[at-l] G4 first impressions

[foshione@dteenergy.com (Elizabeth A. Foshion)]

I love my G4. I use my full length thermarest as a cylinder inside and find it works great. I just roll and insert first. Then stuff my sleeping bag all the way to the bottom and put everything else on top.

Squirrelgirl

Amy <askowronek@mindspring.com> wrote:

> I loaded up my G4 with a light load (no food but some water) and
> took it for a walk.  Total weight 20 pounds.  Stuffed gloves
> in the shoulder straps.
>
> Two words:  "Oh wow."
>
> I'll have to see what it's like at 25 and 30 pounds.  At 20 pounds
> it's sooo comfy.  I tried my 3/4 length thermarest in it first to
> see how it would do as a frame.  Answer:  not good.  Maybe if I
> put it inside the pack in a cylinder.  It fits in the pad pocket,
> but it doesn't get stiff enough.  And it's slippery so it wants to
> come out.  The recommended pad does a great job.  I haven't cut
> it down yet so it's the full length 3/4.  Which fits, FWIW.