DCF Stuff Sack Kit

DCF Stuff Sack Kit

$39.95

Please note that this product is listed in the "inactive" category. While we intend to offer this product in the future, we don't plan to make it any time soon. This helps us make other products more reliably available, and we hope that it will help you with your planning.

No sewing required!

Make your own DCF Stuff Sacks! This kit is a great way to begin working with DCF (Cuben Fiber). If you've been thinking about trying your hand at making a DCF tarp, test the waters with this stuff sack kit.

What you might be able to make

Use YAMA's standard sack sizes or come up with your own.

The recommended options below are provided to give you an idea of how many stuff sacks you might be able to make from this kit. (The instructions contain the layouts required for each option.)

  Dimensions
(width x height)
Option 1
(qty)
Option 2
(qty)
Option 3
(qty)
Mini 5" x 6" 2 3 1
Small 6" x 8" 1 2 2
Medium 8" x 10" 2 1 2
Large 10" x 14" 1 1 1

Kit Contents:

.8 oz DCF 21" x 54"
Rectangular DCF Stickers 1 sheet of 10
Circular DCF Stickers 1 sheet of 10
1/2" transfer tape 28 ft
Dacron cord 14'
Barrel cordlocks 7

Required tools:

These items are not included with the kit.
Ruler
Sharp scissors or a sharp blade with cutting mat.
Lighter

Overview

These instructions take you through the proccess of making a DCF (Cuben Fiber) stuff sack using our DIY Kit. The sack starts off as a rectangular piece of DCF. The material is folded and joined using transfer tape to produce the stuff sack. No sewing is required!

Choose your size

You can make your stuff sacks any size you’d like by using the formula below. We’ve also included the dimensions used to make YAMA’s standard size flat sacks.

Size Finished width
(w)
Finished height
(h)
Cut width
(CW)
Cut height
(CH)
Tape needed
Custom w h 2w + 0.5" H + 1.5" 6" + 2CW + H
Mini 5" 6" 10.5" 7.5" 34.5"
Small 6" 8" 12.5" 9.5" 40.5"
Medium 8" 10" 16.5" 11.5" 50.5"
Large 10" 14" 20.5" 15.5" 62.5"

Pattern layout

Use the following recommended layouts to make efficient use of your material.

Cutting tips

Cutting DCF can be difficult. You’ll want either a good pair of scissors, or a razor blade and surface on which to cut. When cutting with scissors, it works best to slide the scissors through the material as soon as you get the cut started.

Taping basics

Seams on the stuff sacks are taped using a 1/2” transfer tape. Transfer tape leaves behind a film of pressure sensitive adhesive when the backing is removed. Unlike double sided tape, no carrier material is present in the finished seam, only adhesive.

It's important to apply significant pressure before peeling off the backing

Terms of Use

YAMA Mountain Gear makes these materials available for your personal use only; they may not be reproduced or distributed. Any commercial use is prohibited. The instructions and patterns are believed to be accurate, but YAMA Mountain Gear assumes no liability whatsoever with respect to the use of the materials and goods developed from the materials.

How to video*

*Note that the supplied cord is now Dacron cord rather than Spectra cord.

The construction process

Product Availability

  • In most cases, items that are available to add to your cart are in-stock and ready to ship. Please refer to the shipping tab or page for expected fulfillment times.
  • Some items may be marked as "Avalable to backorder," "Made to order," and/or show a lead time. In these cases refer to the information on the product page for expected fulfillment times.
  • For items that are sold out, please refer to the production calendar and the Q & A below for more information.

Q: When can I expect the item I'm interested in to become available?

A: For most items, please refer to the production calendar at the bottom of this page. This calendar shows when we expect to work on more substantial products. For some accessory products, production may not always be scheduled in advance and availability may be unpredictable.

FYI: If you do not see the item that you are interested in, then we do not know when it may become available (We're often not scheduled far out in advance and don't have a private schedule beyond what's shown!).


Q: Can I pre-order, back-order, or reserve an item?

A: We don't typically reserve products, however there are some exceptions to this. For example, if someone orders an in-stock Cirriform and wants to also order an out-of-stock Bug Shelter for it, if the Bug Shelter is expected within a couple weeks, we'll usually make arrangements to reserve one of the Bug Shelters and hold the order so shipping may be combined.

On occasion, select products may be available to back-order or pre-order. When this happens, that status will be shown on the product page. If you're signed up for the stock notification, you will receive a notice that the item is available to back/pre-order.


Q: Can you let me know when the item becomes available?

A: Yes. On the product page, enter your email address in the space provided to be automatically notified when inventory becomes available. If you don't see where you can do this, please let me know; sometimes there's a fluke in the settings and the field doesn't show. Please note that the email notification could get filtered out as spam. You can try to 'whitelist' info@yamamountaingear.com to make sure the email comes through.


