Sleeping bag into bergan <help>

[mercury]

Well I dont know , last month I got a nice long back bergan and last night I tried to fit my army issue doss bag into it

Thing is it took up most of the space

SO what to do ? Usually I ram it in the bottom and this is the only way I can fit it in ! ( standby for funny quotes )

Using the compression sack is even worse , oh woe is me .

Is this a good time to get a nice small civvy bag out of the missus ?

BTW I used to use the engineers pack

[RobT]

stand up, put the dossbag upright in the floor, kneel on it very hard and pull the four straps either site to tighten it. In the end you'll have a basketball sized sleeping bag.

If you've done that and it won't go in just give the 'cker some wellie.

[mercury]

I've just realised I have an extra large peeping bag !

Even in the compression sac it only fits in length ways !

[bootneck]

I've just realised I have an extra large peeping bag

take the straps off your bergan and secure them to your doss bag, hey, mega sized bergan

[Sully]

...and tuck the tail of said mega bergan up through your legs and into the front of your belt, tie a piece of coloured cloth around your forehead, swap SA80 for a cardboard sword......and.......COWABUNGA

[bootneck]

...and tuck the tail of said mega bergan up through your legs and into the front of your belt, tie a piece of coloured cloth around your forehead, swap SA80 for a cardboard sword......and.......COWABUNGA

nice one sully, (more tissues please) you really must get out more, try Oakhampton in july

[old scaly back]

Throw it in the back of your Land Rover.

O,you havnt got one,never mind

[bootneck]

You lot are certainly on top form today!!
Must be nearly the weekend or something

Yes Loz, but the weekend we want isn`t here yet, "Artists PU" the tot will be about 50p by then

[swampcrawler]

Why do the UK soldiers call their rucksacks bergens?
Im not being a smart a**im really curios..

Soldier

[Guest]

Bergen is a town in Norway.
I seem to remember someone once saying that there was once a Norwegian firm called Bergen that made rucksacks. These became popular with British troops. The name "Bergen" stuck, even when these style of rucksacks were made by UK companies.
I could be wrong though....