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Compression sacks, or "stuff sacks," make transporting a sleeping bag easier by allowing you to compress the bag into a small space. With a little bit of practice, you will find that stuffing a sleeping bag into a compression sack is easier and faster than rolling a sleeping bag. Do not attempt to stuff a rolled sleeping bag into a compression sack; rather, stuff the bag into the compression sack one handful at a time in order to conform the sleeping bag to the shape of the sack.

Step 1Spread the sleeping bag out on the ground. Place the compression sack at the closed end of the sleeping bag. If your compression sack has a top flap, open the flap and leave it outside the bag.

Step 2Hold the mouth of the compression sack in your non-dominant hand and grab the closed end of the sleeping bag with your dominant hand. Stuff the end of the sleeping bag into the sack as far as possible. Grab another handful of the sleeping bag and stuff it into the sack.

Step 3Rotate the compression sack after 2 or 3 handfuls and begin stuffing from the other side to create an even distribution of the sleeping bag.

Step 4Continue to rotate the bag after every 2 or 3 handfuls. With each handful, push your hand as far into the bag as possible. Continue until the entire sleeping bag is inside the compression sack.

Step 5Set the compression sack on its end and fold the top flap over the top of the sleeping bag. Push the top of the sleeping bag further into the sack so that it is completely covered by the top flap.

Step 6Pull the drawstring as tightly as possible.