Wes Boyd wrote - "On the other hand, a high-end bag out of something like Quallofill will stay warm to some degree if it gets wet, and will dry more easily than down, but a Quallofill bag will take a huge drybag, and that drybag will be a bear in a small hatch. The issue is nicely balanced in my own mind, but does anyone else have any ideas?" If you enjoy paddling year round like I do, you may consider purchasing 2 bags. A medium weight bag as well as a lighter "overbag". I find the mid weight bag is suitable for most of the year, the "overbag" used by itself is perfect for summer and the two together make a good winter combination. Having two smaller bags is also easier to pack into your kayak than one large one. I find my light thinsulate overbag fits easily into a 5 litre dry bag and my mid-weight synthetic bag into a long 15 litre bag. I think down is the best insulation you can buy for most environments, but the marine environment is not one of them. I choose synthetic insulations for my paddling bags because of the warmth they provide when wet. I have never had my bag get wet on a trip but their is a first time for everything. In a first aid scenario in which I was the "victim" I was covered with a sleeping bag to prevent shock and hypothermia while laying on the beach in the rain with the tide coming in with a "broken leg". I was amazed at how quickly I warmed up under the bag even as it got soaked in the rain. The person who owned the bag slept in it for the next 5 nights and it kept her warm, that would not have been the case if she had a down filled bag. Andrew Jones _______________________________________________ Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures Ltd. Suite 211 - 1641 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7M 2J5 Ph. 604-831-6180 e-mail: kingfshr_at_idmail.com www.kingfisher-adventures.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 - 23:01:32 PST
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