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Unmanageable wetness this weekend
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May 22, 2012 at 7:33 am #1880091
> Has anyone else tried the double quilt or double bag method?
for about a year I tried this. The theory was that that I could use the synthetic quilt on wet trips, the down quilt on drier 3 season trips, and the combo on cold trips. Seemed like a great theory and I just didn't like it. I don't remember why. In the end though, I sold the synthetic quilt, and continues with what I had been doing before, light down quilt for most 3 season, quilt + synthetic puffing clothing for shoulder season, and a the wm versalite + vapor barrier came out when I needed more warmth
–mark
May 22, 2012 at 8:44 am #1880110I'm guessing that this technique would also work draping a down garment over down and would also work if the quilt was syn????
as long as synth is the outer layer …
as a side note … if yr thin down jacket/vest is damp and you have a synth outer … ie 2 layer system … it actually dries the down with body heat providing you have sufficient insulation
im a big fan of down inner, synth outer
May 22, 2012 at 11:52 am #1880161eric – trying to understand why the outer layer would have to be syn, I understand it would be advantageous for it to be syn (dries quicker), but if I had to "sacrifice" my down jacket in conditions described, I'd rather do that then let my down quilt/bag get wet
are you saying for this technique to work, the outer layer has to be syn?
thanks
mike
May 22, 2012 at 11:55 am #1880162if you dont want yr down jacket to get damp as body heat pushes the moisture to the last layer … if this is synth it dries easily or at least stays warm when damp … if it is down, you end up with a damp down layer
you can "sacrifice" it if you want … but its just easier to bring a synth jacket ;)
May 22, 2012 at 12:15 pm #1880165OK gotcha :) fortunately those would be pretty rare conditions for me, good to know if I do find myself in something along those lines I can "sacrifice" down jacket (over my down quilt) if push comes to shove
agree that if you are in area where these conditions are not rare- a syn outer would be a better choice (heck a syn bag for that matter too)
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