uncas
03-18-2006, 11:35
Hello,
Does anyone have any sources/ideas for a hiking quilt? I am a warm sleeper with turbulent bloodflow. I also toss and turn a lot. And am a big guy. So I find even the most generous cut of mummy bag to be imprisonment.
As well, IMHO, I always thought that the down that you were sleeping on was mostly crushed obviating any of its insulating properties. The sleeping pad is doing that trick, right? In the past, I have seen sleeping "sytems" where a fitted pad was zipped to a down top. Or a combo bag with synthtic on the botton and down on the top. All seemed to big, heavy and complicated. And see hindered my freedom of movement.
I always thought that a nice 8oo fill down quilt with a trinagular box at the foot to help keep it from pulling over the feet with a nice full length pad would be a great solution. As opposed to spending the night locked in a mummy. On cold nights wear a balaclava.:-?
I had once purchased the kit from thru-hiker.com but could not get my borrowed sewing machine to sew the thin rip stop nylon.:eek: ( I just love those emoticons). I was gong to modify the plans that came with it to suit me. But eventually, the kit was lost during moving.
I have seen some links in other posts that took me to a sight with quilts but they still had a 2-3 foot sleeve at the foot to slid into and bind your legs.
My current solution is the 20 dg. rectangular down bag from Campmor. A bit bulky and heavy. Plus the loft is only 550 so I dont fully trust its rating.
Any feedback or ideas?
Thanks,
Does anyone have any sources/ideas for a hiking quilt? I am a warm sleeper with turbulent bloodflow. I also toss and turn a lot. And am a big guy. So I find even the most generous cut of mummy bag to be imprisonment.
As well, IMHO, I always thought that the down that you were sleeping on was mostly crushed obviating any of its insulating properties. The sleeping pad is doing that trick, right? In the past, I have seen sleeping "sytems" where a fitted pad was zipped to a down top. Or a combo bag with synthtic on the botton and down on the top. All seemed to big, heavy and complicated. And see hindered my freedom of movement.
I always thought that a nice 8oo fill down quilt with a trinagular box at the foot to help keep it from pulling over the feet with a nice full length pad would be a great solution. As opposed to spending the night locked in a mummy. On cold nights wear a balaclava.:-?
I had once purchased the kit from thru-hiker.com but could not get my borrowed sewing machine to sew the thin rip stop nylon.:eek: ( I just love those emoticons). I was gong to modify the plans that came with it to suit me. But eventually, the kit was lost during moving.
I have seen some links in other posts that took me to a sight with quilts but they still had a 2-3 foot sleeve at the foot to slid into and bind your legs.
My current solution is the 20 dg. rectangular down bag from Campmor. A bit bulky and heavy. Plus the loft is only 550 so I dont fully trust its rating.
Any feedback or ideas?
Thanks,