Re: [pct-l] Intro & Sleeping Bags

[Jeffrey Olson <jjolson@uwyo.edu>]

I have used a North Face Chrysalis, a 20 degree bag, for approximately
120 nights over the last six years.  It still lofts enough to keep me
warm to below freezing when using a tarp.  I like the squarer foot...

Jeffrey Olson
Laramie WY
>  ----------
> From: Robert Knoth
> To: PCT-L@backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Intro & Sleeping Bags
> Date: 6. November 1999 03:05
> 
> Hi.  I'm planning on a thruhike this coming season.  I've been following the
> list for sometime, gathering information.  I have only started the planning.
>   I live outside Portland, OR.  I've done a lot of backpacking (nothing on
> this scale, yet.) and am beginning to learn mountaineering and rock
> climbing.
> 
> Sleeping Bags: I tend to sleep hot, so I am looking for a good system that
> will cover a wide range of temperatures.   Possibly a vapor barrier combined
> with a light down bag.  Has anyone used the Feathered Friends Swallow?  The
> North Face Blue Kazoo also seems pretty good.  Any other suggestions?
> 
> Looking forward to learning a lot (and some hiking)
>  -Rob
> 
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