[at-l] Sleeping bags

[m_factor@hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

I started in mid-March with a 20 degree lite-loft bag (though I think 
calling it "loft left" is a more appropriate term ;-) that should have been 
retired years before my thruhike.  I used a silk liner to help extend the 
range of the bag.  That combination worked well for me.

There were certainly a couple of nights when I wore all of my clothes and 
might still have been a bit cold, but the -20 bag would have been extreme 
overkill and I was not in any danger - just a bit of discomfort.  Plus, I 
was there a month earlier than you and the temps will be warmer for you.  I 
think you would quickly get tired of hauling the extra space and weight of 
the -20 bag and you'll end up being too warm much too often with it.

If you have someone supporting you during your hike, switch out your bags to 
the 40 degree bag for the summer months.  Get your heavier bag back in 
Glencliff, NH - before you enter the Whites.

Have fun,

Mara


>From: Karin Claus <karinclaus@yahoo.com>
>Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 09:17:18 -0800 (PST)
>
>...
>I have a question on which sleeping bag to take....

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