[at-l] maildrops...gear

[Slyatpct at aol.com]

Regardless of the weight,  sleeping on top of a 15* bag isn't the same  as 
sleeping under a 45* bag.   There are times you're till going to  get chilly but 
a 15* bag would be overkill even if it's just draped over  you.
 
Aside from switching bags, there's only a few items of clothing one's  likely 
to send ahead including, gloves, heavy fleece balaclava, long underwear,,  
etc.  Even if it's only 2-3 lbs, that's 2-3 lbs times a 1200  miles  (Pearisburg 
to Glencliffe)
 
Sly
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/21/2006 12:23:54 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
ewker at yahoo.com writes:

changing  the subject to gear maildrops.

I hear people  talking about swapping some gear out along the way. I really 
don't totally  understand why .
One being a sleeping bag. For example I have a 15°  down bag that weighs 1.5 
lbs.  I could swap it out for my 45° down bag  that weighs the same..so why 
swap? I can always sleep on top of my 15° bag  when it gets to warm

Clothing is another thing.  What clothes would you swap other than a down 
jacket and a mid weight base  layer and other winter items. If your wearing pants 
with zip off legs in the  early winter just zip them off in the summer. You 
are carrying these items to  start with so why swap only to  get them back when 
you hit the  northeastern states. Does it help that much during the middle of 
the  hike?

Hope what i said doesn't sound to  dumb

Any comments, thought, ideas will be  appreciated