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Hot weather – sleeping bag needed?

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  • Jun 5, 2008 at 10:55 am #1229377
    Sven Klingemann
    Spectator

    @svenklingemann

    Does anyone bother taking a sleeping bag/quilt if the temps overnight are projected to be in the lower 70s?? Maybe just a silk bag liner?
    S.

    Jun 5, 2008 at 11:40 am #1436735
    Adam Rothermich
    BPL Member

    @aroth87

    Locale: Missouri Ozarks

    I've slept in a hammock on the back porch in the summer and don't see any reason I couldn't do it on the trail. Also, at summer camps I just brought a sheet.

    A silk liner sounds like a superb idea to me.

    Adam

    Jun 5, 2008 at 11:54 am #1436740
    Phil Barton
    BPL Member

    @flyfast

    Locale: Oklahoma

    In both the Grand Canyon (low humidity) and Oklahoma (not so low humidity) I've used either an old Marmot sleeping bag liner or a sheet when temps are steadily 70F or higher at night.

    Jun 5, 2008 at 2:36 pm #1436779
    Mark Verber
    BPL Member

    @verber

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    In the low 70s I found that want more than a silk liner… or even silk liner inside a DWR bivy. A fleece blanket or light quilt have worked for me. When it got into the 80s F at night a silk liner worked.

    –mark

    Jun 5, 2008 at 3:13 pm #1436789
    Michael Wands
    Member

    @walksoftly

    Locale: Piney Woods

    A silk mummy liner and a square of mosquito netting are all I carry in the summer. No need for insulation in Texas.

    Unless I'm going to sleep on sandy or rocky soil I also forgo the sleeping pad. An insulating pad also protects you from Hot Ground!!!!

    Jun 5, 2008 at 5:00 pm #1436801
    Ernie Elkins
    Member

    @earthdweller

    Locale: North Carolina

    I made a lightweight quilt from a fleece throw. I've considered trying a silk liner, but I prefer to play it safe and carry a bit more weight (my quilt weighs 12-13 oz). The quilt has proven to be very comfortable in temps in the low to mid 70's.

    Jun 5, 2008 at 6:30 pm #1436813
    Jeff Boone
    BPL Member

    @jnboone

    When it's above 80 degrees at night I've had great success staying at home and using the air conditioner!!!

    Jun 6, 2008 at 10:57 am #1436893
    Nat Lim
    Member

    @lithiummetalman

    Locale: Cesspool Central!

    Might be overkill,

    but a poncho liner? Kinda like the Integral designs poncho liner. Double duties as insulation and sleeping!

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