bibtracker wrote:Very thin, not particularly warm and, IMHO, not worth the money.
I'm pinching part of a picture by Eggs from another thread - sorry Eggs, hope you don't mind. I slept about where the arrow is. It was dark when I selected the spot to camp, but it turned out to be dry and comfortable. Still, I wish I'd walked down to the hut. It poured down all night and the wind was savage. In the morning there was a nice sunrise (briefly crimson red) but I didn't get a single shot because it was raining hard and I had pitched my tent facing the mountain, so I couldn't sit in the tent and take photos. The wind was so bad during the night it bent my fly pole - which was mostly my fault because in the dark I missed on of the four guy lines. The tent probably would have handled the wind nicely otherwise. So Yes, it was an exposed spot.Brett wrote:walkinTas wrote: ..I sleep "la manera natural" ... so I like a liner that doesn't cling to you or get in the way...
Hi
Um? Given the amount of traffic on Hansons Peak two weeks ago when I was there (assuming we are talking about the same peak) I am amazed you did not, well, unsettle the guests. I could not think of too many more exposes places to sleep and I mean that elements wise.
Cheers Brett
eggs wrote:WalkinTas,
Its a bit off topic - but your decent path to Lake Dove - was that along the face track and then down to Lake Wilks - or the track that used to exist many years ago that would have come up near where you were camping?
Brian
etrangere wrote:Lowest recorded temp I can see on bom.gov.au is about -5 C. So am debating on getting a sleeping bag rated 0 to 5C and adding the thermolite reactor when needed rather than having a summer AND and winter sleeping bag
walkinTas wrote:eggs wrote:WalkinTas,
Its a bit off topic - but your decent path to Lake Dove - was that along the face track and then down to Lake Wilks - or the track that used to exist many years ago that would have come up near where you were camping?
Brian
The second one of those two choices, but shh don't tell anyone.
My last experience with the Lake Wilks track was a climb in knee deep snow. The track was very hard to find as you might imagine with two feet of snow on it. When we returned later in the afternoon we found this sign. ...by then it was just a tad to late.
nomadic wrote:I have high expectations of STS gear
Nuts wrote:They are tough, a bit heavy, bulky and smelly compared to silk. I don't think they add much warmth, probably some- definitely better with a silk liner and 4 season bag if warmth is the goal. (S2S silk liners can be machine washed)
I have a cheap european thermolite knock-off also (they are on e-bay all the time)- it is very similar material (if not identical), but 1/4 the price!
Warning- beware of those cheap silk liners on e-bay. Like tissue, especially at the seams!
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