[at-l] Late Fall, Early Winter Sleeping Bags

[jplynch]

Thanks;  (what is your "best bag"? :) )...

Gary Ticknor wrote:

> In 30 years of down bags on the East Coast I have never gotten one wet
> inside. Only time was in a gully washer in New Mexico, with a bag with a
> non-waterproof outer shell. The tent floor flooded; I was in a puddle.
> Sponge city :(
>
> Also, you have to be careful. If you are not a careful person, (some of
> my best friends, wives, etc), or a tarper, you might consider synthetic.
>
> My current best bag (we have 4ish (5ish?)) is waterproof (it says).
> Anyway, spray proof.  I would not use it as a flotation device. It did
> not get wet at last year's Gathering. Truly!
>
> BTW, the water shedding ability is due to the outer material, not the
> inner down. Check to see what you get with a bag - water resistance is
> sometimes an option on bags.
>
> - Greenbriar
>
> jplynch wrote:
> > I've always been hesitant to use a down bag on the east coast
> > considering all the rain and wet weather we get.  I gather that you've
> > not had any problems with your down bags?  Do they ever get wet?  Do
> > they shed water pretty well?
> > thnx
> >

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James P. ("Jim") Lynch
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