[pct-l] Re: sleeping quilt & Therm-a-Rest ¨

[krk@speakeasy.org (Kenneth Knight)]

You are sort of describing the Rab Top Bag (you can see it at
<http://www.rockrun.com/rr/shop/Sleeping_BagsDown_Bags.html#item_RAB_Top_Bag>). While I don't own
one myself several people I trust do and like it. You can find it mentioned a lot on
BackpackingLight. I do have a down quilt from Nunatak Gear <www.nunatakgear.com> which I use. It can
be tucked under a sleeping pad like a burrito bag (and Tom could easily extend the velcro so that
just uninsulated fabric is under the pad I bet). The Nunatak Back Country Blanket has about 2 inches
of down loft and I've used it in backyard tests in a Feathered Friends Dryloft bivy down to about
28*F while wearing modest clothing and been comfy (I do sleep warm). 

  ** Ken **
  
On 4/11/01 at 12:14 PM, John Mertes <jmertes@gte.net> 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-Rest® 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?
> 

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