johnnyray
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Post by johnnyray on Feb 17, 2016 19:31:32 GMT -8
put my insoles, and damp layers (base layer shirt, socks, etc) in my sleeping bag. In the arctic Did you have problems with ice building up inside your bag, in between the liner and shell or were you able to keep your bag aired and dried out?
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tigger
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Post by tigger on Feb 17, 2016 21:43:30 GMT -8
Did you have problems with ice building up inside your bag, in between the liner and shell or were you able to keep your bag aired and dried out? I had no problem keeping the bag aired and it was completely dry (including the shell) by morning. The arctic is it's own beast though. It's not like any environment I've ever experienced before. The tent itself often had strong frost in the morning - like a 1/4 inch quite often and sometimes worse even with a candle burning all night. Due to strong winds, it was rare that we could open up the vents much at all without concern of extreme amounts of spindrift pushing inside. I did have two occasions where the tent got enough spindrift to cover pretty much everything in the tent but it was just a matter of taking things outside and shaking them off since it was never warm enough for anything to get damp from anything but my own body heat.
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Post by daveb on Feb 18, 2016 6:43:09 GMT -8
Tigger, you need to write a book of your adventures. BTW, I just learned what spindrift was from watching the documentary, "Antarctica; A year on Ice". I never realized they get hurricane force winds pretty much monthly down there in the winter.
OK, yes, I probably will be hole-ing up with some stuff but I don't think to much. I plan on Tetons in September and Colorado in summer so I don't think I will be in "extreme" cold. Plus too, it sounds like the badger has a little extra width to it anyway.
BTW, pardon my greenhornedness and thanks for putting up with me!
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tigger
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Post by tigger on Feb 18, 2016 8:29:23 GMT -8
BTW, pardon my greenhornedness and thanks for putting up with me! You can not imagine the greenhornedness I had when I first found these forums (way too many years ago). These folk basically saved me from going bankrupt from buying every piece of junk or gimmick available. They helped to make Backpacking a pleasant experience.
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daveb
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Post by daveb on Feb 18, 2016 8:39:12 GMT -8
BTW Tigger, which quilt did you go with from EE? The convert looks interesting.
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tigger
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Post by tigger on Feb 18, 2016 11:17:19 GMT -8
BTW Tigger, which quilt did you go with from EE? The convert looks interesting. I ended up going with the Revelation. I am getting the wide 0 degree version so it will work with my other bags as a system in the Arctic. Between my +40 bag nestled in my 0 degree bag with the 0 degree quilt on top, I figure I should be comfy down to -60, should it get that cold. I can always wear more layers to bed if needed but I'll probably be wearing my base and mid-layers anyway. It will also give me the chance to try out some layering experiments - playing with my bivy with the foot zipped/unzipped, with/without fleece liner, and mattress combinations as well.
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