Over a few beers ( which may have a bearing) with friends at one point the conversation turned to inventions , wouldn't it be good if , or I wonder if anybody ...
I've had an idea lurking at the back of my mind for years if I'm honest and told my friends it and thought I'd tell the community here too. Before I explain further I'll just say if you think the idea is up there with the inflatable dart board then feel free to say so . If I'm honest again I can see some problems. If on the other hand you think it's brilliant and this time next year Rodney we'll all be millionaires feel free to pinch the idea as I'm never really likely to act upon it.
Now the idea. A sleeping bag is , well , a bag that you sleep in , a rucksack is again basically a bag you carry stuff around in. Not rocket science far and presumably neither is the point that you don't tend to use them both at the same time. So I thought , would it be possible to combine the two?
If we imagine a sleeping bag . Fold the leg area at around waist height back behind the body area which should allow the foot area to wrap over the head area. This gives a decent size bag and the foot area coming over acts as a lid. By necessity the whole thing will need to be waterproof so should have an added advantage for bivvying. I envisage the bag would then attach to a frame fo use as a rucksack proper. Again the frame being effectively a complete section on its own could also be used as a general purpose carrier. I thought it might be possible to have removable side pockets , Bergan style , attached with Velcro as buckles might cause a problem when using it as a asleeping bag.
As I say I do have reservations about the idea. For a start I'm not really sure what it would achieve as it may not be lighter or cheaper than a conventional set up. Then of course there's the question of what one does with the contents of the rucksack when it's being used as a sleeping bag. Either way if anyone has any comments I'd be happy to hear them whether it ranges from brilliant to "you're as dumb as a post , don't give up the day job".
I've had an idea lurking at the back of my mind for years if I'm honest and told my friends it and thought I'd tell the community here too. Before I explain further I'll just say if you think the idea is up there with the inflatable dart board then feel free to say so . If I'm honest again I can see some problems. If on the other hand you think it's brilliant and this time next year Rodney we'll all be millionaires feel free to pinch the idea as I'm never really likely to act upon it.
Now the idea. A sleeping bag is , well , a bag that you sleep in , a rucksack is again basically a bag you carry stuff around in. Not rocket science far and presumably neither is the point that you don't tend to use them both at the same time. So I thought , would it be possible to combine the two?
If we imagine a sleeping bag . Fold the leg area at around waist height back behind the body area which should allow the foot area to wrap over the head area. This gives a decent size bag and the foot area coming over acts as a lid. By necessity the whole thing will need to be waterproof so should have an added advantage for bivvying. I envisage the bag would then attach to a frame fo use as a rucksack proper. Again the frame being effectively a complete section on its own could also be used as a general purpose carrier. I thought it might be possible to have removable side pockets , Bergan style , attached with Velcro as buckles might cause a problem when using it as a asleeping bag.
As I say I do have reservations about the idea. For a start I'm not really sure what it would achieve as it may not be lighter or cheaper than a conventional set up. Then of course there's the question of what one does with the contents of the rucksack when it's being used as a sleeping bag. Either way if anyone has any comments I'd be happy to hear them whether it ranges from brilliant to "you're as dumb as a post , don't give up the day job".