[Philmont] Rain Gear & Sleeping bags

I carried a 20 degree bag at Philmont and on three treks (from late June
to mid July) I have only zipped it completely up once. That was a cold
windy night at Copper Park. I am a warm sleeper. Most of the time I
sleep on top or with it pulled over me, but not zipped. But I was glad
I had a good warm bag that night at Copper Park.

On rain gear - I have the Precip jacket, but I bought REI pants. I
liked the design a little better than the Precip. They are not full
zip, but zip up far enough that I can get them over my boots without a
problem.

Phil Brown

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From: Philmont@troop47.com [mailto:Philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of
Stephen Readett
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 7:38 PM
To: Philmont List Member
Subject: [Philmont] Rain Gear & Sleeping bags

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

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Received on Sun Aug 20 21:09:49 2006