How To Make A Stuff Sack (Step By Step) - DIY Gear Tips

[@ratrap1984]

Why the hell haven't thought about making my gear? I have been sewing and quilting since I was a kid but it never crossed my mind to make my own stuff. I am excited for all the fun and useful things I can make now. THANK YOU.

[@sillylilly4794]

You showed me something cool and I can make for my hiking bags. Thank you.

[@mlillie87]

It would be helpful to beginners to mention that when sewing the boxed bottom, you should ensure the bag is turned inside out!

[@barbarastruhs3733]

I liked the way you made the boxed bottom. Very clever and quick! Good tutorial.

[@yellowroseoftexas2890]

Waxed butcher paper works great for self-made patterns. Thank you for sharing your skills

[@anthonymcneill8567]

Thai was very helpful. Thanks a ton.

[@joshgoesbackpacking9666]

I'm a little late to the party here, but I wanted to say thank you for making this video, this is a much better approch then what I have been doing and has helped me greatly. This type channel and cord lock is much easier to work with.

[@lipevolcom2]

Quick and easy vid bro. Thanks I have done sewing in the past but I always forgot something

[@kapittsalt]

Super good one here Joe. Was just reading Jardine's crafting chapter and boom, here's a video how to: even better!

[@BackcountryBanter]

+Keith Pitts Thanks!

[@Jobrewerful1]

This would also be a fun simple project to teach and do with Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts, summer camps, Vacation Bible School, as a family, and/or with any kids clubs. Great vid!

[@drewwatts2803]

Awesome stuff, Joe. Ive found that method of grossgrain reinforcement to work really well for stuff sacks, but I recently made a pair of gators where you had to make the drawstring come out of the front (on the shin below the knee) rather than on a seam. I eventually went with reinforcing the spot where the cord will come out with grossgrain on the inside and installing a small metal grommet through the grossgrain and fold over the fabric, making the channel, and making the grommet (and exit point of the cord) point outward. It works pretty well!

[@BackcountryBanter]

+Drew Watts Nice!

[@zanthornton]

You make sewing and camping fun, inexpensive, and quality. Glad I found ur you tube! BTW great skill to sew, no matter who- they shpuld teach this as shop!

[@vicjoseph48]

Joe I just found your channel. I've made stuff sacks before never saw how you've done your boxed bottom. Very impressed with the simplicity you have shown. Thanks for sharing your knowledge ! Vic

[@KuntryRD]

Nice. I like the way you did the boxed bottom; easier than most instructions.

[@jparker27]

Really enjoyed this tutorial as I have very little DIY experience with backpacking gear but would love to start making my own. This was really informative and can't wait to see more videos from you like this. Appreciate the video

[@BackcountryBanter]

+- Parker Thanks, and DO IT!

[@mauriciolima1088]

This is awesome dude thanks 4 the video!!

[@flintandsteel4457]

This is the best stuff sack tutorial ive seen! Thanks for sharing this!

[@richholtzman9754]

Excellent tutorial Joe. Looking forward to more DIY projects. Thanks.

[@BackcountryBanter]

+Rich Holtzman Thanks!

[@swanauto47]

Thank you so much this was such a great video

[@curtiswhitwam1]

Love the DIY stuff. It's so fun to be able to customize your own gear and you can save $$ while you're at it. Love your videos Joe.

[@terriekroner9882]

Excellent job Joe! I am so impressed with what you are doing. I don't have a sewing machine, but maybe you can sell the pattern and what is needed for different sizes and sell on your website as a kit. I can do the pattern and miscellaneous and have my friend do the actual sewing. I would like one to store my winter clothes! (of course larger!) Aavry needs a bag to carry his gym clothes at school, and it appears that this is breathable. I could make one in his school colors. I think they all would like this instead of a plastic grocery bag. It just has to hold a pair of shorts and shirt for gym. Thanks for the great ideal! Keep them coming..........

[@tinabrewer_24ab12]

Very good! Thank you!

[@dryocum]

Just what I was looking for!! Great video!! Thank you Joe!

[@rogerroger-sl1iv]

Very detail,thanks！

[@susanredman7448]

Great work! I'm going to make a bunch of my own now. Thanks for the links for fabric and cord locks. Sewing machine tip: If you put your pins into the fabric perpendicular rather than parallel to your seam, you can keep them in and sew right over them. The sewing machine needle will usually miss them but even if the pin is directly underneath, the needle slides right off of it and keeps going. Then pull the pins out at the end. You won't break the sewing machine needle.

[@BackcountryBanter]

Thanks for the tip! I'll keep that in mind.

[@razzorbladz]

another helpful tip if you use a zipper foot you can sew the cord in at the same time ans skip feeding it through

[@guskoerner75]

Joe, great work. I sewed my first bag last night. I am determined to find the bag I want, with the right size, shape, color and material at an affordable cost. DIY is the way to go. Question - when you cut the fabric from the pattern, why didn't you use all of the material? You could have gone more down and left, as to not waste as much material.

[@ev6377]

love this!

[@tony_r_pierce]

Joe you are a great teacher! Excellent, hoping to see more of your DIY videos.

[@pf37494]

Very informative! Your videos are a great resource. Thank you.

[@monstermessgarage452]

I sent this to my wife thanks for making this video

[@jsaenzMusic]

Joe, thanks for the video! This has given me what I need to start on making a stuff sack for my sons sleeping bag in time for our Memorial Day Weekend Hike. Look forward to seeing vid's of your next adventure?

[@BackpackingStealth]

nice video apache! made a few with some left over spinnaker sailing fabric

[@BackcountryBanter]

Nice!

