[pct-l] break strategies, now sleeping bags

[Diane Soini]

On Nov 25, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Subject: Re: [pct-l] break strategies, now sleeping bags
> To: P Isabella <isabella at bendnet.com>
> But I'd recommend looking at some of the smaller businesses. They  
> will make just what you need and no more. Try hammockgear.com,  
> undergroundquilts.com, and jacksrbetter.com. (You don't have to use  
> them with a hammock; it's just that hangers rarely use full bags.)

I have a Jacks R Better quilt. He makes very nice gear. Mine is only  
rated to 45 degrees but he makes them much warmer than that. One nice  
thing about it is it can open up into a flat rectangle. The footbox  
isn't permanent. Therefore it can behave more like a normal blanket  
if you ever want it to do so. It also has a little slit in the middle  
to put your head through. Then you can wear it. So what I do is when  
it's winter or really cold, I bring my Jacks R Better quilt along  
with my regular quilt. I wear it as a "serape" jacket (warmth down  
below my knees!) before bed and then as an extra blanket in bed.  
There are never any drafts now that I have two quilts and I'm as warm  
or warmer than I am at home.