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Sea Kayak Trips Bulletin Board
Re: Sleeping bags for camping
Posted By: Randy Knauff In Response To: Sleeping bags for camping (Wes Boyd)
Date: Monday, 25 January 1999, at 1:50 p.m.
> OK, gearheads, here's something to jabber about:
> I recently decided that I needed to break down and get a new sleeping bag
> for kayaking; the old one I backpacked and car camped with for years has
> seen too many better days.> I'm undecided over whether to get a high-end synthetic bag, or a down bag.
> I know down goes away and hides when it gets wet, but it packs so much
> tighter than synthetic that it should be able to live in a drybag that
> will still go down the hatch of the boat.> On the other hand, a high-end bag out of something like Quallofill will
> stay warm to some degree if it gets wet, and will dry more easily than
> down, but a Quallofill bag will take a huge drybag, and that drybag will
> be a bear in a small hatch.> The issue is nicely balanced in my own mind, but does anyone else have any
> ideas?> -- Wes Boyd
I use two methods to help pack bulky bags, etc in my kayaks. One is to use compression stuffsacks (easy to buy or easy to make by adding straps to your sleeping bag stuff sack). The other is to buy or make stuff sacks that are the same volume as your sleeping bag stuff sack but are longer and narrower. These fit thru hatch holes and into the kayak shape much better than those that come with your gear.
Either method will then go into a dry bag and fit most kayaks.
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