[Cdt-l] Cdt-l Digest, Vol 97, Issue 3

Ellie Thomas sidselliott at aol.com
Fri Oct 9 16:25:54 CDT 2015


I used a 10 degree FF on my 2009 hike.  The best bag I have!

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>   1. Sleeping Bag (Dan Kayser)
>   2. Re: Sleeping Bag (Gary Lawton)
>   3. Re: Sleeping Bag (Doug Carlson)
>   4. Re: Sleeping Bag (Jim and_or Ginny Owen)
>   5. Re: Sleeping Bag (Scott Williams)
>   6. Re: Sleeping Bag (Tyler)
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> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 22:46:31 -0500
> From: Dan Kayser <1simplesole at gmail.com>
> To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [Cdt-l] Sleeping Bag
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> I am considering a Feathered Friends Lark UL 10 sleeping bag for my 2016 CDT thru. If anyone has experience with this bag or their bags in general your input is appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> SimpleSole  
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> Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2015 20:57:50 -0700
> From: Gary Lawton <glawtonphoto at me.com>
> To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Sleeping Bag
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> I used the Lark on the CDT in 2014.  It was the perfect choice for me.  Warm enough for the coldest nights and light enough to carry the entire trip.  
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> From: "Doug Carlson" <doug-sue at centurylink.net>
> To: "'Gary Lawton'" <glawtonphoto at me.com>,    <cdt-l at backcountry.net>
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> FF is a very good company that stands behind their products.  
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> -Trew
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> I used the Lark on the CDT in 2014.  It was the perfect choice for me.  Warm
> enough for the coldest nights and light enough to carry the entire trip.  
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> Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:37:23 -0400
> From: Jim and_or Ginny Owen <spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com>
> To: Dan Kayser <1simplesole at gmail.com>, cdt-l <cdt-l at backcountry.net>
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> For our SOBO hike, I used a 10 deg bag the whole way.  It was a cold year except for a few weeks in late July, early August.. Jim used a 20 degree bag until mid-September when he switched to a 5  degree bag.  For the NOBO hike, we used 20 degree bags until mid-September, then switched to warmer bags.  
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> Feathered Friends are great bags, whichever you get.  
> 
> Ginny
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> http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/
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>> From: 1simplesole at gmail.com
>> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 22:46:31 -0500
>> To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
>> Subject: [Cdt-l] Sleeping Bag
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>> I am considering a Feathered Friends Lark UL 10 sleeping bag for my 2016 CDT thru. If anyone has experience with this bag or their bags in general your input is appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> SimpleSole  
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> Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 09:00:44 -0700
> From: Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>
> To: Jim and_or Ginny Owen <spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com>
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> Just to add more options, I used a Z Packs 20 degree bag/quilt in 2012 on
> the CDT and was never cold.  At 1 pound, it's the best bag I've ever owned
> and has lasted through rehikes of Glacier, the Winds, a thru hike of the AT
> and this year an early season hike of the Camino de Santiago and several
> trips along the JMT, and it's still got loft.  With a light, dress zipper
> closure, which is underneath, it has no need of zipper baffles and no hood,
> they've saved fully a pound in weight over many competing bags.  There is a
> drawstring however at the top so it can be snugged up and around your face
> for the full mummy experience if you want that, but almost always I used it
> as a quilt.  Camped above 13,000 in the snowy San Juans however, the mummy
> ability made it a real bag when we needed it.  Great bag and I'm still
> using it.
> 
> Shroomer
> 
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 7:37 AM, Jim and_or Ginny Owen <
> spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> For our SOBO hike, I used a 10 deg bag the whole way.  It was a cold year
>> except for a few weeks in late July, early August.. Jim used a 20 degree
>> bag until mid-September when he switched to a 5  degree bag.  For the NOBO
>> hike, we used 20 degree bags until mid-September, then switched to warmer
>> bags.
>> 
>> Feathered Friends are great bags, whichever you get.
>> 
>> Ginny
>> 
>> http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/
>> 
>>> From: 1simplesole at gmail.com
>>> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 22:46:31 -0500
>>> To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
>>> Subject: [Cdt-l] Sleeping Bag
>> 
>>> 
>>> I am considering a Feathered Friends Lark UL 10 sleeping bag for my 2016
>> CDT thru. If anyone has experience with this bag or their bags in general
>> your input is appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> SimpleSole
>>> 
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
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> Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 09:58:36 -0700
> From: Tyler <tystandage at gmail.com>
> To: Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>
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> Seconded on the Z packs 20 degree. I've put well over 200 nights in with
> that bag in temps from 2F to 70F. Still lots of loft and always warm (I add
> a liner in in single digit temps). Fantastic construction and as light as
> anything on the market. Favorite bag I've ever had. Also comes with my
> favorite stuff sack ever. Wins all around.
> 
>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Just to add more options, I used a Z Packs 20 degree bag/quilt in 2012 on
>> the CDT and was never cold.  At 1 pound, it's the best bag I've ever owned
>> and has lasted through rehikes of Glacier, the Winds, a thru hike of the AT
>> and this year an early season hike of the Camino de Santiago and several
>> trips along the JMT, and it's still got loft.  With a light, dress zipper
>> closure, which is underneath, it has no need of zipper baffles and no hood,
>> they've saved fully a pound in weight over many competing bags.  There is a
>> drawstring however at the top so it can be snugged up and around your face
>> for the full mummy experience if you want that, but almost always I used it
>> as a quilt.  Camped above 13,000 in the snowy San Juans however, the mummy
>> ability made it a real bag when we needed it.  Great bag and I'm still
>> using it.
>> 
>> Shroomer
>> 
>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 7:37 AM, Jim and_or Ginny Owen <
>> spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> For our SOBO hike, I used a 10 deg bag the whole way.  It was a cold year
>>> except for a few weeks in late July, early August.. Jim used a 20 degree
>>> bag until mid-September when he switched to a 5  degree bag.  For the NOBO
>>> hike, we used 20 degree bags until mid-September, then switched to warmer
>>> bags.
>>> 
>>> Feathered Friends are great bags, whichever you get.
>>> 
>>> Ginny
>>> 
>>> http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/
>>> 
>>>> From: 1simplesole at gmail.com
>>>> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 22:46:31 -0500
>>>> To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
>>>> Subject: [Cdt-l] Sleeping Bag
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I am considering a Feathered Friends Lark UL 10 sleeping bag for my
>>> 2016 CDT thru. If anyone has experience with this bag or their bags in
>>> general your input is appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> SimpleSole
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
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