With lo-volume kayak used in temperate areas, I look for the very lightest. A couple favorites: Rock Wren down bag from Feathered Friends -- compresses to size of football, has zippered arm holes so you can sleep with arms out on warm evenings, and draw-tite foot. This is a 30-degree bag and actually is warm down to 30-degrees. You can specify options when ordering -- I chose Gore-tex outside, nylon inside and a couple extra ounces of down. Also discovered Coleman one-hoop tent from Sport-mart, cheap, compresses to just a little bigger than a bivvy tent, yet allows you to sit up and get dressed in rainy weather. Can't comment on long-term durability, but tent stood through storm and high wind on one occassion and was dry and satisfactory in every other way. Have used exclusively for one season. Rick *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Rick Kemmer wrote: > > With lo-volume kayak used in temperate areas, I look for the very lightest. A > couple favorites: Rock Wren down bag from Feathered Friends -- compresses to > size of football, has zippered arm holes so you can sleep with arms out on > warm evenings, and draw-tite foot. This is a 30-degree bag and actually is > warm down to 30-degrees. You can specify options when ordering -- I chose > Gore-tex outside, nylon inside and a couple extra ounces of down. > Don't forget the light tents and sleeping bags and other things from the Stephanson (spelling?) catalog (they are located somewhere in Vermont or New Hampshire. Their selection is among the lightest possible. Often some very unique approaches and ideas. The fact that their catalog features nudes using the tents and modeling the sleeping bags has nothing to do with why I paw over the pages whenever I find a copy. :-) ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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