Large Gear Pod

Skalmo  - The large gear pod - 12 Liter 

About the gear pod

Long story short - I love Packing pods. I have been using one form of packing pod or another in my hikes for over a decade. Starting with my own home made back in 2010. I love the way they use the form of my backpacks to perfection, I love the versatility, water proofness, and ease of use. I started using a packing pod as my food bag years ago, and haven't looked back since. When we started Skalmo gear we came out with a standard roll-top food bag, but as I simply don't use them myself, I couldn't be motivated to start producing them. Sorry. So instead I set out to design the perfect food bag instead. One that I would use myself, has multiple funtionality and can be used for more than a few days at a time. So what I wanted to address in designing  a new "Food Pod":

1. Had to be able to hold enough food for a 7 day hike
2. Needed a handle
3. Be light
4. Mostly waterproof

Simple enough - and with those goals in site we designed our "perfect" food bag. Or I should say the Food Pod. big enough for a weeks hike, fits perfectly in most backpacks, at 39 grams extremely light and almost 100% waterproof. The food pod is a solid 12 Liters big, making it by far the largest packing pod on the market, meaning it can be used for a lot of stuff, not just food. I use my Food pod as a pillow, and for all my clothes. Two pods and I'm set! 

Material: We produce our pack pods in the same robust DCF that we use for our tents. Either 0.8 or 1.43oz Dyneema®

Height: 20 cm
Width: 30 CM
Depth: 22 cm

Weight & material

Svart = 1.43 oz Dyneema®: 39 grams
Vit, grå och grön=  0.8 oz Dyneema®: 38 grams
Volume:~12 liters

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Made in Umeå, Sweden

Our food bags are made from robust Dyneema®​Composite Fabric to stand up to constant use and to resist abrasion from heavy, pointy food items. T

The rectangular shape fits well in all of our backpacks, either standing vertically or sideways depending on the pack volume. The wide opening makes it easier to dig through the bag and find what you need.

Material:

0,8 or 1.3 oz/sqyd Dyneema® Composite Fabric

Dyneema® Composite Fabric is composed of high strength Dyneema® fiber laminated inside a polyester membrane. It is inherently waterproof and does not require any coatings or DWR treatment. Dyneema® Composite Fabric has very high tensile strength for its weight and does not stretch.

Dyneema® Composite Fabric has a thicker membrane and a higher Dyneema® fiber count. This fabric weight has excellent abrasion and puncture resistance.

Water Resistance: >20,000 mmH₂O