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Re: [at-l] Down Bags and Dryloft
- Subject: Re: [at-l] Down Bags and Dryloft
- From: Will Strickland <gt0556d@prism.gatech.edu>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 15:57:51 -0500 (EST)
>Brent wrote:
> I'm curious. Of those people with Down bags how many of you have dryloft
> (goretex equivalent) as opposed to just a nylon taffeta type outer shell?
> Is it worth the cost, it seems to almost double the price of the bag but
> makes it much more water resistant.
>
My F.F. bag has a Dryloft 830 shell. It cost about $100 more than a
regular high denier nylon, weighs the same. To me, dryloft is worth the
cash. I've slept with my feet in a puddle and the bag stayed dry.
Wet down = useless, enough said.
Will Strickland
Internet: gt0556d@prism.gatech.edu
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