[pct-l] Legs of the PCT (Lint and Anish)- adding Gear

[Jim Marco]

Yeah, pretty much agree with Marmot. Even cotton works well. I would be a bit cautious laundering silk in any type of hot water or with harsh detergents like Tide, etc. I ruined a good set of long johns that way. They do add a bit of warmth. But, it's only a few degrees.

Speaking of laundering, it IS possible to simply wash a bag in plain old water, no detergent. Pick a good day for sitting for a couple hours as it dries, though. Heating up to boiling will not damage down, but plastics (zippers, nylon, pertex, etc) can be damaged by higher heat settings. Rushing things at high heats means monitoring these every 4-5 minutes and turning the heat down if needed. Dryers all differ, soo, a small thermometer placed in the pocket of a bag will let you check it, 200-220F is OK. (I just throw my watch/altimeter/thermometer/timer in it.) Sometimes, a bag can be just dried to remove any water and other volatile body oils(scents) to get a few more weeks out of it.
	My thoughts only . . .
		jdm  
	 

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of marmot marmot
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 8:10 AM
To: karl jorgensen
Cc: PCT
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Legs of the PCT (Lint and Anish)- adding Gear

I sleep cold and have tried to make my gear last way too long. A silk liner has helped. It has lasted 3400 miles so far.  Like most thruhikers I would never waste carried water by using it for anything but drinking. I often was not near ground water at night. That means the liner got dirty. I washed it with my clothes. Not every laundromat has front loading machines to wash bags. Marmot