[pct-l] Sleepin Bag

[Matt Signore]

Don't let your budget short you on a bag.  You couldn't pay me $500 to
carry a 8.5lb sleeping bag 2,650 miles.  Consider you will spend almost 1/3
of your hike in your sleeping bag, and the rest of the time carrying it.
 So , save the 6.5lbs and space in your pack.  If you have to carry a
larger pack because of a large sleeping bag that is even more weight.
 Spend the cash go cheap on other things ie swiss gear trekking poles vs
leki or black diamond, aluminum vs titanium cookpot and make your own
stove.  That will save you well over $100.

Spend the money.  I would look seriously at a Western Mountaineering
Megalite or Alplinlite (you served in the military hand made in the USA).
 There are very few things in life that you can get the best of anything
for under $500, and they last about 10 years.  If you take decent care
while storing it.

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On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Chris Curtiss <kelsocurtiss at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm currenttly looking for a new sleeping bag for my 2013 pct thru hike.
> I've currently got my digital army 4 part sleep system that can adjust from
> 30 degrees to -50 degrees. The issue is that it weighs about 8.5 lbs packed
> and can take a lot of space. Has anyone used or seen any thru hikers using
> a military style sleep on the trail. I've relied on this bag in the most
> extreme of heat, cold, rain, and snow. I've actually woke up to find myself
> covered in a few inches of snow and had no idea it was that cold that night
> while sleeping. My original thought was to continue shopping REI used gear
> sales every weekend looking for an equally efficient but lighter bag. Then
> I started reading the the posts on here about sleeping bags and saw that
> most hikers are using $300-$500 sleeping bags. The Marmot Helium looks
> nice, but I'm a college student with limited funds and can't fork out
> $399. I'm now thinking that 8.5lbs is looking more tempting than a new
> costly bag. Any advice or usefull info here?
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