[pct-l] My sleeping bag gained 5 ounces?

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Brian,

Lately I’ve noticed much the same phenomena when I step on the bathroom
scale.   After careful consideration I arrived at the conclusion that the
problem is caused by the hole in the ozone layer:  It’s letting in too much
gravity.  My wife has another theory that’s just too absurd to mention –
some drivel about beer and pizza.
Steel-Eye
Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09




On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 6:45 AM, <briantanzman at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Can anyone explain to me why my Mountain Hardware Phantom 15 down sleeping
> bag now weighs 36.5 ounces? It weighed 32 ounces when I bought it (I'm
> positive).
>
> I've weighed it on several different scales and am 100% sure the weights
> are accurate. I've had the bag for several years and hiked thousands of
> miles with it, but it still doesn't make sense that it gained weight. The
> only explanation I can think of it water weight, but the bag is dry. I put
> it in the dryer this morning and it lost 1.5 ounces (it actually started at
> 38 ounces). The bag is as dry and puffy as can be expected and still weighs
> 36.5 ounces. Continuing to dry it doesn't make sense since I can't do that
> when I am hiking.
>
> Brian
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