Re: [Paddlewise] Sleeping pads [was sleeping bags]

If space permits I bring along a Crazy Creek Chair.  One of the folding
seats made of the same material as the pads.  Besides providing a great seat
for camp, it extends the sleeping pad to full length.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert J. Matter" <rjmatter_at_PRODIGY.NET>
To: "Paddlewise" <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 9:41 AM
Subject: [Paddlewise] Sleeping pads [was sleeping bags]


> Wayne wrote [edited]:
> >
> > I also recommend a sleeping pad to get you off the ground-
> > that makes any bag warmer (and more comfortable).
>
> I have a Therm-a-Rest sleeping pad that I like a whole lot.  BUT-- I made
the mistake of buying a 3/4 length model to save a few grams of weight.
Hence my feet, ankles, and calves hang of the edge and get cold.  I know
it's not supposed to get cold during the summer, but last year while camping
in Michigan (I think it was June or July) the temperature plummeted to +34F
at night.
>
> -Bob Matter
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> "The real and lasting victories are
>  those of peace, and not of war."
>    --Ralph Waldo Emerson
>
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