Early in my winter ski mountaineering career I spent two nights in a wet sleeping bag. The first was in a syn. bag and the second in a down bag. The syn. bag was far superior. I use a synthetic bag for sea kayaking and chose a variety that stuffs smaller than polarguard. I also use MEC dry stuff-sacs. MEC uses nylon on the outer surface, which slides more easily into tight spots. For those with more serious space constraints, try making your own stuff-sacs from coated nylon, which can be heat-sealed using an iron. I ordered some from Seattle Fabrics. One can make a sac that precisely fits the available space. Bill *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Sep 28 2003 - 20:06:02 PDT
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