RE: [at-l] More sleeping bags

["Mayer, Jim" <JMayer@crt.xerox.com>]

One other note... the advantages of down are much more significant for cold
weather bags.  A 35 degree primaloft bag isn't much heavier than a typical
35 degree down bag (though Feathered Friends and Western Mountaineering seem
to make some nearly weightless summer bags), but a -20 primaloft bag is much
heavier than the equivalent down bag.

-- Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: HkrTrash@aol.com [mailto:HkrTrash@aol.com]
...
an advantage.  What it
boils down to is that if you are the type that doesn't mind the extra care,
down is warmer, lighter and more durable than a synthetic.  But if you like
to
just throw your stuff in a pack, hit the trail and forget about it, then you
will be better served with a good synthetic bag. IMHO

Good Hiking,
Jim
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