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Rowdy Yates
05-08-2008, 11:13
:-?What companies or individuals make these? I know I can buy kits to sew my own but I would like one rated around 32 degrees already made and that I will not have to rob Ft. Knox to purchase. Any suggestions?
hopefulhiker
05-08-2008, 15:28
I was going to suggest Nunatak.. but you will have take out a mortgage...
Luxury Lite makes one for 150 dollars....There are others...
SGT Rock
05-08-2008, 15:31
Build one: www.thru-hiker.com (http://www.thru-hiker.com) for the kit.
Buy one: www.jacksrbetter.com (http://www.jacksrbetter.com) for the No Sniveler or other models.
take-a-knee
05-08-2008, 16:25
:-?What companies or individuals make these? I know I can buy kits to sew my own but I would like one rated around 32 degrees already made and that I will not have to rob Ft. Knox to purchase. Any suggestions?
By "robbing Ft. Knox" do you mean paying an American an appropriate wage for producing a product for you?
TheChamp
05-08-2008, 23:48
Golite Ultra 20*, weighs 19oz and is $180 shipped on sale from Campsaver or similar stores.
Bootstrap
05-09-2008, 07:37
Golite Ultra 20*, weighs 19oz and is $180 shipped on sale from Campsaver or similar stores.
I can't seem to find it at that price - can you point to some sources at that price?
Jonathan
I have a Jacks R Better with the down to earth converter which makes it a sleeping bag. I is very warm on the ground when made a sleeping bag. I think I could be good to 20 degrees with it. In the hammock it is good to about 30.
peter_pan
05-09-2008, 11:43
JRB Trail Days Sale is ongoing.... quilts as low as 15 oz and $169...
JRB will temporarily relocacte to Damascus, VA for TD on Wednesday 14 May thru Monday, noon 19 May.... Orders will not be shipped during that period....
Come enjoy Trail Days.
Pan
whitefoot_hp
05-09-2008, 11:52
By "robbing Ft. Knox" do you mean paying an American an appropriate wage for producing a product for you?
chill out holmes. it is up the consumer to define appropriate.
TheChamp
05-09-2008, 12:08
I can't seem to find it at that price - can you point to some sources at that price?
Jonathan
Go to http://www.basegear.com/coupon-codes...-basegear.html (http://www.basegear.com/coupon-codes-promotions-basegear.html)
Click the red 20% coupon and then here's the product page:
http://www.basegear.com/golite-ultra...eping-bag.html (http://www.basegear.com/golite-ultra-20-sleeping-bag.html)
or use coupon code mayday here (long only in stock right now):
http://campsaver.com/ItemMatrix.asp?...5&MatrixType=1 (http://campsaver.com/ItemMatrix.asp?GroupCode=gol0055&MatrixType=1)
Free shipping from either store, I got one a few weeks back and plan on using it on my CDT thru-hike this summer. I would say it is more of a 30* degree quilt from looking at it and reading about it, but I have no in field use yet.
take-a-knee
05-09-2008, 13:14
chill out holmes. it is up the consumer to define appropriate.
Sometimes the consumer needs to be reminded of the moral implications of his choices. I lived in PA in the eighties for a while when all the milltowns were drying up.
Hey, Rowdy!
Here's a good link to American made backpacking quilts with synthetic insulation:
http://www.fanaticfringe.com/page6.html
There was a review at www.backpackinglight.com (http://www.backpackinglight.com) on them.
Wise Old Owl
05-10-2008, 05:07
Excellent Link Tinker! Thx!
No problem. I think a quilt is excellent for a Hennessy Hammock with an underquilt, though I don't use that setup. It's somewhat difficult to get into a sleeping bag when in a hammock.