Haines Canyon Overnighter
I got out yesterday for a quick overnight. A tad chilly but fun. Tried out a used bivvy I bought. Bivvy is too tight for a puffy bag and full size Thermarest. I used a summer bag (32F rating), but I wore a down sweater and down pants and was fine. Feet were slightly cold, but not so cold that I couldn't sleep.
Graupel:
The Presidential Suite:
Tea Time:
Fashion Statement:
Mount Lukens:
HJ
Graupel:
The Presidential Suite:
Tea Time:
Fashion Statement:
Mount Lukens:
HJ
Down pance? Whoa.
Nunc est bibendum
Well, I got 'em on eBay for substantially less than I would pay anywhere else -- but still expensive. 800 fill always is.
BUT my old warm fleece pants are about half a pound heavier and probably not quite as warm.
The purpose of this trip, other than to just get out, was to test if I could be comfortable in a 32F bag in mid 20's F weather. I was comfortable, and I'm a cold sleeper.
I figure that since I am going to need insulation for my legs anyway, why not do double duty and use that leg insulation to allow me to carry a lighter sleeping bag? That's the idea anyway which works as long as you don't get your leg insulation wet. I figure on a day where it's warm enough to get wet that I probably won't be hiking in down pants.
HJ
- Johnny Bronson
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I was expecting alot more stove porn!:P Good stuff Jim,very fashionable!
The ultimate protection if HJ is gunnin' fer ya. He'd never shoot one.
HJ
Sorry to disappoint on the stove porn; this was more of a sleeping bag gear test.Johnny Bronson wrote: ↑I was expecting alot more stove porn!:P Good stuff Jim,very fashionable!
But since you asked, MSR Dragonfly:
Folded:
Unfurled:
Ready for action:
Kettle on:
High flame:
Low flame:
Soup's on!
HJ