Paracord Compression Sack
Things Needed
1. Paracord
2. Sleeping bag
3. Knowledge
Ok so I'm not using actual paracord but who cares it works
This instructable is helpful for the people who don't want to spend 20$ on a compression sack and have it break
2. Sleeping bag
3. Knowledge
Ok so I'm not using actual paracord but who cares it works
This instructable is helpful for the people who don't want to spend 20$ on a compression sack and have it break
Making the Top
Ok you should have about 12 18"-20" strands of cord take four of them and lay them like this
Time to Tie the Knot
Ok you then want to tie some overhand knots to tie all four pieces together like this
More Knots
Tie figure eights roughly 4 1/2 inches from the knots you just tied on all eight strands
Cross Section
Grab two more strands of cord and lay them like this
More Knots
Attach the two pieces of cord like this don't worry if you don't get it right it took me a few try's then go ahead and cut the tags
The Bottem
Set what you just finished aside and grab six more strands and repeat steps 2-3 and 6
Loop Time
Alright almost done now just tie some loop knots like bowlines at the ends of your tags make sure they are about the same length
Putting It Together
Ok roll up your sleeping bag nice and tight like the picture and set it on top of the bottom piece
Putting It All Together
Place the top on top
Use Your Muscles
Push down so that you can fit the figure eights through the bowlines like this
All Done
Ok so mine wasn't as tight as I wanted it so I adjusted some knots and you can see the difference works really well if you are trying to fit a full size sleeping bag in a backpacking pack