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Oct 10, 2012 at 5:36 am #1919768
James,
I followed the link that you provided to Sectionhiker and liked what I saw.
The pictures at Sectionhiker mimic the exact way in which I use and "don" my top quilt.
I have an older +20* traditional mummy bag that suffers a little bit from being a little "overweight". It might be a great candidate for this modification. My quilt lacks a hood which requires me to wear some sort of insulation on my head at night. If I modify my old bag I could lose some unnecessary bag weight and gain a hood for those cold nights. Hmmmmmm. ;-)
Party On,
Newton
Oct 10, 2012 at 5:52 am #1919773John. Whatever you do make sure it is machine washable.
Oct 10, 2012 at 6:47 am #1919784I like to zip my down bag open and use it like a quilt most of the time. Having sections without down eliminates that possibility. Fr that reason I prefer to have a fairly snugly cut bag that zips most of the way open and has down on all sides.
Oct 10, 2012 at 6:54 am #1919786I have never needed a zipper. When it's warm I start with either no sleeping bag or the bag draped over me (mostly over torso). As I cool down, I eventually get in the bag and have never overheated that way, but then I would not call myself a "warm" sleeper at my 160 lb weight.
Oct 10, 2012 at 6:55 am #1919787Lynn, I agree…I jumped the gun in the comparison. I'll bet the thermarest won't be the quality of the POD 30, but may have better straps as you mentioned earlier.
Oct 10, 2012 at 7:24 am #1919794Ken,
For sure! L O L
Party On,
Newton
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