EISPIRATEN

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

Down pance? Whoa.

HJ~Is that a Thermolite bivy?

HJ, all that white on white...are you sure you weren't setting up a winter sniper position?

cool stuff.

simonov wrote: ↑Down pance? Whoa.

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

Dave G wrote: ↑HJ~Is that a Thermolite bivy?

Hi, Dave,

No, that's an ancient REI Gore-Tex bivvy. It's at least 10 years old, probably closer to 20. It's light. That's about it's only redeeming quality. It's a tight squeeze with a 1.5" thick Thermarest and a puffy sleep set up.

HJ

Burchey wrote: ↑HJ, all that white on white...are you sure you weren't setting up a winter sniper position?

Of course not. That's just silly.

Um, what are you going to be wearing next time you're out this way? I'd hate to "miss" you.

HJ

Hikin_Jim wrote: ↑

Burchey wrote: ↑HJ, all that white on white...are you sure you weren't setting up a winter sniper position?

Of course not. That's just silly.

Um, what are you going to be wearing next time you're out this way? I'd hate to "miss" you.

HJ

I'll be disguised as a stove.

I was expecting alot more stove porn!:P Good stuff Jim,very fashionable!

Burchey wrote: ↑

Hikin_Jim wrote: ↑

Burchey wrote: ↑HJ, all that white on white...are you sure you weren't setting up a winter sniper position?

Of course not. That's just silly.

Um, what are you going to be wearing next time you're out this way? I'd hate to "miss" you.

HJ

I'll be disguised as a stove.

The ultimate protection if HJ is gunnin' fer ya. He'd never shoot one.

HJ

Johnny Bronson wrote: ↑I was expecting alot more stove porn!:P Good stuff Jim,very fashionable!

Sorry to disappoint on the stove porn; this was more of a sleeping bag gear test.

But since you asked, MSR Dragonfly:


Folded:


Unfurled:


Ready for action:


Kettle on:


High flame:


Low flame:


Soup's on!


HJ

Just for fun, here's what the same oak grove looks like without snow.



HJ