[at-l] New Gear

[jmayer@rochester.rr.com (Jim Mayer)]

In the Adirondacks I use a full length ridge rest deluxe plus a 3/4 length
standard thermarest, but then again I weigh over 190.  That combination was
OK at -6.  The recommendation from the winter mountaineering course I took
last year was (I think):

(1) At least one inch of insulation under your torso.
(2) At least one half inch of insulation under your legs.
(3) At least one half inch of closed cell foam everywhere.

This usually translated to a full length 1/2" foam pad with a 3/4 length
thermarest on top.  The big advantage of the foam pad is that you won't
freeze to death when your thermarest springs a leak.

If you are comparing systems, you might want to check out the R-value of the
different pads; the Cascade Designs web site used to list the R-value of
their different mattresses (as did REI).  You could also check the AT-L
archives since I remember posting the values a year or two back.

-- Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "The Lehmkuhl Family" <lehmkuhl@gte.net>
To: <DaRedhead@aol.com>; <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] New Gear


> I used only a thermarest last winter in both shelters and on the ground at
> about 12-25 degrees and I was fine but I am going to switch to this
> zrest/thermy combo this winter. I was using the thicker  full length
> thermarest LE last winter and am switching to 3/4th ultralite plus Zrest
> this winter.  Will this keep me warm enuf?
> vera
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <DaRedhead@aol.com>
> To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 9:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [at-l] New Gear
>
>
> > In a message dated 9/3/01 9:10:02 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
> > Logjumper99@aol.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > I like being
> > > able to just throw it down anywhere I want to sit without worrying
about
> a
> > > puncture.  This year I switched to "regular" thickness, 3/4 length
ridge
> > > rest
> > > and did some hikes, including Knobstone in IN.  It worked just as well
> as
> > > the
> > > thicker longer one.  Cheap enough to try.
> > >
> >
> > I've always loved my ridgerest for just that quality - no worrying about
> > leaks.  The only thing I'd add is that if you're hiking in sub-zero
degree
> > temps in the snow, you should carry both a ridgerest and a thermarest.
At
> > least that was the advice I got here after freezing my tushie off over
new
> > years :)
> >
> > The Redhead
> >
> >
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