Cover or Coverless [at-l] the Kelty Flight 60

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

I misread Debbie's comments.

I'm also interested in the vents for the Nomad. The Tyvek prototype I used 
had a bit of a chimney near the top and I had no condensation during a very 
wet and rainy walk. I've gotten more used to arranging stuff in my bag and 
tent to prevent rolling over on my left side and breathing on the large 
expanse of silnylon. One nice thing about hiking in freezing weather is 
that condensation tends to adhere on the walls as frost. I even had a bit 
of blowing snow inside at one point in my campsite at Max Patch. I'd 
greatly recommend a balakava when sleeping in a Nomad. Liquid condensation 
can drip, and I found the balakava prevents feeling those drips.

I've found that I can do most of my packing in the Nomad and stay dry out 
of the weather. It means the Nomad and its pouch will be the last thing in 
the pack. I can put the pack cover on while taking the tent down, and sneak 
the tent next to my Platypus bladder, or put it in a shovel pouch. The key 
worry I've had is dropping something from the pack and not seeing or 
hearing it due to the pack cover, but so far that hasn't happened.

OrangeBug

At 02:16 PM 3/19/2001 -0500, FurTrappers@webtv.net wrote:
>As for the spray, who said anything about spraying sleeping bags with
>silicone? :^) Do think I might give the M.H. Conduit Bivy a try to help
>with the condensation if the vents Kurts adding don't solve the problem.