[pct-l] Down vs. Synthetic

[saskia.home@xxxxxxxxxx (Saskia Daru)]

How about the waterproof shells for down bags there are nowadays? In the
Backpacker it mentioned both an Epic and another one. I have P627, which
should already hold most of the moisture out of the outside of the bag...

Saskia

> From: CMountainDave@aol.com
> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 23:22:25 EST
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Down vs. Synthetic
>
>
> In a message dated 3/31/03 10:37:50 PM, jhebert8@hotmail.com writes:
>
> << I planned from the start on taking a synthetic bag on the PCT.  I am from
> Washington, I know how much it rains here, and have always used synthetic
> for fear of a wet, heavy, worhtless bag.
>>>
>
> If you carry a down bag you must have some sort of defense against rain. I
> carry mine (and extra clothing) in a trash compactor bag, inside my pack with
> another compactor bag cut to fit over my entire pack when it is raining or
> might.
> At night, if rains, I put my bag inside a bivy bag. If the tent starts to
> leak, I put everything I have except my pack and boots in a garbage bag, and
> put the lower half of the bag/bivy combo into one of the compactor bags. I
> have never had a wet bag even on numerous trips in the rain forests of the
> Olympics. I am the proud owner of a Feathered Friends custom bag.
> If you must, somehow you will
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