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down pants and jacket vs sleeping bag
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Oct 15, 2009 at 11:04 am #1240280
I have been playing with the idea of using my ski gear for summer time camping and leaving the my sleeping bag at home. Do any of you just wear down pants and jacket in a bivy and leave the sleeping bag at home?
Oct 15, 2009 at 11:46 am #1536682No. A down jacket and pants will likely not be as warm as as a sleeping bag (extremities are not as well insulated), and they will not be as light as a summer bag. Since I don't generally need that warm of clothing on a summer trip, it would be weight inefficient to use that system.
Oct 15, 2009 at 12:30 pm #1536700> Do any of you just wear down pants and jacket in a bivy
Nope. First my sleep systems are lighter than the clothing I would use to be comfortable in the same conditions. Assuming the same materials in clothing/bag, the bag will be lighter: (1) it has a better ratio of shell -vs- insulation (2) bag has less surface area to insulate.
In cooler conditions I will combine clothing with a quilt… but never just clothing. Clothing that is warm enough to sleep in is at least 2x as warm as what I would want for any other purpose.
–Mark
Oct 15, 2009 at 2:56 pm #1536750I've used it sort of but only in weird situations most are unlikely to encounter.
If you're doing a race or event with wide temp variations…say roughly 85F to 25F…a synthetic top and bottom will allow you to keep moving through almost all weather and still get some sleep inside a bivy. It's not really lighter than a bag, just might keep you moving more.
I take a bag and synth vest for almost all trips instead but once and a while the pants/jacket combo might be better.
Oct 16, 2009 at 12:19 am #1536928I had a bear steal my pack one night and slept out in my friend's warm clothes. It sucked.
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