[pct-l] Sleeping bag

[Lindsey Sommer]

I recently started doing the same thing. One of my friends recently
finished an 11 month trek of the length of south america starting in
Patagonia, and everyone in her group used a 40 degree bag. They paired it
with Montbell down pants for the higher, colder areas and then sent the
pants home when they were going to be in warmer areas for long periods of
time. So, when I replaced my old 10 degree bag recently I opted to go for a
30 degree bag instead and am going to invest in some warmer layers. I think
it probably depends were you see yourself using it the most (though, sounds
like this is done in the PCT).


On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> TrailHacker has been using a 30 degree bag. He just got back from a
> section hike of Sections F and G (Tehachapi to Trail Pass). He had
> some below 30 degree nights which were uncomfortable but he survived.
> He supplements the bag with down pants. I tried the down pants once
> myself. They are quite the amazing luxury item. I wonder, if I had my
> own pair, if I could make do with a 40 degree bag.
>
>
> On Apr 28, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> > From: mark utzman <blackbelthiker at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [pct-l] Sleeping bag
> > To: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> >
> > Hello all, I want to know if a 30 degree down sleeping bag is
> > enough for
> > the whole trail? I have a 15 degree bag, and it is very warm.
> > Sometimes too
> > warm. I'm thinking of buying a new Montbell UL Super Spiral 30
> > degree down
> > bag. Any thoughts? Thanks, Mark
>
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