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    Quote Originally Posted by Randy View Post
    Dang that's heavy.
    **** it! You made me spit my powdered donut all over my keyboard!

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    It is currently 24°F and the low tonight should be 18°F. Perhaps I'll give my military M-1949 mountain sleeping bag a try. It is ultra-light down, weighing about 6.5 pounds. I'll add the Supershelter though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trooper View Post
    It is currently 24°F and the low tonight should be 18°F. Perhaps I'll give my military M-1949 mountain sleeping bag a try. It is ultra-light down, weighing about 6.5 pounds. I'll add the Supershelter though.
    Be sure to post your results. I'd be interested in hearing...

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    I think the M1949 is a down bag. I think....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Randy View Post
    I think the M1949 is a down bag. I think....
    It is 20% waterfowl down and 80% chicken feathers according to a 1976 NATICK study. That's why I get a laugh out of the 6.5 pound weight, and that's without the ≈2 "water resistant" cotton cover. Should be good down to 14° when it was new, but mine is stamped 1951!

    I'll have to check my gear list, but I think that the combined weight everything I carry is less than the weight of this bag.
    Last edited by Trooper; 01-02-2010 at 11:43.

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    Back to basics tonight.

    New camo TrekLight Dbl + GI Extreme bag


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    nice fence,,,, so where is the hammock,, I caint see it......

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    I have one of those bags. They are warm as all get out, but definitely not back packing suitable. Great for car camping though and priced right!!
    grinder

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    For car camping only?!? Perish the thought! Time for me to order a Dixon Rollerpack.
    Ooooooooooh...the heavy load Rollerpack comes with a camo frame?!?

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    Thumbs up

    car camping or canoe camping, point is those bags work without all the extra rigging.

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