Now that I got your attention. The bags that you put the sticks in, why are they the same size? On one stick you have the bracket that slides into the other. It takes me 10 minutes to get it on the bag and make it so I can zip it. I would have thought one bag would be bigger than the other. After all, one stick is about 3 inches or so longer. Thats all I can complain about so far.
Now that you have your system check out the Tips and Tricks Discussion which includes some ideas about those bags.
You don't have to remove the bayonet from the top section (then they will both sections are approximately the same length). And they'll both be tight until they 'relax' a bit.
Check out that discussion though. Lots of good tips.