A warm one
JRB's 40 degree SS is the only piece of gear that made the cut when I went UL.
Not real big on second owner insulation, but it was bought used right here on HF and still makes every trip. Never been cold from the top down and I nest UQ's in December and January in deer camp.
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Nope. No cold spots. 17 with no wind for the lowest. I was sleeping in med base layers, wind/rain pants, and Patagonia Std down sweater, knit hat and fleece hood.
I also froze my butt off in the same spot @30 with a strong wind until I got smart enough to lower the tarp and close one end off with make shift doors. I'd use an UQP now. I still wasn't cold from the top down. You could feel the wind sucking the heat out of the UQ. After a few hours of waiting on the wind to settle down my body lost the ability to recharge the insulation between gusts, and I got cold cold. Just getting up moving around to make adjustments however warmed me up enough to give my insulation kit a chance and it worked fine the rest of the night.
Experience is always the best teacher, if you forgot to watch Shug's video that covers all that cold stuff.
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Fascinating! Thanks for sharing the details of your experience. I知 going to have to try going lighter with my TQ to see how far I can push things!
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I have a 40 degree set from HG and a 0degree underquilt from them as well I use my 0degree all the up to the 30's and down to below zero.
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