[pct-l] Sleeping Bags: 15 vs 20 degree and down treated bags

[Christian]

Hi Tracy,
I would defenitly go with a colder sleeping back (higher comfort 
temperature) and supplement it with clothing.
I would even prefer a 25 °F sleeping bag.
Mine is about 35 °F and I used it down to 5 °F with warm clothes.
However I tend to stay warmer than others at lower temperatures.
I think the  treated down is more a marketing joke, like the 
self-healing-tent-cloth (standard silnylon).
Down is naturally water repallant as it is needed to insulate goose/ducks.
If you ever handwashed a sleeping bag you will see that it is quite hard 
to get down completly soaked.
Christian

On 03/11/13 15:04, Tracy Fisher wrote:
> I am in the process of choosing between several sleeping bags from several different makers (not a quilt) but am now so overwhelmed with all of the sales chatter that I decided to get some advice from you all to perhaps help me in making my final decision.
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>     1. Is it better to get a warmer 15 degree bag that will keep you comfortable in the colder places on the PCT, or a cooler 20 degree bag that keeps you comfortable in the warmer places, and just add more clothes in the colder places?
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>    2.  Has anyone had experience with down bags where the down filling has been treated with the new water repellant technology?  Each company has its own name for it, for example, Mountain Hardwear calls it Q Shield.  It seems like more and more companies are using this product.
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