[pct-l] Lightweight Quilt

[dylan patrick clark]

I hiked this past season with a MLD spirit 28 quilt and loved it. I did a
lot of research to figure out the best synthetic sleeping option and this
is what I came up with.

It can be a bit drafty until you get the hang of adjusting it, having a
liner helps too. So long as I wore an insulated jacket and warm socks, I
was never uncomfortable, even on nights when I'd wake up to a frozen tent.

It's really nice to not have to worry about keeping your bag dry or fluffed
up. I would just throw mine in the bottom of my pack without a stuff sack
or anything.

DEATH
On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 7:09 PM Nicholas Roberts <hello at nicholasnicholas.com>
wrote:

> Happy to see some animal activism on in this thread. :-)
>
> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016, 14:32 Melanie Clarke <melaniekclarke at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Excellent advice!!!!  Unless you have extra money to throw around, unzip
> > and test your existing bag as a quilt before spending lots of money.
> >
> > I also want to offer two more advantages of synthetic bags.  They do not
> > clump together after being compressed on a daily basis and will retain
> it's
> > warmth on a long distance hike.  And, synthetic bags still retain the
> > ability to hold some warmth, even when wet.  Down does have a higher
> warmth
> > to weight ratio when dry and brand new, before daily compression in a
> > pack.  Many elite successful hikers recommend down and I feel they are
> > genuinely offering the best advice to other hikers.  So at the end of the
> > day, you have to have enough compassion inside you to not want to see
> > animals put through a life of very cruel suffering.  I just want to say
> > that synthetic is not without its advantages over down.
> >
> > Please choose ultra-light synthetic to end this cruel practice.  In a
> > similar fashion, Angora Wool is where they rip the hair off of screaming
> > rabbits (google it).  Many companies, Gap, Eddie Bauer, etc. now refuse
> to
> > stock products with Angora Wool.  We need to do the same with down.  I
> will
> > help anyone who wants to convert the Mountain Laurel quilt into an
> > ultra-light bag and today, I forwarded photos and instructions to Ron
> over
> > at Mountain Laurel to ask if he could actually start manufacturing these
> > bags.
> >
> > San Jose seldom gets below 28 degrees but maybe on a cold night I could
> > head up to Grant's Ranch or Mt. Hamilton to test the bag to lower
> > temperatures.  I'm pretty sure my 30 ounces of converted quilt to bag and
> > balaclava will take me to at least 15-20 degrees.  That's getting really
> > close to what down will do for you!
> >
> > Diet Plan
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 1:34 PM, Doug Swam <doug.swam at outlook.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Have you experimented with your current bag by unzipping all the way
> and
> > > laying it on top like a makeshift-quilt? Zero cost method to experiment
> > > before you hint your way into a multi-hundred dollar gift. You might
> > > determine that you require some sort of method to secure it to
> you....or
> > > your pad....or around your neck/head. It'll already have a footbox if
> you
> > > do this with a mummy bag.
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Pct-L <pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net> on behalf of John Papini <
> > > jtpapini at icloud.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2016 4:30 PM
> > > To: Pct Mailing List
> > > Subject: [pct-l] Lightweight Quilt
> > >
> > > Hello! I am looking to make the jump from mummy bag to quilt, and was
> > > wondering if anybody would care to correspond privately about quilt
> > > brands/styles. As I said, I know I want a quilt, but I'm not sure which
> > > brand I'd like to buy. I've no doubt that there are plenty of quilt
> > owners
> > > out there who have researched this to death, so to those folks I am
> > > extending my humble request. I'm hoping to wrangle a Christmas gift out
> > of
> > > this, so I am looking for the best/lightest quilt option, not
> necessarily
> > > the most economical...
> > >
> > > Thank you!
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