[pct-l] Sleeping Bags and Pags

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

On Jan 28, 2009, at 3:42 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>>
>> What are people using for sleeping bags.  20 degree, 30 degree, 40  
>> degree,
>> no bag...
I used a 20 degree golite quilt. I love the quilt. What a great idea!

I began using it after Wrightwood. I was a little chilly at first but  
after I figured out how to use it properly I was nice and toasty.
>>
>> Also along those lines what pads have you found comfortable?
I enjoyed the z-rest. I like how it folds. You can make all manner of  
comfy chairs during the day. It is comfortable to sleep on. As a  
woman, it's always my hips that give me trouble and any pad takes a  
little time getting my hips to figure it out. With the quilt I sleep  
directly on the pad and find that it is quite hot to sleep on.

If you are wanting to save some weight with a lighter bag, good  
campsite selection really does work. You can find sites that are warm  
and comfortable, wake up after a toasty night in bed and then hike  
down into places where the riff-raff have camped in frost-coated  
meadows and chilly creek canyons. You'll be smug in the knowledge  
that you were warm and comfortable and ready to greet the day at 6am  
while they are still waiting for it to warm up enough to get out of  
their tents at 8am.