Originally Posted by
BillyBob58
Once the cold weather drops in in NH, you obviously have some serious cold to contend with. Are you strictly a 3 season camper? The Jarbidge(JB) is great, but it is only rated for 30F. Though, with a 6 oz layer of CS I have always felt it should be good for at least a bit lower than that for me considering my experience with my old Yeti variable layer CS UQ, including warm on a night in the high 40s with only a single layer of 2.5 oz CS under me. Plus, several people here have reported success using the JB much lower than 30F.
Still, that is not much for NH. How are you planning on extending the JB's range if you get a fall cold snap way below 30? No problems, lots of ways. A space blanket between hammock and UQ always works great for me, as does VB clothing. But the most common way is obviously a torso pad, plus sleeping in poorly compressing synthetic fleece or wool layers or inside a poorly compressing synthetic bag. All of this can add from a few degrees to a bunch. And there is the old fall back trick of using even a cheap but large sleeping bag wrapped completely around everything, including the Jarbidge. Even with just a 30F bag, that will take you down WAY lower if needed.
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