Another way to prevent sleeping bag dampness (that I read about this spring, so haven't actually tested yet) is to stuff your bag into its stuff sack immediately after getting up in the morning, and then pulling it back out (if you're going to be there another night). This is supposed to expel all of the warm, humid air from the lofted bag, which would condense/freeze should it be allowed to cool down. By stuffing it, you get rid of all of the vapor, and should your bag be physically damp, the damp fabric/filling can dry easier if it's not surrounded and containing moist air. Shawn James Lofton wrote: >In COLD weather, there is also a point where your body heat will not >drive the dampness completely to the outside(it will be trapped as ice >crystles in the bag). Now your bag is less affciant sp? and nothing short >of drying the bag out will save the day(night). >I have dried clothes on the line in extreme temps(-30++), but don't think >I would want to try drying a sleeping bag or socks that way(it don't >happen very quickly). -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 1999 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 30 1999 - 14:32:58 PST
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