Re: How in the heck do you get the sleeping bag into that tiny little stuffsack!

I wouldn't even bother, just get a larger stuff sack. Most great sleeping bags(Marmot, Western Mountaineering)seem to come with sub-par stuff sacks, I usually dump them immediately and go with something better I like(Outdoor Research Hydroseal, etc). And I usually go a little bit larger.

I read somewhere, maybe on the WM website, that compression sacks for bags are not recommended, something about zipper distortion and crushed down. My pack holds 6400 cubic inches so there's always room for my bag in an easy-to-stuff sack.

Everyone knows not to store a bag in its stuff sack for long periods, so there must be something relevant about packing it somewhat loosely versus packed tightly when out on a trip. I'd say the less it's packed the quicker it will loft.