[@ireland66613]

Absolutely awsome thank you

[@Bhamlunker]

just sub'd your channel...have began sewing stuff in the past few weeks with my wifes sewing machine bought like 7 years ago that sat in storage...got it out and off to the races and down this rabbit hole I have gone! It is a Kenmore, I am assuming it was a 150 or 200 dollar priced item, Ill have to get the model number later, but no matter what I fiddle with (presser foot setting 0-3, thread tension, different threads or needles sizes, the feed dogs seem to struggle with this 1.0 oz fabric or other light weight fabrics...nothing clogs up with heavier fabrics for the most part, but the lighter stuff wants to like bunch up and require you to help kinda pull through the fabric at times to overcome a sort of uhhh "snag" and if you keep going, a bunch of thread will ball up and stick below the plate below in a bird's next. This is primarily a problem for when starting my sewing at the margin of a seam...once I get in the body of the seam, it seems to have less problems, but it sorta seems to "want" me to keep tension on the fabric behind the presser foot. I did oil some of the parts and all looks neat and in order, but wondering if a servicing may fix this? Or, I "need" a better machine....I have been able to make stuff with the machine mind you taking some effort to avoid this pitfall, but it kinda reduces my enjoyment of the process at times with this. Any help APPRECIATED! I will start my first Top Quilt build in the new year, materials are coming for xmas :)

[@JM-ho3dr]

Tyvm for the video!

[@bloodyeyeful]

Nice sac man.

[@TFWS6]

Great video. Thank you!

[@pmartin924]

Great job

[@mattb2h]

Awesome video! Clear concise instructions that are easy to follow. Thank you for this!

[@paddypete1]

nice work,great video

[@HeartPumper]

Yes, yes, yes!!! Really awesme instructable!! Thank you so much. And like the rest of subbers here, I'm really lookin forward(read: hyped) for the next projects!! :) Thank you again!! :)

[@cerenademe9433]

Hi Joe - first time at your channel. Thanks for the tutorial. I like the reinforcement you did for this stuff sack. Question for you - what machine are you using? It looks rather heavy-duty, but it's handling that sil nylon quite well without any puckering. Thanks again!

[@paulbaroni2926]

Nice instruction! How much of the size of the stuff sack is impacted with that method of boxing the end? It appears to be the easiest way with the least amount of needle holes for seam sealing!

[@jrfahey3469]

Hey just out of curiosity how would you design this to have a roll top closure? Would you sew some sort of thicker webbing to the top of one side and sew a buckle to the top?

[@russellinthebush2897]

Hi Joe, I've made some gear myself such as a tarp and a backpack and quilt and stuff sacks. My problem is that I just have a cheap Singer sewing machine that doesn't work the best. From the video I can see that yours works much better. I'm curious what type you're using. Thanks.

[@BackcountryBanter]

+Russell in the Bush I'm using my friends industrial machine. It's a kingmax something or other. Which is to say it is basically a Juki machine.

[@Gambeli02]

Thanks Joe! Do you waterproof the seams?

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

you can either get tape or seal them. Rocky woods has 2 and 3 layer laminated tape for seams like goretex and paclight and other membrane laminated material also if its PU coated under you can use Cuben fiber tape also to seam seal it. i just made a bunch of bags with the membrane pu4000 from RSBTR very very light and water proof. i made the top a roll top with anti snag velcro

[@BackcountryBanter]

+Nicholas Gambleli I normally don't waterproof them, just because I know I'll be using a pack liner and rain cover. But it is certainly possible as +matanuska high mentioned. I may do a video eventually showing how to waterproof them just in case people want to. Thanks!

[@gaiusII]

Also, what kind of foot are you using? How do you get it so that the silnylon doesn't slip all over the place?

[@BackcountryBanter]

This is just a standard presser foot. If you are really struggling with the silnylon, try pinning it or taping it.

[@joshfelts1349]

What do you use to cut material such as ripstop ? I was having trouble with a pair of regular sharp scissors and didn't want the pattern that came with using shears.

[@BackcountryBanter]

Good scissors should do the trick, however for the optimal cuts that don't unravel, you can also use a hot knife or soldering iron with a knife adaptor.

[@joshfelts1349]

thanks for the tip !

[@travelingexplorer]

I'm curious. Did making the box bottom then "shorten" the stuffsack so it no longer has an 8" inside depth. Curious because I want to make stuffsacks to fit particular cooking pots.

[@BackcountryBanter]

It does. The length it shortens could be calculated however if you still wanted to box the bottoms of your bags and have them fit your cooking pots. There are other ways to box of bottoms too.

[@gaiusII]

what do you use to mark the silnylon?

[@BackcountryBanter]

I use a white eyeliner pencil :)

[@BenjaminNew]

awesome video. I have a question. Is there a reason that you did not make the channel for the rope to go thorough first? It feels that it would be easier.

[@martinpbarker]

I tried this. The reason is that when you come to stitch the bag together the material which forms the channel won't go under the sewing machine foot and it gets stuck. I had to start sewing about ½ inch away from the channel, then finish it off by hand.

[@makeoutdoorgear9012]

This is a great tutorial! And it looks like you have other awesome makes too! Would you be willing to add this make and details to www.makeoutdoorgear.com ? We're looking at organising and helping outdoor enthusiasts find gear they want to make whilst helping makers promote their KZbin channels and personal websites.

[@pvkjhilk8323]

even better approach is give the materials and this video to your mom,aunt, or grandma :)

[@LostThymeOverlandAdventures]

Don’t use your fabric scissors on paper

[@SootyBoubou]

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[@SootyBoubou]

I am going home for a little while and then going home and going home for a little bit and t and going home for the day so I’ll get my truck home from you in my house so we get a truck and get a truck home from my house I have been a car for so many hours I have a car and truck car and car and truck car so we will pick it out for my dad to get home from