your tarp or tent and lash it together "manty style" like on a Decker pack saddle. Then lash the whole works to the frame with rope.

 

[Barney]

People would usually tell you that external frame packs are thing of the past but I don't think so. For long expeditions you need a frame that you can lash your big stuff too.

 

[Gondor]

What I did in the past is chose a pack that can take all of my gear, but with increased experience I found that you need half of your gear readily accessible. Having lots of external pockets enables that but strapping is now an important thing for me.

 

[bsmit212]

The only thing that gets straped to the outside of my pack is my sleeping pad. For this I simple use the on pack strap for holding my map pocket down, best way I can discribe it. I use to use beaners but have found that doing it under my map pocket does not allow bouncing like the beaners did.

 

[Theosus]

All my stuff is inside... But I have a few built in straps and loops...And since I have paracord for my bear bag, it makes sense to use that.

 

[IndianaHiker]

People would usually tell you that external frame packs are thing of the past but I don't think so. For long expeditions you need a frame that you can lash your big stuff too.

Their are still around but loosing popularity. Today you really don't need an external frame as the internals now come in large by huge sizes. Gregory has a internal frame pack that is 7000 cubic inches. The great thing now is that with new technology gear is getting smaller and lighter. The need for these behemoths is getting less and less.

Way to damn big pack