[pct-l] Nunatek gear

[jjolson@xxxxxxxx (Jeffrey J. Olson)]

I got the Nunatek Alpinist, the quilt with three straps/buckles.  I've spent
about 30 nights in it on the CDT in the Weminuche Wilderness, and Rabbit
Ears Wilderness and in the High Uintas.  I used a tarp in the Uintas and a
Sierra Designs Ultralight CD in Colorado.  Temperatures ranged from 20
degrees to 45 degrees.

I was never cold.  I love being able to use it as a free floating blanket,
or if it's colder, to cinch the three straps around the bottom of my full
length, blue foam sleeping pad and essentially make it a mummy bag with the
pad as the bottom layer.

I have never stuffed this item.  It has its own garbage bag and is the last
thing to go into the Golite Gust.  It expands to fill the pack, usually the
top half.

Jeff Olson
Laramie Wyoming

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Wilson" <BWIL5272@postoffice.uri.edu>
To: <pct-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:04 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Ultralight jacket


>
> 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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