NOTES ON USING THE CALENDAR

- For products shown on the calendar, you can typically expect the item to be made available towards the end, or soon after the period shown on the calendar. Sometimes, however, some items may be listed earlier in the period. For example, if the calendar shows that I'm working on tapered tarps, certain sizes may become available earlier within the period with other sizes coming later.

- Items that specify "ongoing production" mean that we are continually working on these items and doing our best to maintain inventory. If the item or a particular size is sold out, you can expect it to likely become available soon.

- Please note that you can change the month shown on the calendar using the arrows at the top.

Shipping Information


While most orders ship out within 1 - 3 business days, please allow up to one week for us to ship your order. This gives us some scheduling flexibility for getting out on the trail!*

*If you select seam sealing services with your purchase, please allow a few extra days for us to seal the item(s) and ship your order.


Domestic

We use USPS for domestic shipping.

Ground Advantage Priority Letter (Free)
Weight Any weight Any weight Stickers & DCF Patches only
Expected transit time
(business days)
2 - 5** 1 - 3** 1 - 5**
Tracking?
(check your spam folder)
Yes Yes No

Notes:

  • **Transit time does not include the time it takes us to prepare your order for shipment (see the top of the page) or any posted lead times.

International

We offer shipping via USPS to the following locations:

  • Canada
  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Europe (excluding Belarus)
First-Class Package Priority Mail First Class Mail (letter)
Restrictions up to $400 value -- Stickers & DCF Patches only
Expected transit time
(business days)
varies by destination 6 - 10** varies by destination
Tracking?
(check your spam folder)
possibly limited*** possibly limited*** No

Notes:

  • In rare cases when the calculated shipping rate significantly differs from the actual rate, we may revise the shipping rate and refund or bill you (with your approval) accordingly.
  • **Transit time does not include the time it takes us to prepare your order for shipment (see the top of the page) or any posted lead times.
  • ***Shipments made by USPS will hand over to your country's postal system at Customs; tracking may be limited after the handoff.
  • International shipping fees do not include import duties and fees which may be due upon delivery. We will not mismark values on customs forms.
  • Effective for orders placed after 11:00 AM MST on 1/21/23: International shipping is via FOB Bonner, Montana terms. This means that, YAMA Mountain Gear is not responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen packages. If you run into a problem with your shipment, please let us know and we'll try to help. Ultimately, however, the customer bears the risk should something go wrong with shipping.

The Kit

No sewing required!

Make your own DCF Stuff Sacks! This kit is a great way to begin working with DCF (Cuben Fiber). If you've been thinking about trying your hand at making a DCF tarp, test the waters with this stuff sack kit.

What you might be able to make

Use YAMA's standard sack sizes or come up with your own.

The recommended options below are provided to give you an idea of how many stuff sacks you might be able to make from this kit. (The instructions contain the layouts required for each option.)

  Dimensions
(width x height)
Option 1
(qty)
Option 2
(qty)
Option 3
(qty)
Mini 5" x 6" 2 3 1
Small 6" x 8" 1 2 2
Medium 8" x 10" 2 1 2
Large 10" x 14" 1 1 1

Kit Contents:

.8 oz DCF 21" x 54"
Rectangular DCF Stickers 1 sheet of 10
Circular DCF Stickers 1 sheet of 10
1/2" transfer tape 28 ft
Dacron cord 14'
Barrel cordlocks 7

Required tools:

These items are not included with the kit.
Ruler
Sharp scissors or a sharp blade with cutting mat.
Lighter

Instructions

Overview

These instructions take you through the proccess of making a DCF (Cuben Fiber) stuff sack using our DIY Kit. The sack starts off as a rectangular piece of DCF. The material is folded and joined using transfer tape to produce the stuff sack. No sewing is required!

Choose your size

You can make your stuff sacks any size you’d like by using the formula below. We’ve also included the dimensions used to make YAMA’s standard size flat sacks.

Size Finished width
(w)
Finished height
(h)
Cut width
(CW)
Cut height
(CH)
Tape needed
Custom w h 2w + 0.5" H + 1.5" 6" + 2CW + H
Mini 5" 6" 10.5" 7.5" 34.5"
Small 6" 8" 12.5" 9.5" 40.5"
Medium 8" 10" 16.5" 11.5" 50.5"
Large 10" 14" 20.5" 15.5" 62.5"

Pattern layout

Use the following recommended layouts to make efficient use of your material.

Cutting tips

Cutting DCF can be difficult. You’ll want either a good pair of scissors, or a razor blade and surface on which to cut. When cutting with scissors, it works best to slide the scissors through the material as soon as you get the cut started.

