[pct-l] RE: Western Mountaineering Highlite bag

[metam01 at earthlink.net (Monty Tam)]

Thank You 

Any other comments??

Two Legs says too tight.
Ed..... said
Too tight.........went to Mega light
Poetic reviews

Another seasoned packer says "I love it".  Thank You Judson.

Everything here still says yes for my style.



A-16 will probably call me tomorrow to look at one.  (65 miles)




> [Original Message]
> From: Gustafson <jgus@sunbow.org>
> To: <metam01@earthlink.net>
> Date: 2/27/2005 12:03:37 PM
> Subject: WM Hilite bag
>
> Hi, Monty Tam
>
> I used this bag on the 600 miles of the PCT I did in 2003.  First:  It 
> was a very tight fit!  I don't like that so I removed the Half-length 
> zipper, kept the area open where the zipper had been (as if the zipper 
> were merely open) and used the lower half of the bag as a leg pouch.  I 
> then arranged the top half of the bag over me like a quilt.  I sleep in 
> 100 wt fleece pants and 100 wt fleece long sleeve pullover (also my 
> evening camp wear) plus a fleece cap so I was warm enough, even on a 
> closed cell foam pad.  That is, I was warm enough on a night that had 
> little wind, and wasn't particularly cold.  Problem:  that was a rather 
> cold season from Campo to Wrightwood (I jumped from there to KM), and I 
> wasn't often warm enough.  I wound up putting on more clothes, 
> including sometimes my Frogg Toggs.  When I went back to the trail a 
> few weeks later for the High Sierra portion, I had  longsleeve capilene 
> lightweight shirt to wear under the fleece top, and often wore ordinary 
> pantyhose under the fleece pants.  I also had a 9 ounce Bibler winter 
> bivvy bag (made of Epic wind resistane, very water resistant, very 
> breathable materia.  This bag is now sold by Black Diamond) which added 
> warmth and water resistance to my bag.  This was a good thing, as I no 
> longer worried about brushing condensation off the insides of my 
> tarptent and getting the down bag wet.  All in all, the bag didn't do 
> the job for me.  I now have a Marmot Hydrogen, which is warmer, roomier 
> (I can zip it up, which is a good thing), and just about as light.  I 
> still use the Bibler bivvy bag, and still wear my fleece jammies, and 
> stay toasty warm on cold nights in the Sierra.
>
> Hope the info helps.
>
> Regards,
>
> Two Legs 
>