[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.
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> 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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> 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.
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> 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:
>
>> 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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> Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Sleeping Bag
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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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