---- you wrote: > At 10:04 AM 10/16/98 -0400, Clyde Sisler wrote: > >Anyone use these things? I sweat a lot in hot, humid weather and it seems a > >cotton liner would help keep me more comfortable and my bag a lot cleaner. Yes, I use a cotton liner inside my bag. Sometimes I uses a Capriline liner. Sometimes I use both. These liners are called "sweats" and "long-underwear." In really cold weather I wear a stocking hat and socks. But I always wear some sort of "body suit" inside the bag because it keeps the bag cleaner and prevents those annoying drafts that sneak in under the covers. In the Arctic (US Army) we used two sleeping bags. There are several "second" bags on the market for extreme cold. A moderately priced tapered "rectangular" bag works well as an outer bag when coupled with a good quality "mummy." But most of your heat loss is through conduction into the ground. A good sleeping pad is essential in cold weather. If you're using a short pad, you're losing heat through your legs. A pad of spare clothes under the legs can help. I use a dense foam pad under the legs to extend my Therma-Rest "short" pad. ----------------------------------------------------- Get free personalized email at http://email.lycos.com *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Oct 23 1998 - 20:33:17 PDT
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