[pct-l] Bag for PCT

[Vic Hanson]

My mistake, the Helium is a 15 deg. bag, not a 20. My feet normally get cold very quickly as well, the point is that is was too warm of a bag to use for about half of the trip. If you use a warmer temp. bag, you have more versitility using a liner and layers for colder weather and just the bag when the weather is warmer.
 
Sugar Daddy
 
--- On Sun, 8/24/08, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com> wrote:






the womens bag is probly why u were too warm Vic. Women specific bags are made with more insulation in the torso and foot area b/c that's where we get cold, therefore making u warmer in those areas as well



patti

--- On Sun, 8/24/08, Vic Hanson <vichansonperu at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Vic Hanson <vichansonperu at yahoo.com>
Subject: [pct-l] Bag for PCT
To: Pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Sunday, August 24, 2008, 7:08 PM

I used a 20 deg. Marmot Helium the whole way and it was too warm much of the
way. I was cold one night near Paradise Cafe, sleeping without a tent and
 woke
to find my bag covered with ice from a heavy dew or light drizzle. I had silk
long underwear to help keep the bag clean but often couldn't wear them
because it was too warm (I sleep cold normally, but I think a thru hike raises
your metabolism enough so that you sleep warmer). I had the women's model,
which only had a half zipper to save weight, however I couldn't open it
enough to cool off, a full zipper is better. If I did the hike again (and I hope
to), I plan on using a 25 or 30 degree bag, with a liner for colder weather, or
sleep with more clothes on if needed.
 
Sugar Daddy


      
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