[pct-l] Ultralight jacket

[BWIL5272@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Brad Wilson)]

Below is a link to the Nunatak page, I have the Akula half bag. I had it
custom made with extra baffles and an over-fill in the foot section.

<http://www.nunatakusa.com/Sleeping_Bag_Akula.htm>

The bag, without the extra baffles and over-fill is rated to 20 deg (but ti
depends on what you wear for your upper body). I've used it in the winter
with my Parbat parka ( <http://www.marmot.com/> ) and have been comfortable
in the single digits wearing only thin long-johns. With light fleece I've
been comfortable in negative temps... But I'm a very warm sleeper.

One of the best features of this system, is in the morning I pack up the bag
but can wear the parka around camp and on the trail, removing it when I
start to warm up.

The bag has an epic shell and the parka has Marmot's MemBrain shell.

I was thinking of starting with a lighter weight top then switching to the
parka later on, when I get to the Sierras.

But since I'm a student, and I already have the Parbat, I may bring that the
whole way - while it may be too warm to sleep in some nights, it still makes
one of the best pillows I've seen on trail.

-Brad


On 4/14/03 9:08 AM, "larry hillberg" <walkinglarry@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I used a Patagonia Puffball, the original pullover
> with only a short zipper and no pockets.  At fifteen
> ounces.  I don't know if these are still available.
> What is an Akula half-bag?  There were some nights in
> the twenties out there last year, and several in the
> teens.  The Sierras and North Cascades can get very
> cold.  I used a Marmot Arroyo bag with extra down,
> probably rated at below 25, and slept in it and my
> Puffball more than once.  Anything can happen up there
> in the high mountains, as you will learn.
>
> Larry H
> --- Brad Wilson <BWIL5272@postoffice.uri.edu> wrote:
>> I'm looking for an ultralight parka / jacket to use
>> this summer. I've been
>> looking at the GoLite Coal, but would prefer a down
>> jacket.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions for an ultralight
>> (less than 1 lb) down or
>> synthetic jacket?
>>
>> I'm going to be using a Nunatak Akula half-bag and
>> will be sleeping in the
>> jacket, I think my Cirrus vest will be too cold, and
>> my Marmot Parbat parka
>> will be too warm...
>>
>> What have other thru-hikers used? What worked well
>> for you?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brad
>>
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