At 09:01 17-10-98 EDT, Blankibr_at_aol.com wrote: [snip] >> >The other side of this spectrum is to use a vapor barrier. I personally am >not a fan of the idea but I confess I have not tried it. The idea is to keep >the moisture around your skin causing your body to stop producing moisture. >Personally I don't think it would be a comfortable way to sleep. Anyone with >practical experience care to comment? > >Brian Blankinship i hate them. they work well. on the outward bound ski mountaineering course, we used: outer sleeping bag: 20oF rated hollow fill bag, inner sleeping bag 20oF rated down bag, then a cheap vapor barrier. the bag stayed dry, you didn't dehydrate too badly, and you woke up wet ;-( with sweat. didn't use it one night, [the nights averaged -20oF] just to see. worst night out!! the barriers work. they keep in the humid air you sweat off. after a while, you've dampened everything you are wearing. put your spare clothes outside the barrier, but in the bags, and figure out how to put them on, without freezing ;-) mark [shivering, just thinking about it!!] *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Oct 19 1998 - 16:30:55 PDT
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