Originally Posted By: Kingarthur
Now, I keep the three bags that come with the ECWS (military issue) put together within each other. If I were to lay them out flat as you have suggested, would having them all connected within each other for convenience sake also create the same effect, or it is the compression that causes the loss of effectivness to maintain their isnsulative ability?


I would think the weight of the bags, laid out flat, wouldn't inflict much compression on each other. My understanding is that it is compression that is alleged to reduce loft eventually.