RE: [pct-l] Lightening your pack, for couples.

[radney@ix.netcom.com]

On 05/27/98 15:52:45 you wrote:
>
>Are there commercial couplers, or do you make them yourself?  We were
>planning to make one and would welcome any suggestions you may have.

Walt and I shared a Marmot sleeping bag last year and it worked great.  We 
purchased the coupler that went with it and slept on top of our thermorest 
pads for two nights and then decided we WERE NOT going to slip and slide 
another night and put the thermorests inside and slept much better.  I also 
made a soft nylon sheet liner because we were concerned that our stinky and 
dirty bodies would get the bag filty on the inside -- it slipped around, was 
too hot and we shipped it home.  As for the coupler, by the middle of June 
we had uncoupled the coupler and sent it home too -- the Marmot bag opens 
flat like a comforter allowing us to independantly control the temperature 
we needed.  Walt sleeps hot and I sleep cold!  Tim is right, you only have 
to carry ONE sleeping bag -- very important too!

I have noticed that our Eastern Mountain Sport stores here in Virginia sell 
some generic couplers, Camphmor or REI may do the same.  I know that both 
Marmot and Feathered Friends sell couplers to match their bags and Tim is 
right on -- you pay dearly and it took almost 4 months last year to get our 
bag!  It was worth it and we are using it again this year -- without the 
sheet liner and coupler!  I washed the Marmot sleeping bag on the delicate 
cycle  with Woolite last year after we got back and put it in the dryer.  It 
is no worse for the washing and is still keep us warm and comfortable.

Happy Trails

Pat   #:>) 

 and Feathered Friends.  Feathered
>> Friends has the lightest sleeping bags that we have found.  You will
>> pay
>> for it, and there is a waiting list.
>> http://www.featheredfriends.com/featherd/bags.htm
>> 
>> Tim and Ann
>> The Ravens   PCT '96
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