What's the warmest you've comfortably taken a zero degree UQ?
What's the warmest you've comfortably taken a zero degree UQ?
Probably 75 degrees. So easy to vent (though I never do).
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Anything where I live, you never know. better safe than sorry
Mid to to upper 50*'s no problem. Properly vented it will shed the excess heat out of the system. It will also reduce the need for TQ insulation, at least in my personal experience.
Since all I have is a 20* quilt set and a 0* set, I'll loan my kids the 20* and I'll use the 0* UQ with just a fleece blanket on top. If I get hot, I just kick off the blanket.
With that said, I would never deliberately carry a 0* UQ in hotter weather when I'm on my own. A 20* UQ is much more versatile. If I could have only one UQ, it would be a 20 degree.
I do have a 40* quilt set on order, but that's more for weight savings when hiking than the 20* being too hot for me.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
No 0*, but I hung my 10* to the side of my hammock when I was out on the river last week. Low of 60-65*. Woke up middle of the night and pulled it under me because my back was getting a little chilly. Slept comfortably with that and a thin flannel sheet on top. No tarp to keep the breeze out.
Similarly, I've used my 0˚ with overstuff in temps around 70˚. Wasn't at all over warm, though I didn't use a top quilt that night. Just had a fleece throw blanket that I started with on my legs (wearing shorts) and kicked off.
I had nephews over and we were all hanging in the backyard, and let them use my 20˚ and my 0˚ Phoenix, so I used the 0˚ custom incubator. Otherwise I would have used the 20˚. But I'll agree with SS - even in warm temps using a UQ that's way overkill, I haven't seen the need to vent. Just go with nothing on top.
Would I under regular circumstances take a 0˚ out in the field when temps were supposed to be ~70˚? Nope. But I now know that I wouldn't roast alive if I found myself in that situation.
I'll concur - if I wasn't planning on spending much time camping below freezing, I'd consider a 20˚ quilt the most versatile setup and best bang for your buck.
EDIT: forgot to mention - no tarp used for those days, either.
I'll let you know on thursday. I only have a 0'F UQ at this moment and am going to go hang on wednesday night. Daytime highs are in the 80's right now, and the lows (at this altitude) are in the 50's. So it could be in the 40's (going up 1000ft from where I am currently) at night time.
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