Converted Costco down throw

I needed more warmth, and a warmer bags is  a bit of money. So I cut dowm a Costco down throw, into an overquilt.

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That’s a very nice $20 (plus labor!) solution to a $300 problem.

Slightly off topic:  There’s a bunch of UL techniques I use when I travel (work, vacation) to light my load.  We just got back from 5 days in N’awlins and hadn’t figured out the thermostat the first night. The sheet and blanket were really thin and there wasn’t a extra blanket around.  One of those Costco down throws would have been a quick and easy solution.  It comes up often enough – maybe 1 night in 10 – that I haven’t figured out all the settings well enough or that one of us wants more insulation at night, that I might start bringing one of mine along for most trips.

I take one when I travel too!

My biggest UL travel trick is to always have a 12-16 ounce, 1-liter-volume inflatable sleeping pad.  Having to sleep in an airport or squeezing another person into a hotel room is SO much more comfortable on a proper sleeping pad.  Because I often get to Anchorage after the last flight onto to my town, I use that trick 3-4 times a year on purpose and 1-2 times unexpectedly.

For road trips and sleeping in a car, my go-to item is a full-sized pillow.  Even if I bought it on that trip for $6 at Walmart.