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WOW! Pretty impressive that apparently you slept with your head mostly inside the bag? You mentioned that there was a breathing hole was "somewhere", and that most of your breath was inside the bag....

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That may be quite the understatement!

Probably more folks here would agree with your 1st statement than not. But guess I'll check in on my own thread to say: I really don't agree with that. But then again, it all depends. But what it...

Well cotton sure adds to the challenge, in my experience, if the humidity is not ultra-low and certainly if there is even a hint of dampness. Damp cotton seems to take forever to dry and acts like an...

That sit pad part is especially impressive! And sounds like the wet conditions were handled with ease.



So you did 10F ( or 18F?) warm enough with the 35F overbag? Either way, impressive!

Wow, impressive! Amazing that you were not soaked in sweat! Looking forward to you and Festus Hagen someday actually getting some cold enough conditions to really put these to the test.

I predict pretty good results compared to what could happen if sleeping in wet clothes with some bags. Though it will vary some depending on what wet clothes you go to bed in- cotton- wool-...

Voivalen, you are my kind of guy! After I spent that late June night(snow storm) in Wyoming freezing in wet everything(but alive)- at least until everything dried out many hours later, I have often...

Voivalen, Thanks for the very interesting report of 1st night in a Wiggys! Looking forward to updates.

I can't think of any, other than maybe cost! Holy Moly! I want it! Combined with the usual means of keeping down dry (DWR, dry bags, hanging above ground and caution) this should be bomb proof.
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I was thinking the exact same thing. Using a minus 20 bag at +38 when he got in the bag. And maybe by morning it was a bit cooler. Probably was as it had cleared a lot, but he did not say.

But...

:lol: That is a hoot about the boots! Sorry to be laughing bout your misery! Glad you were only a bit cold and not dangerously hypothermic, though!

I agree that it is wrong. I don't think there is anything about hydrophobic insulation that will keep vapor or wicked moisture from freezing once it reaches outer layers that are cold enough. I have...

I'll have a look at that thread at backpacker.com. But I have mixed feelings about keeping down dry. ( EDIT: I meant to say mixed feelings about the ease of keeping down dry. I have no mixed feelings...

I look forward to getting a report from you. Particularly a long term report about performance (warmth, warmth when wet or damp) and durability/loft retention. Especially if that can be compared to...

Wow! What are the odds?

Right, but except for the lamination- or gluing to the shell of the Climashield(elsewhere he says it is CS)- and Climashield is not even supposed to need that- but how...

A while back I tested some of my Polarguard clothing, actually a Bozeman Mountain Works (BPL) ~ 13 oz hooded WPB jacket. I think the test was something like soaking the jacket with a few cups of...