[pct-l] down vs. synthetic

[Paul Robison]

one of the beautiful things about the west coast is the summers aren't muggy 
like the AT is,  so while your bag will get wet ...  it will also get dry !

i have not used a tarp setup,  but in my experience,  a sudden drenching of the 
down is not nearly as big of a worry as the 20 straight days of 95% humidity 
is.  and on the PCT that is not an issue until about Washington.

personally i swore off down after a bad experience in british columbia getting 
my bag soaked ...  but i have reluctantly made the switch back,  the advantages 
of down are just too great to ignore.  worst case scenario i will have a TNF 
cats meow mailed to me in oregon.

as for the original question,  i think the vast majority of PCT hikers will use 
Down.  virtually everyone i met last year did.

~Paul




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From: Ate Tuna <atetuna at gmail.com>
To: Justin Schmal <jtreeschmal at gmail.com>
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Thu, March 24, 2011 9:07:59 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] down vs. synthetic

Down quilt.  There's little risk thanks to the cuben fiber shell.

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Justin Schmal <jtreeschmal at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I was curious whether the majority of PCT thru hikers use down or synthetic
> sleeping bags/quilts?
>
> Would you consider it risky using a down quilt on the trail with a tarp
> set-up? I imagine there is no risk as long as you keep it dry, but in your
> experience is this a realistic goal (keeping the down dry)?
>
> I plan on storing it in a dry-bag, like those kayakers use.
>
> Thanks for the advice,
>
> Lefty
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