its occurred to me more than once that these may also be the same people who say stuff like hiking from williamstown to manchester takes 5 or 6 days.Originally Posted by jakedatc
Actually I carry a 30 lb pack for cooler starts. I had that much this summer anyway ridgerunning with all the extra gear I had to carry
I plan to take my 15 degree bag. I thought about my 25 degree, but I can get cold easily, and I prefer my sleep.
What do you drive to work each day a Sabb w/heated leather seats or econ car. Everyone has their own comfort levels. HYOH.
[QUOTE=Mountain Mike;1334596]What do you drive to work each day a Sabb w/heated leather seats or econ car.
Blissful added her opinion based upon her experience just as 10K and other have and yes my GMC truck does have heated leather seats and I enjoy them very much thank you. I totally agree with the last portion of your post. "Everyone has their own comfort levels. HYOH."
It's a lot of work and very frustrating to live under the illusion that everyone would be happy if they would just listen to me.
It's worse than carrying a 30# pack...
Has anyone seen Praha4 yet?
It is 35 degree up in Killington...........I hope that bed sheet Mikes carrying is workin' for him!
The weather in VT this week looks gorgeous.
I agree, it is lovely. My step sons weather station on the deck says 56% humidity, and 52 degrees here on Long Island Sound.
I'll be hiking the Whites in ten more days!!! Gorham to Rutland
I'm hitting Crawford notch this weekend... trying to decide between my quilt and my 20 deg down bag hehe tempted to stress test the quilt and layer up.
Jake, you know I would say....Take the Cold one!!!
yea.. but now i basically have a double wall tent, puffy jacket, long sleeves, rain pants to layer on... it might be a good test
Jake, my wife has decided her trail name will be "Overload". I even have to take stuff out of her pack when we go out. Last winter I would carry a thin summer bag, and my bag to put under her.....not this year.....she has a few miles on her feet now. She wants it, she carries it.
hey this weekend i'll be the heavy one.. Guthook and Clint are both in the 8lb base range i think. going to be fun though
37degrees in Williamstown this AM.
Cosmo
On my 1990 thru-hike i started out with a bag rated to 40 degrees. I started May 5 and was fine up until the White mts. On sept. 7 1990 i set up my tent on a platform near the full Kingsman pond shelter and had a very cold night. The tempature droped into the 20's and i was very cold so when i got into North woodstock i called my brother and had him send me a bag rated to 0. i picked it up in Gorham and I was toasty each night for the rest of the hike. On sept. 28 the temp. got up to 75 degrees. Had to sleep on top of my bag that night at Horn pond lean to. Went on a hike 10 years later on the last week of Sept. north of gorham and had snow each day. Late in the season I always bring my winter bag now.
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