[pct-l] down or synthetic

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

my opinion: DOWN!  down is soooo comfy.  its the lightest thing 
available, and Marchall is right, the fabrics thata they use for to 
cover these things now-a-days are pretty good at keeping the moisture 
out of the down.  My bag in 1998 was just an old TNF Blue Kazoo 20 
degree down bag and we were rained on 10 of 12 days along the JMT and 
no problems with the down bag.

if you want to go really lightweight, Western Mountaineering makes a 
sub-2lb down bag.  My buddy used it on the JMT last year and loved 
it.  There is also supposed to be a sub-2lb down bag comming out by 
Marmot, though I have not seen one yet.  I used a 14oz down blanket 
on the JMT last year and it worked fine for me.  I got it here:
http://www.nunatakusa.com

good luck.

peace,
dude



> Hello all,
> 
> My name is Litha and I plan on hiking the PCT in 2004.  I am
> looking into getting a new, lightweight sleeping bag and I was
> wondering if anyone who has hiked the PCT has strong opinions on
> down or synthetic bags for this trail.  I know the various
> viurtues/limitations of both, but I am not familiar with the
> weather condition variables in a typical hiking season on the PCT.
>  Any thoughts?
> 
> Thanks!
> -Litha
> 
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