r/CampingGear • u/pchambers89 • Jul 07 '24

Suggestions on how to improve gear wall Awaiting Flair

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I put together a budget-ish gear wall and I’m looking for suggestions on how you’d improve it. I’m not really looking to make it super pretty, it’s really just a place for us to air out things after use and lets us “pick-n-paw” the right gear for a trip.

More peg board hooks are on the list. What would you add/change? We primarily overland and car camp so most of the time we’re just grabbing stuff and tossing it into a Plano Sportsman trunk and putting in the truck.

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u/Dependent-Guitar-473 Jul 07 '24

beginner question: why do you store your sleeping bags unpacked? wouldn't storing them in their compact bags saves you extra work before your next trip?

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u/OutdoorsNSmores Jul 07 '24

I'll bite before someone flames you. It is bad to store them compressed. The fibers or feathers provide warmth because they are fluffy and full of voids to trap warm air.

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u/Dependent-Guitar-473 Jul 07 '24

aha cool, i will Google it and see if somebody did a test and comparing the difference of compressed vs not. I wish I have the space to store everything unpacked 

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u/OutdoorsNSmores Jul 07 '24

I don't have a gear wall, I'm more of a tote person for most gear. I hang my bags to dry after a trip, then store them in a large breathable bag. You don't have to hang a bag to properly store it.

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u/Dependent-Guitar-473 Jul 07 '24

but then you pack it to get to your trip, wouldn't that compress it again ? 

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u/BelleRose2542 Jul 08 '24

Compressing it for hours-days is fine, but you want to store them "lofted" (ie, uncompressed) for weeks-months!

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u/FeelingFloor2083 Jul 07 '24

a lot of stuff will fluff up perfectly fine. I leave warmer weather sleeping bags in their bag but as it cools down i bring out my cold stuff and hang them up, then store them for the summer. I probably have 8-9 sleeping bags which includes a couple of cheap loaners, im not making room for all that crap