BigLoad
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Post by BigLoad on Jul 4, 2015 11:55:06 GMT -8
But, what about fleece? I have a fleece bag and a fleece blanket. I guess it's a viable option for southern swamp-dwellers. :D
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Post by calidream on Jul 6, 2015 19:30:17 GMT -8
Car Camping, where Comfort is King and it don't matter how much it weighs.
Car camping, where when you give out somewhere near Amarillo you're glad you got that battery-operated 9" fan.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Jul 8, 2015 9:19:42 GMT -8
Thanks for adding that, jinxing the brand new forum. Next you'll be wondering where KY Venom is these days! You're lucky I cleaned the old images off my PC a few months ago...
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Post by cahiker on Jul 8, 2015 16:34:18 GMT -8
Down, for all the reasons mentioned above. Put it in a dry bag or garbage bag in your pack to keep it dry from the rain, and get a water resistant shell if you are worried about brushing it against the condensation on the walls of your tent (I don't worry about this, but I don't spend time in places where it rains day after day). I've seen some quilts where you can choose water resistant fabrics just at the ends. Speaking of quilts, if you don't use the hood on your bag and/or don't usually zip it up then you should consider a quilt. They are lighter than the equivalent bag, especially if you get a sewn footbox instead of a drawstring.
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rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 9, 2015 13:18:26 GMT -8
Gotta agree about down. When the old duck-down bag from my childhood became inadequate, I bought the best bag I could afford. Sadly, that was a synthetic bag. It lasted a few years, but rapidly lost its loft and warmth. Down has served me much better.
And none of this nonsense of synthetic for the kids, either. We rapidly tired of their stubby bags being bulkier and heavier than ours, and shifted them to adult down bags. REI employee argued against it because kids aren't so good at keeping them clean and dry. They are if you teach them to be.
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 9, 2015 13:19:37 GMT -8
Speaking of quilts, if you don't use the hood on your bag and/or don't usually zip it up then you should consider a quilt. They are lighter than the equivalent bag, especially if you get a sewn footbox instead of a drawstring. I want a quilt with a hood. Essentially, that's what I have, since I use my bag as a quilt about 99.9% of the time.
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