RE: [Paddlewise] Sleeping bags for kayaking

I expect, however, that I am in the minority in my preference for down.

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My down sleeping bag is only rated to 20F (I also have a holofill(?) for
down to -20F).  I really don't expect to be out with it often below 40-50.
I made a conscious decision for down because of it's weight and compression
for backpacking also.  I decided I could/would take the extra precautions to
protect it by inserting a garbage bag inside the tote bag and carrying both
in a dry bag for touring.

I'll admit I hadn't thought of continuous, extremely high humidity/rain over
a period of days when the bag was exposed.  My bag has some kind of nylon
shell which I <think> will repel most moisture short of leaving it out in
the rain or dunking it.  I have been somewhat clammy in the bag because of
moisture accumulating on the surface but don't think anything penetrated the
shell.  I think any type of shell would have had the same problem.   I've
bought a cotton liner to minimize (I hope) the clammy problem but haven't
tried it yet.  I guess I'm going to have to step in something before I truly
belive it stinks.

Someone mentioned fitting a bag into hatch without too much trouble.
Smaller hatches might be a problem for some bags that don't compress that
well.

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