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Re: [at-l] blanket vs sleeping bag

Hiya Grey Owl!

It's funny, I had convinced myself
that I had to have a Thermarest.
After all, I'm not getting any younger.
But I spent two nites out last weekend .
The first nite, I didn't allow enough time for my thermie
to self inflate, or else it has a hole.  And the second
nite, I just didn't bother with it and used a very thin
pad called a Mt.Lasson.  I think that for warm
weather, the CCpad will still do me just fine!
                            L ATer...Kahley


rdudley@po.father.com wrote:

> > From:          Gammara1@aol.com
> > Date:          Tue, 2 Jun 1998 22:29:53 EDT
> > To:            at-l@saffron.hack.net
> > Subject:       [at-l] blanket vs sleeping bag
>
> > Ok great gurus of the AT cyberspace- share with me your collective wisdom:
> >
> > in 1 week i am going with my 14 yr old son for our biannual AT hike this time
> > in Northern georgia heading north from neels gap. I understand it is quite
> > warm up there. WE both sleep warm ie mostly on top of our bags when it is in
> > the 40-50'sat nite. Are we totally nuts to just sleep on our thermarests with
> > a lite wool blanket to ward off any chill? It will save us about 4 lbs between
> > the two of us. Your input is appreciated Jim
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>
> Why carry the extra weight?  I sleep onone of those thin foam pads
> with a light weight blanket.  Saves a lot of weight.  I have enough
> clothes to insure that I stay warm (i.e. long underwear).
>
> Bob Dudley
> Grey Owl
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