Episode 71 | Sleeping Bag Layering Systems
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Summary
In today’s episode of the Backpacking Light podcast, we’re going to talk about how to use multi-layered sleep systems to stay warmer on multi-day trips in cold weather.
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In this Episode:
- Why should we layer two sleeping bags or quilts instead of just using one?
- The benefits of using a hoodless down bag (inner layer) and an extra-wide synthetic quilt (outer layer).
- What’s the main problem with using a down bag on multi-day trips in cold weather?
- How to manipulate the dew point to keep our sleep system dryer!
- Why a thin synthetic quilt is easier to dry than a thick down bag.
- What clothing should I wear while using a 2-layer sleeping bag/quilt system?
- Let’s own less gear, but make it work for us – how to backpack in all four seasons with only two sleeping bags/quilts!
- How to layer for couples in a 2-person bag where each partner has wildly different temperature tolerances!
- Why layering sleeping bags or quilts is more versatile and more comfortable than using a single-layer sleeping bag or quilt with all of your clothing layers.
- The problem with sleeping with lots of clothing layers – circulation and comfort issues.
- My favorite sleep clothing for cold weather backpacking.
Learn More
- Feathered Friends Tanager
- Enlightened Equipment APEX 50 deg F Quilt
- Nemo Tango Duo Wide
- Nemo Tensor Pads
- Learn more about 2-layer sleeping bag/quilt and clothing systems in our online course, Backpacking in Inclement Conditions.
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- Executive Producer - Backpacking Light; Show Director and Host - Ryan Jordan; Producer - Chase Jordan; Theme music: Look for Me in the Mountains written by Chris Cunningham and Ryan Jordan, performed by Chris Cunningham (acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vocals, harmonica), Chad Langford (upright bass), and Tom Murphy (mandolin), produced by Basecamp Studios in Bozeman, Montana.
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