I'm not sure if anybody mentioned the need to keep *synthetic* bag in a drybag as well. And here lies a problem - even with a $130+ Polarguard Delta the drybag has to be L size (unless you want to compress it to death), and it has to be dedicated "sleeping bag drybag". I, for one, have found this difficulty insurmountable in a Feathercraft folding kayak. There is just no room for that (unless in a short weekend trip). Whenever I left my synthetic bag outside a drybag, it was always wet, not matter what the weather was. Folding kayaks don't have dry cargo bulkheads, and whatever water gets into cockpit, it goes freely along the keelsen from bow to stern. Newest Polar-Delta bags are smaller than my old synthetic bag, merely twice bigger than my down bag :-); and they cost merely 50% more than that down bag (about $90 paid 2 years ago). So.. whenever I'm using my hardshell kayak, I wrap old and bulky synthetic bag into garbage bag (would be too much honor for him to stay in a separate drybag *and* in a dry bulkhead). Really, don't know why would I like to replace it with 10% better Polar-Delta bag :-). Will better buy myself a fancy paddle :-) Alex. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Sep 26 2003 - 18:51:06 PDT
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