Hello Campers!
Some friends and I had a great 5 day trip in the BWCA last weekend.
When I got home, I hung my gear out to dry and air out.
I forgot to pack things away before bed last night.
We had 1/2"-3/4" of heavy rains at around 3am.
You see that I had my small hex tarp hung quite high. Ridgeline is at about 7 feet.
The hammock with built in down UQ seems damp from humidity but not wet at all.
The Hammock and underquilt is made with Epsilon fabric with Hyperdry 850 goose down from Ripstopbytheroll
The top quilt is NOT made with water resistant down and was completely exposed hanging from the ridgeline. It was "upside down" so that the footbox was able to catch the rain inside.
There was at least 1/2 cup of water in the footbox at 8:30 AM
I poured it out and checked the loft. The footbox was still quite puffy.
The rest of the quilt had respectable loft. I believe the insulation qualities were mostly intact.
It seems that the shell was wet, but the down had not suffered much.
This is how it hung all night
Here is the quilt wet
outside of footbox
Inside of footbox
Wet weight
Here it is dry
dry weight (it's actually 15.9 when bone dry from the dryer, but this is not a reality in the woods)
It needs a good washing also.
This is what 3oz of water looks like
There you have it folks.
I encourage you to carry lightweight down gear and hang those tarps high.
Just be smart out there, you can get wet and cold if you try hard enough.
The internet is a dangerous place. Be careful about what you believe.
I tried to present this info in the clearest way possible.
HYOH and enjoy the outdoors!
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