[pct-l] Klymit Inertia (was: RE: sleeping bag vs quilt)

[Jim Marco]

Heather,
	Yeah, I have one. But because of all the tossing and turning I do, I just went back to my standard NeoAir Medium. I was in a construction accident more than twenty years ago (24 or 25) that screwed up a couple vertebra/disks. Sleeping is never all that comfortable, I have learned to just ignore the pain, and roll when I start getting stiff. That said, I wake up with the inertia in odd positions. I put my leg through it a couple times. It is a bit narrower than the neoair, so I am always fooling with it to stay on it. After the first two weeks, I switched back. Not sure how it does in cold weather, I didn't use it till June, so it never saw snow. I liked the idea I could put it inside my SS, but I never got a chance to test it. On hot nights it was no better or worse that the neoair, despite using my bag as a quilt. It *is* thinner, I think it is only about 1-3/4" thick.  
	My thoughts only . . .
		jdm 

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Subject: Re: [pct-l] sleeping bag vs quilt

I, too, tend to thrash around a lot and  to sleep cold, especially from my knees to my toes. I have slept comfortably under my ThermaRest Ventra Down Comforter (I do not know of it having a temp rating) several times, by snapping it into its bag configuration, then using my silk liner as a bivy on the outside to snug it around me. In conditions below 32 degrees F, I added the emergency blanket around my legs before drawing the silk over all. (Email me if you're interested in the weight.)

For my head I use my regular winter fleece hat, rather than carry a sleeping hood. 

As a bit of digression, what I have not solved is that whatever part of my torso - front, back or side - is against my sleeping pad gets sweaty. I partially solved that by moving to a hammock, but under a ground-tarp it's still a problem. Thinking maybe a Klymit Inertia may solve it - has anyone used that?

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I am a big toss and turner and tend to get all twisted up in my bag with my face in the back of the hood . Considering a quilt with separate hood or something but I sleep cold and worry about drafts. Any experience from other cold, restless sleepers? Currently use  marmot helium.
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