I personally sleep pretty cold and I took a 25F bag. It was plenty warm enough and on most nights didn't bother zipping it up and left the foot vent open. Only the first night in base camp and coming off of Phillips at 11,00ft did I really need a bag that warm. On the rainy nights (9 of 11) it was nice to have it to zip up and get warmed up quickly and then unzip as needed.
Pat Harrah
Assoc. Advisor
Trek 26, 628-E3, 2006
ASM Troop 48
Chesapeake, VA
Stephen Readett <spreadett@hotmail.com> wrote:
OK, Full rain gear is a must and I'm going to get the Pack Cover as I should have.
On the rain gear side I must have looked like I should have been on America's Funniest People trying on the Marmot Precip full zip pants at the REI store. I took me a full frustrating 20 minutes! I have been looking at the Precip since it comes so well recommended, but is the full zip really that difficult or do I just need to practice putting them on more? I have a very good pair of rain pants but I need to remove my boots first.
On another topic, Sleeping bag temperature ratings. I sleep warm so I would think a 20 degree bag would be more than adequate for Philmont. I know it is more of a personal preference but I like to be prepared. (I am a gearhead with more gear than some outfitters.) It has been recommended to me to bring a 0 degree bag. I think that is overkill. I didn't even use a 0 degree bag at OKPIK! I did have a liner though which might have brought my bag down to 5 degrees or so.
Thoughts?
Steve R
Okemos, MI
------------------------------------------------------- Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org Listserv Commands at http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp ------------------------------------------------------- Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com ------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe send text email to: To: listserv@troop47.com Subject: unsubscribe Body: unsubscribe philmont@troop47.com ------------------------------------------------------- As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. -------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com
-------------------------------------------------------
Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org
Listserv Commands at http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp
-------------------------------------------------------
Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com
Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com
List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp
List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com
-------------------------------------------------------
To Unsubscribe send text email to:
To: listserv@troop47.com
Subject: unsubscribe
Body: unsubscribe philmont@troop47.com
-------------------------------------------------------
As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow
Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
-------------------------------------------------------
Received on Sun Aug 20 19:57:33 2006
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.8 : Fri Jul 04 2008 - 16:55:06 CDT