Comments on: Quick Tip: BagTex – A poor person’s VBL

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 04:14:42 +0000

In reply to Shaun E. (“NTN”) Sexton. I can't say it's been a problem for me when Nordic skiing using boots. In the earlier comments, Another Kevin uses two bags for his winter hiking in the very snowy Adirondacks.

By: Shaun E. (“NTN”) Sexton

Shaun E. (“NTN”) Sexton — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 18:46:50 +0000

I find that lack of friction results in slippage of bagtex and outer sock. Got a experienced based remedy for that conundrum?

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 03:59:53 +0000

In reply to Another Kevin. I've used them skiing more so than hiking. Can see where double-thickness would work better for hiking, though! Thanks for that tip. :)

By: Another Kevin

Another Kevin — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 02:36:55 +0000

Double the bags if you’re hiking. A single-thickness bag tears. When you double them, they tear tremendously less often because they are well lubricated, rubbing against each other instead of against wool.

I’ve been doing the bread-bag (Sunday newspaper bags work too) VBL trick for years. Thanks for the cool silly name for it!