[pct-l] temps

[Steve McAllister]

PS. I would also consider just using a 30 deg or maybe lighter bag and
bring enough clothing to bring it to 10 deg. rating. This works as
well and you will be more comfortable when you get up and pack up on
frosty cold mornings.



On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Steve McAllister
<brooklynkayak at gmail.com> wrote:
> If I were doing a PCT thru at this point:
> I have two bags, one 30 degree, one 45 degree. I'd bounce these bags
> along the way. I'd use the 45 deg, for the warm parts, the 30 deg. for
> the cooler sections and layer both for the cold sections.
> My 45 deg. bag fits tight and the 30 deg bag is slighly looser so I can do this.
>
>  I feel a DWR shell is important with down bags, but an ultralight
> bivy(bag cover) will also protect against spray and leaks, act as a
> ground cloth, and add some warmth. Many of these bivies have bug nets
> which can come in handy if your shelter doesn't.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Brian Lewis <brianle8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> If you're going NOBO at least, I suggest a 20 degree bag until you finish
>> the Sierras, then consider switching to a 32 degree bag.  Maybe swap back to
>> a 20 degree bag in northern WA state (perhaps Snoqualmie Pass).   I didn't
>> do that swap back, finished with my 32 degree bag and did fine with a
>> mid-late Sept finish but YMMV on that, even in my year I know some people
>> ended up sleeping a few nights cold in northern WA.
>>
>> And of course YMMV in terms of your metabolism (how warm or cold you sleep),
>> what other clothes you carry and are willing to wear inside the sleeping
>> bag, what sort of shelter you use (a double wall tent is warmer inside than
>> out), how accurate the temp rating is for the particular brand of sleeping
>> bag you use, the particular weather patterns in the year that you hike ....
>> etc.
>>
>> In terms of swapping bags, remember that you'll likely be mailing things
>> back and forth when you finish the Sierras anyway --- sending home a bear
>> cannister if not other stuff, so a swap at that point isn't a big deal, and
>> can save a fair bit of weight and bulk in your pack.
>>
>> I note that the PCT FAQ has a nice piece by Ned Tibbets on "how down bags
>> work" but no discussion of "what type and what temp rating bag should I
>> bring" --- I think it would be great if someone would collect the advice
>> from this thread and send it in (may I again suggest the original poster?).
>> To be clear, send to pctfaq at postholer.com for inclusion in
>> http://postholer.com/faq.php#Sleeping%20bags,%20pads%20and%20quilts
>>
>>
>> Brian Lewis / Gadget '08
>> http://postholer.com/brianle
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