[pct-l] One more sleeping bag question

[patti kulesz]

Actually that part of the feather covers their neck and lower part of their abdomen...what we would consider pubics. But he is correct about worrying too much about them getting wet. They are good as long as they don't have torrential down pour on them. In which case one wouldn't want to be in them in the first place!

patti

--- On Sat, 12/27/08, Steel-Eye <chelin at teleport.com> wrote:

From: Steel-Eye <chelin at teleport.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] One more sleeping bag question
To: "Sean Carey" <seanpct75 at gmail.com>, pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Saturday, December 27, 2008, 7:04 AM

Good morning, Sean,

I've not used an EQ covered bag but my bag works just fine with the standard
DWR treatment.  I sleep under the stars almost all of the time, and in the
morning the outer fabric will usually be damp - or sopping wet - from dew or
frost, but I shake off the worst of it then pack the bag damp.  At the first
opportunity I stop and spread the bag to dry in the sunlight.  I never stuff
or compress the bag tightly.  In a short period in the sun the fabric will
be dry.  A typical air-out break can be seen at:
http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=231359&back=1  Once or twice in
the process I squish the bag flat to force out any humid inside air, then
fluff it up again to draw dry air back in.

Many people worry needlessly about a down bag becoming damp and "useless",
but down does not have any great affinity for water - remember it was
designed to cover a goose's butt while it floats on a pond -- even though
much of the water-resistant oil is removed from the down during a cleaning
process.  If you've ever smelled an oily goose you might agree that's a good
thing.

Steel-Eye
http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean Carey" <seanpct75 at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 10:55 PM
Subject: [pct-l] One more sleeping bag question


>I am going to be getting the marmot helium 15 for sure. The thing is. I
>have
> just read it is not waterproof. The marmot helium eq on the other hand is
> waterproof, but will cost more money. I am already going to be spending
> more
> than I had planned on the sleeping bag in the first place. I am getting
> and
> will be using a serenity net tent and a gatewood cape for my tent. I am
> wondering how much do I need to worry about my sleepig bag getting wet? I
> know that when it rains there is condensation on many tent walls inside.
> For
> some reason I thought the helium had some water protection. I now have
> read
> that it doesn't. The eq does, but once again is more money.
>
> Short and simple. Do I need to worry about this? Is it very much worth
> spending the extra money to get the EQ vs the regular?
>
> Thank you very much again.
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