[pct-l] Quilt vs individual sleeping bags

[Carl Siechert]

We (my wife and I) highly recommend the Penguin
groundsheet<http://featheredfriends.com/penguin-groundsheet.html> from
Feathered Friends paired with a Penguin bag. It's a fairly light (14 oz.)
sleeve that holds two sleeping pads (we've used Z-Rest and RidgeRest, but
it'll work with others too) and zips to a single bag. Get a bag with a
detachable hood and an extra hood; you can zip the two hoods to the
groundsheet. You get most of the weight- and space-saving benefits of a
quilt--and no drafts. And it has a nice, cozy flannel top to lay on.


> Like Mark below, my boyfriend and I used a 2-person Jardine quilt last year
> on the PCT. It was definitely a weight saver, but we had a similar
> experience of it being super drafty, especially since we are both side
> sleepers. There are plenty of cold nights on the PCT and it's no fun have
> those drafts come in from the sides, and especially through the gap between
> you, if you are laying on your sides. Eventually we switched to separate
> bags.
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