[pct-l] sleeping quilt & Therm-a-RestŪ

[jjolson@uwyo.edu (Jeffrey Olson)]

I have a 2lb 11 oz bag, a 10 yar old North FAce Chrysalis that I only zip up
when it gets below 30 degrees or so.  I would not want a bag much narrower
than the sleeping bag, which is probably 60" at the shoulders because of air
leakage.  I use a full length ridgerest on snow or a 3/4 length ultra light
thermarest on dirt.

Jeffrey Olson
Laramie Wyoming, where spring is gone and blizzards rage!!!

John Mertes wrote:

> Backpacking season is approaching and I'm working on getting my pack
> weight lower. Got to thinking about my sleeping system -- a down
> sleeping bag and a Therm-a-RestŪ or Z-Rest(TM) pad. OK, I admit it, I am
> an old softy, got to have some of my comforts. Anyway, I was thinking of
> making a sleeping quilt top a little wider than my pad for a top and
> then attach a light fabric bottom to fit over my pad and straps or
> another piece of fabric to go under the pad. So I'd have basically a
> sleeping bag with an insulated top and un-insulated bottom with the pad
> held to the bottom of the "bag" to provide insulation. My questions are
> (1) does anyone have experience with such a setup; and (2) does anyone
> know if such a setup is commercially available?
>
> TIA
>
> John
>
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