Re: [at-l] more boring gear talk

[ejbaker <ejbaker@sover.net>]

I envy all you 3/4th pad people--if I was able to get away with just 3/4 I
would get the G4 backpack (doesn't work with a larger pad according to the
website info.).  Even if the rest of me is warm, if my lower half touches
the ground at all--esp. feet--I freeze.  I've actually been cold in heat
waves when in the shade.  Just call me lizard (but not as a trail name)--I
become whatever temperature the air seems to be for the moment.  That's why
I like hiking (well one reason among many), I'm warm as long as I'm moving.
 If I could figure out a way to sleep and walk effectively at the same
time, I'd be in heaven.
		



t 12:00 AM 2/25/00 -0500, you wrote:
>"W F Thorneloe, MD" <thornel@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I'd scratch off the Thermarest, and go closed cell Z-rest or Ridgerest. 
>> These are much lighter and cheaper, and just as comfortable and warm as a 
>> Thermarest. Plus, a ZRest can be the foundation for an ultralight backpack.
>
>I disagree with this completely. There is absolutely nothing as
>comfortable as a thermarest - well not at the weight anyway. I
>carried a 3/4 length deluxe and slept like a baby. I tried my
>ridgerest at home afterward and confirmed why I carried the
>heavier thermarest.
>
>It was my one big weight concession and I'm very glad I carried it.
>Sleep was very important for me.
>
>-p
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