Taping basics

Seams on the stuff sacks are taped using a 1/2” transfer tape. Transfer tape leaves behind a film of pressure sensitive adhesive when the backing is removed. Unlike double sided tape, no carrier material is present in the finished seam, only adhesive.

It's important to apply significant pressure before peeling off the backing

Terms of Use

YAMA Mountain Gear makes these materials available for your personal use only; they may not be reproduced or distributed. Any commercial use is prohibited. The instructions and patterns are believed to be accurate, but YAMA Mountain Gear assumes no liability whatsoever with respect to the use of the materials and goods developed from the materials.

How to video*

*Note that the supplied cord is now Dacron cord rather than Spectra cord.

The construction process

Availability

Product Availability

  • In most cases, items that are available to add to your cart are in-stock and ready to ship. Please refer to the shipping tab or page for expected fulfillment times.
  • Some items may be marked as "Avalable to backorder," "Made to order," and/or show a lead time. In these cases refer to the information on the product page for expected fulfillment times.
  • For items that are sold out, please refer to the production calendar and the Q & A below for more information.

Q: When can I expect the item I'm interested in to become available?

A: For most items, please refer to the production calendar at the bottom of this page. This calendar shows when we expect to work on more substantial products. For some accessory products, production may not always be scheduled in advance and availability may be unpredictable.

FYI: If you do not see the item that you are interested in, then we do not know when it may become available (We're often not scheduled far out in advance and don't have a private schedule beyond what's shown!).


Q: Can I pre-order, back-order, or reserve an item?

A: We don't typically reserve products, however there are some exceptions to this. For example, if someone orders an in-stock Cirriform and wants to also order an out-of-stock Bug Shelter for it, if the Bug Shelter is expected within a couple weeks, we'll usually make arrangements to reserve one of the Bug Shelters and hold the order so shipping may be combined.

On occasion, select products may be available to back-order or pre-order. When this happens, that status will be shown on the product page. If you're signed up for the stock notification, you will receive a notice that the item is available to back/pre-order.


Q: Can you let me know when the item becomes available?

A: Yes. On the product page, enter your email address in the space provided to be automatically notified when inventory becomes available. If you don't see where you can do this, please let me know; sometimes there's a fluke in the settings and the field doesn't show. Please note that the email notification could get filtered out as spam. You can try to 'whitelist' info@yamamountaingear.com to make sure the email comes through.


NOTES ON USING THE CALENDAR

- For products shown on the calendar, you can typically expect the item to be made available towards the end, or soon after the period shown on the calendar. Sometimes, however, some items may be listed earlier in the period. For example, if the calendar shows that I'm working on tapered tarps, certain sizes may become available earlier within the period with other sizes coming later.

- Items that specify "ongoing production" mean that we are continually working on these items and doing our best to maintain inventory. If the item or a particular size is sold out, you can expect it to likely become available soon.

- Please note that you can change the month shown on the calendar using the arrows at the top.

Shipping

Shipping Information


While most orders ship out within 1 - 3 business days, please allow up to one week for us to ship your order. This gives us some scheduling flexibility for getting out on the trail!*

*If you select seam sealing services with your purchase, please allow a few extra days for us to seal the item(s) and ship your order.


Domestic

We use USPS for domestic shipping.

Ground Advantage Priority Letter (Free)
Weight Any weight Any weight Stickers & DCF Patches only
Expected transit time
(business days)
2 - 5** 1 - 3** 1 - 5**
Tracking?
(check your spam folder)
Yes Yes No

Notes:

  • **Transit time does not include the time it takes us to prepare your order for shipment (see the top of the page) or any posted lead times.

International

We offer shipping via USPS to the following locations:

  • Canada
  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Europe (excluding Belarus)
First-Class Package Priority Mail First Class Mail (letter)
Restrictions up to $400 value -- Stickers & DCF Patches only
Expected transit time
(business days)
varies by destination 6 - 10** varies by destination
Tracking?
(check your spam folder)
possibly limited*** possibly limited*** No

Notes:

  • In rare cases when the calculated shipping rate significantly differs from the actual rate, we may revise the shipping rate and refund or bill you (with your approval) accordingly.
  • **Transit time does not include the time it takes us to prepare your order for shipment (see the top of the page) or any posted lead times.
  • ***Shipments made by USPS will hand over to your country's postal system at Customs; tracking may be limited after the handoff.
  • International shipping fees do not include import duties and fees which may be due upon delivery. We will not mismark values on customs forms.
  • Effective for orders placed after 11:00 AM MST on 1/21/23: International shipping is via FOB Bonner, Montana terms. This means that, YAMA Mountain Gear is not responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen packages. If you run into a problem with your shipment, please let us know and we'll try to help. Ultimately, however, the customer bears the risk should something go wrong with shipping.