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PREPARING BAG USING A 75LD2818 LDPE BAG
Version: 3 December 2015
Using helium or nitrogen to achieve a peaceful death requires the use of a bag into which
the gas is delivered through a feed tube. This document describes setting up a 75LD2818
low density polyethylene bag for that purpose. The merits of this largish bag are that it is
robust and not unpleasantly crinkly. The large size means that it does not lie on the users
face as do some smaller bags and allows an unconstrained view from inside the bag.
However being large it requires setting up so that the bottom of the bag is not too bulky
and hard to gather in snugly around the user’s neck.
1. Acquire following products:
1.1 One 75LD 2818 LDPE (plastic) bag. This is 75 microns in thickness and
therefore is robust, not fragile, not crinkly. It is largish and flexible. Available from
bag supplies - Google for 75LD2818
1.2 A one meter length of elasticised cloth tape

about 8 mm to 10 mm wide, and a suitable sized
spring-loaded cordlock. Both are available from
haberdasheries such as Spotlight.
1.3 A roll of 2.5 cm x 5 M Leukoflex adhesive surgical

tape. Available from most chemists
1.4 A sharp pointed small box cutter type of

knife.
2. Mark up the bag:
2.1 Orient the bag with the open end

towards you and the sealed end away from
you.
2.2 With a soft felt marker pen draw lines

across the bag at points A, B and C.
2.3 Cut across the bag at point A and

discard the cut off portion.
2.4 Fold the area that is between the lines

at A and B up outside the bag so that the A
line is on top of the C line.
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3. Cut slits:
3.1 Cut a 12 mm x 2 mm segment

of the bag out at points F and J.
Sharp scissors are good for that.
3.2 Place a bit of thin wood or solid

plastic in the fold under points G, H
and I. Using a sharp pointed cutter,
Cut out 12 mm x 2 mm vertical slots
in the OUTSIDE face of the fold at
points G, H and I. Do NOT cut
through to the inside skin.
4. You should now have the three slits located thus in the outside skin:
G: 155 mm in from left-hand edge and with the bottom of the slit about 15 mm up
from the B line
H: 230 mm in from left-hand edge and with the bottom of the slit about 15 mm up
from the B line
I: 155 mm in from RIGHT-hand edge and with the bottom of the slit about 15 mm up
from the B line
Those spacings are appropriate for a person with a head circumference of about 580
mm. If you have a smaller or larger head, you may need to locate slit G further
towards the H slit or further away from the H slit. If you have a larger head, locate slit
G AWAY from the H slit. If you have a smaller head, locate slit G CLOSER towards
the H slit.
5. Run a strip of the Leukoflex tape right

across the top end of the bag so that half
its width is on the bag and half is off.
Make sure that the tape covers the heat
seal that is very close to the top edge of
the bag. Then turn the bag over and
repeat that process, so that the sticky part
of the two tapes are on top of each other.
This taping ensures that there is no risk
due to the heat seal at the top of the bag
being unsound or that it may rupture from
pressure inside the bag.
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6. Orient the bag so that the face with the slits is facing you. Feed in the elastic tape thus:
(i) down through the central H slit

(ii) across to the left under the fold then out
of the G slit
(iii) into the F slit
(iv) across the back of the bag inside the
fold
(v) out of the J slit
(vi) across to the left then down through the
I slit
(vii) across to the left under the fold then up
and out through the central H slit.
7. Fold the right-hand side of the bag across so that the I and J slits are adjacent. Then
pull the right-hand end of the elastic
tape out from the central H slit so
that there is no slack tape under
the right-hand fold and the tape
passes out of the J slit immediately
into the I slit.
8. Repeat that for the left-hand

side: fold the left-hand side of the
bag across so that the F and G
slits are adjacent. Then pull the
left-hand side of the elastic tape
out from the central H slit so that
there is no slack tape under the
left-hand fold and the tape passes
out of the F slit immediately into the G slit.
9. Pull the ends of the two elastic tapes through the cordlock. Then tie a knot holding the
pair of elastic tapes together at the same time. The knot is to prevent the cordlock from
slipping off the end of the tapes.
10. Add Leukoflex tape at the grey areas shown below to bind the folds and to reinforce
the central H slit:
Run 1 - This is a long

run of tape overlapping
the location where the
folded-up bottom edge
of the bag at Line A
lies on top of the bag
at Line C. The tape
needs to run right
across the front of the
bag and right around
the back side of the
bag.
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Runs 2 and 3 - these vertical runs hold the folded-in edges onto the face of the bag.
Runs 4, 5, 10 and 11 - these runs start on the face of the folded-up end of the bag
and then continue under and inside the bag so that the folded-in pleats are secure.
Runs 6, 7, 8 and 9 - these are around the slit H where the two elastic tapes emerge.
They are reinforcement for the slit.
11. Try the fit of the bag over your head. It should be a loose fit over the widest part of
your head, allowing insertion of a finger between the neck of the bag and your head. It the
fit is too tight, remove the Leukoflex tape at points 2, 4 and 5 and adjust the width of the
fold so as to increase the distance between points F and G. Then re-tape with Leukoflex
tape runs 2, 4 and 5.
12. Remove your glasses and fit the bag right over your head, down onto your neck.
Quickly check to make sure that the tapes can be pulled easily through the central H slit so
that the diameter of the neck of the bag gets smaller. Slide the cordlock to make sure that
you can end up with a snug fit around your neck. Then release the cordlock, open up the
neck of the bag so you can remove the bag from your head. This check must be done
quickly to ensure that you do not have the bag over your head for too long.

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PREPARING BAG USING A 75LD2818 LDPE BAG

Version: 3 December 2015

1. Acquire following products:

1.2 A one meter length of elasticised cloth tape

1.3 A roll of 2.5 cm x 5 M Leukoflex adhesive surgical

1.4 A sharp pointed small box cutter type of

2. Mark up the bag:

2.1 Orient the bag with the open end

2.2 With a soft felt marker pen draw lines

2.3 Cut across the bag at point A and

2.4 Fold the area that is between the lines

3.1 Cut a 12 mm x 2 mm segment

3.2 Place a bit of thin wood or solid

5. Run a strip of the Leukoflex tape right

(i) down through the central H slit

8. Repeat that for the left-hand

Run 1 - This is a long

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