[pct-l] Exped Wallcreeper

[Steve McAllister]

Hey Paul,

Mine is two or three years old and is the long 20 degree version.
You invert it when you use it as a 2 person quilt, What would normally
be the foot of the bag lays out flat when unzipped and is approx. 62"
wide.

The top of the bag stays in a sort of mummy shape and from the end of
the shoulder to the other shoulder is 33".

When inverted, the mummy shape sort of wraps around the feet like the
common backpacker  two person quilts. It works out to be quite roomy
for two average size people, maybe a little too roomy in the foot
area.
There is plenty of leg room and the shape helps reduce drafts coming
in around the feet and legs like you would get with a flat quilt.
Adding straps to wrap it around the sleeping pads would really make it
air tight.

The draft coming in from the top between the two people made it so we
were little cold when temperatures dropped.

If it had the added tongue, it would probably make it much warmer,
down to well below freezing. I had even thought about adding a
strap/velcro thingy to hold down the the top center to reduce the
draft around the neck, but the tongue is probably a better idea.

stevie

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Paul Mitchell <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca> wrote:
>> the worst drafts happen near the top between the two people's necks as it
> is difficult to block that gap in that area well. I do not know of any bag
> that can do that
>
> You're correct, that's a problem spot.
>
> I'm having a custom quilt built by Nunatak based on this:
> http://www.nunatakusa.com/site07/other_bags/bcb.htm
>
> ... with an anti-draft tonsil added for $25.  The tonsil is an extended
> piece of stuffed blanket which would tuck between us over our shoulders to
> stop that draft.
>
> So, if you have that Wallcreeper handy, would you be able to do me a favor
> and measure it's width unzipped?  Would appreciate the help!
>
> Thanks,
> P178
>
>


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