Re: [at-l] more boring gear talk

[kahley7 <kahley7@ptd.net>]

At 04:01 PM 2/24/00 -0600, Pat Villeneuve wrote:
>I got the Campmor house brand down. The price was right, and it's so warm 
>(20*)
>and comfy...

I bought one of their 50 degree bags.  The luxury of being a short timer is 
that
you can pick and choose yer gear from trip to trip <g>.  I really like the
campmor bag and it weighs just 2 lbs!!!!  I'm waiting for a 40 degree night
so i can see if it will suffice in a tent, with the clothes I carry.  I 
have to find
some way to justify the weight of my hooded fleece <sigh>.....
If I can get by with that and the 2lb bag in 40 degrees, I will be happy 
happy!!

And i also have a LLBean 20 degree.  That is what I used at this year's Ruck.
I was not  up to the 5 degree temps but it does great for me down to 20.
A nice bag with decent loft for the bucks!

>Give Me Chocolate
>
>ATnavi@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 02/24/2000 3:08:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > ejbaker@sover.net writes:
> >
> > > Any suggestions on bags that have kept people (med to short women esp.
> > >  I'm around 5'5") warm?  Companies you've had good experiences with?
> >
> > I'm 5'5", and have been using a 20-degree Sierra Designs Calamity Jane for
> > the past 4 years. IT ISN'T WARM ENOUGH! Even when it's 40 F outside!!! 
> And on
> > my last trip (Cumberland), the zipper gave up the ghost.
> >
> > SO...I ordered a Kelty Serrano 0-degree bag. It weighs 1/2 pound more than
> > the Sierra did -- at 3-1/2 lbs -- but is toasty, toasty warm and comfy, 
> nice
> > and wide around the shoulders for my broad shoulders (Sierra didn't cut it
> > there for me either). It's just a couple inches longer than me so it fits
> > well. I'll be testing it out next weekend. I sleep cold, so I went for
> > overkill on warmth.
> >
> > Cheers, Navigator
> > PS. It's on sale right now, closeout, on the rei webpage...or at least 
> WAS on
> > sale 2 weeks ago, LOL!
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