[at-l] Sleeping bags

[cwillett@math.uiuc.edu (Christopher Willett)]

A 40 degree bag should be fine. A 30 with a liner would be
better.  A -20 bag is certainly overkill. My 30 degree bag plus
a liner and thermals is my usual winter camping set up for moderate
elevations.

Chris

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Chris Willett
cwillett@math.uiuc.edu
http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~cwillett
Department of Mathematics
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Jan Leitschuh wrote:

>
>
> But, but, but...
>
> > The -20 down is overkill - and probably too heavy. Take the +40, buy a silk
> > liner and if it gets really cold (possible, but not too likely) wear your
> > insulated clothing to bed.
>
> 	I FROZE in a mid-April snowstorm in my new 20-degree bag (on Snowbird
> Mt.) this spring. I had on every stitch I owned, including my raincoat
> and still shivered through a miserable night.
>
> Had you asked me THAT night, I'd have voted for the -20... call me a
> temp weenie, for an ex-Wisconsin girl...
>
> Seriously, a 40-plus seems like pushing it. -20 is too much. The silk
> liner is a great idea anytime!
>
> By the way, I just discovered that a neck fleece, when worn to bed,
> greatly improves the degree of sleeping toastiness ...very lightweight
> addition ...checkitout
>
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