[at-l] need sleeping bag advice

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

I'd go with a 20 degree bag and a fleece "liner" summer bag combination. 
Most fleece bags will go to 50 degrees or so, and will add to your "winter" 
bag's warmth, although they are bulky. I'd encourage you to look at down 
for the winter bag for light weight, compressibility and warmth. Everyone 
has an opinion on this, and you would do well to try it out this year while 
you have a chance. Spend the bucks on the down, and go to Target or similar 
spot for the fleece bag. You might want to see if Patagonia starts making a 
fleece bag out of the new more compressible fleece material, but expect it 
to be much more expensive.

I have a 0F Western Mountaineering Puma bag (down and very light and very 
expensive) and a $20 Target fleece bag when I don't just bring a fleece 
blanket on summer hikes.

OrangeBug

At 06:05 PM 5/4/2001 +0000, Lynn Vinall wrote:
>I'm trying to decide what to use for my thru-hike next year.  I want to 
>keep the weight as low as possible.  I will need a cold weather bag and 
>warm weather bag so do I go with a 40 degree bag and add a bivy and liner 
>for the cold months or 20 degree bag and flannel blanket combo?