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Hi Eric,<br>
<br>
I'm wondering what you mean when you say "wasted fabric in a sleeping
bag". The only thing I can think of that a bag has that a quilt
doesn't is the zipper. Also, it seems like a quilt would take more
fabric and down to produce the same amount of warmth because of the way
a bag hugs the body and tapers to the foot.<br>
<br>
I've always used bags, but a quilt is intriguing if only for the
flexibility it offers. On warm nights I've unzipped by bag and used it
as a quilt. Even then, I've appreciated the foot box at the end.<br>
<br>
Greg<br>
<br>
Eric Payne wrote:
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cite="mid:4d9096e90801011522y7312e642k16ca7e0c816b36ac@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">I switched over to quilts a couple of years ago, and don't
ever plan to use a full bag ever again. keep in mind that I have 2
different quilts, one rated to 45* for summer, and the other to 20* in
winter conditions. The winter quilt is made by Nunatak, who make their
quilts nice a wide, so they are easy to stay tucked under the body.
The quilts even come with straps that can be fastened under the body to
keep the quilt in place when tossing and turning at night. Both of the
quilts are down, and I don't think I would ever consider using a
synthetic quilt. Sure down is completely worthless when wet, but there
is no reason that it should ever become wet. If you are using a
silnylon stuff sack inside of a pack cover/liner, then it will always
stay perfectly dry. There may be some tricky situations if you were to
camp in only a bivy during a hard rainstorm, you shouldn't be doing
that!, but you could work around it. I feel that the fear of keeping
down dry has been entirely too overhyped. Then again, maybe I've never
hiked in the right environments to cause down to be a real threat.
Over 2,000 miles on the AT never caused me to worry about my down, and
I'm nearly certain the PCT will be just as suitable for down.
<br>
<br>
I'm not sure how much loft the Jardine quilt offers, but I'm pretty
sure that it isn't really rated down to 20 for winter temps. This
would surely be uncomfortably cold in the High Sierra and other chilly
areas on the trail. Don't let the fact that staying warm in a quilt
was difficult in the past dissuade you from sticking with a quilt. You
can always wear more clothing to bed that you are already carrying, or
use a thicker sleeping pad. Quilts simply make much more sense to me,
instead of all of the wasted fabric in a sleeping bag.
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