[at-l] FF Hummingbird

[kdpo at pacbell.net (Ken Powers)]

We both carried down bags on our thru-hike this summer. The we kept pretty
dry the whole way. The only scary time was a night at Tye River. We had a
leak above the door of our tent and my bag got dripped on most of the night.
By morning I was soaked to the skin from the waist up. We hiked up to the
Blue Ridge Parkway and hitched to town that evening. We hung the bag in a
motel room with the air conditioner on high and slept in a warm bed. By
morning the bag was dry and ready for another go at the rain.

Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marty Sinclair" <msinclair@omegasquare.com>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] FF Hummingbird


> Any of you '03ers have trouble keeping a down bag dry in the constant
> rains?  I've got both kinds, and although I'm not going to thru hike
> anytime soon, I often play with a hypothetical gear list.  Down's
obviously
> got synthetics beat for weight, but what about ease of use or just hassle
> needed to keep it dry in prolonged wet weather?
>
> Anybody out there switch to a synthetic?
>
> Marty
>
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