[pct-l] Re: New Revolutionary Gear Concepts Plus Eliminating the Sleeping Bag

[pfreiman at ucsd.edu (Freiman, Paul)]

I have to agree, getting out of the bag is the worse.  This is why I go to bed with everything on!  Last section I even kept my shoes on as I lay in bed, and do you know.... it was quite comfortable!  I didn't take my shoes off for two days and my feet stayed very warm.  The New Balance kept me warmer than when I take the shoes off.  I was having lower back problems that made tying my shoes in the morning tougher than hiking 30 miles, but I was extremely comfortable sleeping in the shoes.  I get out, stuff the bag, and I'm hiking. No freezing in the morning.

Capt Bivy


Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:26:32 -0800
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Subject: [pct-l] Re: New Revolutionary Gear Concepts Plus
        Eliminating%0A%09the%09Sleeping Bag
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Besides not having access to a shower, getting out of my bag on a cold
morning is the worst part of my hiking experience.

To that end I've envisoned an ankle length 'overcoat' with a hood, made with
down or polarguard, that can be worn until hiking raises your body temp.
Pack all of your gear the night before, so in the morning you put on your
shoes, stow your ground sheet and off you go. You never have to leave the
warmth of your 'bag' until you find that first sunny spot of the day.

But that's just me.
Scott Parks