SUL and sleep cloths

[Edward Jursek]

I am assembling my first SUL kit and feel close. In looking at my list of weights, I have a bit weight locked up in my sleep cloths, which consist of either an Ibex Echo bottom or Icebreaker 200 bottom, and a Ibex Echo long sleeve top or an Ibex Indie Hoodie, depending on expected temps. I carry them in a Zpacks pillow/dry bag. How many SUL hikers dispense with sleep cloths all together?

[michael levi]

Sometimes I only need a tee shirt and for "just in case" a disposable 1.5 ounce poncho.

[Bob Gross]

I made myself some loose pajama bottoms out of a very cheap, very lightweight, non-woven fabric. Those also become my emergency extra layer in the event of cold weather. Two ounces.

–B.G.–

[Edward Jursek]

Bob – thanks for the suggestion. I had not considered some sort of ultra-light pajama type bottom. I assume you just sleep in whatever shirt you are wearing during the day?

[Bob Gross]

I am generally wearing a couple of layers to offset the cool temperatures.

I think they are better off called clothes.

–B.G.–

[Edward Jursek]

I hike pretty warm and usually have one merino wool top and my wind shirt handy if I get cold. In the summer it is an Ibex Echo zip T and in the shoulder season it is an Ibex Indie Hoodie.

[Dale Wambaugh]

By my take, SUL should find you wearing everything you can to supplement your sleep system, wringing every last CLO from your gear. Some wear rain gear and all. If you're cold, you sure don't want to use the extra clothing for a pillow or leave it in your pack.

Layers are heavier than extra down, but they can be more versatile. I assume bottoms are more the question. I think they only add up if you using them other than sleep.

I like to wear light long johns with rain pants rather than nylon hiking pants and I can use them for sleep. If not doing something like that, consider that weight added to your quilt. Another 3-4 ounces of down would add a fair amount of warmth.

[Adam Kilpatrick]

Concur with Dale. Also, in SUL, investing in a very light air pillow is worth the weight for a couple of ounces, so that you can definitely use your clothing for extra warmth. Even a rain jacket is worth wearing, can add a few degrees or so to your sleep system. Putting your pack under your feet (with short pads) probably adds a couple of degrees as well.

[Edward Jursek]

So, to those who carry separate sleep cloths, if your cloths get wet/muddy you just sleep in them? I get the layering, but if I am being honest about my clothing system, much of what I would say is "worn" clothing would quickly become "carried" clothing, especially in summer. For me, saying I was layering would be more of a weight dodge. I might look into some really light weight bottoms as was suggested, and wear my wind shirt to bed if it is chilly. Thanks all!

[Ryan Smith]

In warm weather, I usually only wear a T-shirt to sleep. I pretty much always take two shirts because sleeping in sweaty polyester is not my idea of fun. In cooler weather, I use the same T-shirt setup as above and wear silk bottoms. The silk bottoms weigh 3 oz.

Ryan

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