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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1486840" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>Wiggy's is a British firm and their proprietary synthetic insulation is very good. It is used in clothing purchased by the British Ministry of Defence (sic).</p><p></p><p>But if I were too buy another sleeping bag with synthetic insulation it would be Climashield, which has proven to be more resilient to repeated compressions than any other insulation I'm aware of currently.</p><p></p><p>Howsomever... Being a geezer, I'm looking for two things in a sleeping bag:</p><p>1. lightest weight per CLO value</p><p>2. most compact per CLO value</p><p>The means a down bag with a good DWR treatment.</p><p></p><p>I had a -20 F. Mountain Hardware bag of Polarguard Delta for years but it was <strong>way</strong> too bulky and heavy compared to down. I could not, even with a compression sack, get it in the sleeping bag compartment of my 72 liter Dana Terraplane! Sold it to a guy in Minnesota where the Polar Vortex has lately been an annual visitor.</p><p></p><p>For longer trips in near to sub zero temperatures I'm sewing and seam sealing a silnylon VBL suit to keep my bag much drier. Making such a suit is relatively easy using a men's pajama pattern from a fabric shop. I went that route to make a winter camouflage suit.</p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1486840, member: 54178"] Wiggy's is a British firm and their proprietary synthetic insulation is very good. It is used in clothing purchased by the British Ministry of Defence (sic). But if I were too buy another sleeping bag with synthetic insulation it would be Climashield, which has proven to be more resilient to repeated compressions than any other insulation I'm aware of currently. Howsomever... Being a geezer, I'm looking for two things in a sleeping bag: 1. lightest weight per CLO value 2. most compact per CLO value The means a down bag with a good DWR treatment. I had a -20 F. Mountain Hardware bag of Polarguard Delta for years but it was [B]way[/B] too bulky and heavy compared to down. I could not, even with a compression sack, get it in the sleeping bag compartment of my 72 liter Dana Terraplane! Sold it to a guy in Minnesota where the Polar Vortex has lately been an annual visitor. For longer trips in near to sub zero temperatures I'm sewing and seam sealing a silnylon VBL suit to keep my bag much drier. Making such a suit is relatively easy using a men's pajama pattern from a fabric shop. I went that route to make a winter camouflage suit. Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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