Having trouble deciding whether I should string up my 20* tq to use as a full length underquilt, and use a 32* tq. Or, use a 20* 3/4 length uq and use a 20* tq. Lows will be maybe high teens to mid 20s
Having trouble deciding whether I should string up my 20* tq to use as a full length underquilt, and use a 32* tq. Or, use a 20* 3/4 length uq and use a 20* tq. Lows will be maybe high teens to mid 20s
I would use the two 20* quilts. Dress warm and make sure you have something under your feet.
Yeah I would go with both 20° top and bottom, a small CC pad and or extra clothes, hell REI has down booties for $40, that makes a big difference.
http://www.rei.com/product/855499/rei-down-booties-mens
Oh! by the way the ° symbol is done by holding ALT and typing 0176 when you release Alt you get °, just thought it was a cool trick, no pun intended.
I ended up taking both 20s, a blue pad for my feet, and down booties for the coldest nights. No thermometer but lows in the area dipped below 20, I had zero problems staying warm.
...or, just OPT + 0 (that's zero) on a MAC
Thanks for the trip report Athos.
It's good to know what has worked for different people.
If you can, do think the humidity was dry or wet on your test?
What kind of winds did you experience?
My experiences are the same as yours, but I use a 32 degree summer sleeping bag as my top quilt.
I find that what has worked for me is to have more insulation on the bottom than on the top, but I usually have the bug net on to reduce convection heat loss on the top.
Mostly wet and humid. The first 2 nights of the trip it snowed and the winds were around 10-15 mph. The next two nights it got fairly cold, but stayed dry. Then on the last day I woke up to pouring rain.
I did have condensation issues every night though. Usually around the footbox. It was a bit frustrating sometimes
Re: "I did have condensation issues every night though. Usually around the footbox."
That's odd? Maybe your feet were too warm or the closed cell pad was blocking and collecting the water vapor. Kind of like a VB layer under you feet.
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