Looking for input on which Notch Li inner

No perfect answer.  I had the “solid” walled version for awhile but felt ”claustrophobic” sometimes.  The full net version would be too drafty for me however.    If your quilt is on the “thinner” side or your sleeping bag is sew thru I’d consider the solid just for less middle of the night drafts.

Personally I’d like a quarter-walled version myself (though impossible with the current Notch as it’s not directional like the SMD Skyscape) … with the solid walls going up to where the chest would be, then “net” sort of how many stock ultralight bivies are made (netting where exhaled vapor would go).

That’s my 1st World problem moment for today…

HkNewman- My bag is an FF Tanager, so pretty toasty, but also like sleeping on top in a base layer at times.  Leaning solid. Thanks.

I have both for my sil Notch.  It’s obviously a matter of preference and predominant usage, but if I could only have one, it would definitely be the all-mesh.  I like being able to see out.

I only take the partial solid for snow camping so far.

I use the partial solid it is nice for cold mountain winds. The mosquitoes in Canada will bite you through thin materials. Haven’t had condensation on the ripstop material but I do get it on the fly and I think it’s because my condensation is not vented out by a draft.

If you are warm enough in mesh I would get mesh.

Thanks Hk, Todd & Kyler

Yes, no perfect answer.

I used the Notch Li for a 5-week trip in the European Alps last summer. I’m in the UK generally, so it make sense for me to choose the semi-solid inner.

I did get a lot of condensation in the Notch Li. Which I did not expect. I tend to pitch high and and this was autumn turning to winter.

One thing I noticed about the inner is that the solid material always feels slightly wet, it isn’t, but it just feels like that. Tactile oddness, or just me.

I have the sil verion and have both inner designs.  Each trip is unique and I bring what is appropriate.  I really enjoy the wind blocking effect of partial solid inner.  I mostly hike in the sierra, but occasionally go elsewhere.  If its summer on the Lost Coast or the Tahoe RT, then the mesh works fine.  If it in the Palisades in Fall, I’m bringing the partial solid.  My quilt is partially warm, even though it is the EE 20 deg.  I’m cold in it at 30 even with base layers.  I need all the wind blocking I can get.

Do you Notch Li owners feel the solid panel roof/ceiling is a ‘nice to have’?  It only comes with the solid inner.

Yes.

One occasional thing I have noted with the Notch Sil, is that with a lot of condensation you can get drips through the inner mesh, which while not deadly is annoying. The roof panel effectively precludes this.