Wes wrote: >I'm undecided over whether to get a high-end synthetic bag, or a down >bag. You've hit all the salient points, but we'd need to know what temperatures you usually encounter. Another problem with a down bag is that it may be too hot for your applications. Nevertheless, if I was to have only one bag it would be down. I would think that you'd probably be sea kayaking in situations where a wet bag would not be life-threatening. The nice thing about down is the compressibility, as you mentioned, but more importantly, IMHO, is its longevity. A down bag will last a very long time. I'm not aware of the situation with some of the newer synthetics, but down can last decades. So it's a great value although more expensive initially. Rob Gendreau Oakland, California gendreau_at_ccnet.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 Sun Jan 24 1999 - 18:23:32 PST
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