Unmanageable wetness this weekend

[Mark Verber]

> 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

[James holden]

I'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

[Mike M]

eric – 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

[James holden]

if 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 ;)

[Mike M]

OK 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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