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I cant stay warm in my Golite Ultra 20
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Feb 19, 2010 at 3:05 pm #1576021
You mentioned "a damp 40 degrees". Were you, the quilt, and the rest of the stuff you slept with relatively dry?
Feb 19, 2010 at 3:11 pm #1576023FWIW, my Ultra 20 weighs 19.21oz and the person I bought it from added a bit of down to one of the baffles which was underfilled. I think most Ultra 20's are right about 19oz without the straps.
Feb 19, 2010 at 3:39 pm #1576036My Ultra 20 is 18.95oz without the straps and I have used it down to 24* fairly comfortably with only a silk weight baselayer top and bottom, though I think that is nearing the lower limit for me.
I use a BPL Pro 90 Balaclava with my quilt, A fleece balaclava should have been warm enough at 40* though. There are so many variables that it could be, many of which have little to do with gear. Have you used that pad combo before? I hear some people rave about how warm the Neoair is, but others seem to find it cold at 40*.
Feb 22, 2010 at 10:33 am #1577083Go back to your WM bag. Personally I struggle to keep warm in quilts no matter how much loft they offer. Not everyone sleeps warm with a quilt (unless it's a super long super wide one like I use at home). Or you can add a bivy to you sleep system, but I can't stand the claustrophic feeling of sleeping in a bivy bag
Feb 26, 2010 at 10:57 pm #1579284I broke down and got a scale. My ultra came in at 19oz on the nose so I don’t believe it under filled.
Yes It was the first time out on the Neoair and the thinlite. But I normaly only have only a pack under my feet.
Yes it was very damp. My girl thought it had rained it was so wet inside from condensation. I don’t believe this degraded the loft and the quilt never touched the shelter.
There are so many variables that it could be. I will test some things out and give it another shot before I go back to the bag.
Thanks again for all your help.
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