Hey everyone. Just wrapped up my AT section hike through Virginia. Took me 35 days, wanted to finish a little quicker but a gnarly shin splint shacked me up a few days in Waynesboro. Anyways, thanks to that, I had a few nights recently where the weather had me feeling a little outgunned in my HG Econ Incubator 30deg. I don’t know exactly how cold it got, but there was some frost in the morning, so it’s possibly that it got just a little below 30. That was the only night I was truly cold, and luckily I slept plenty before that final cold hit around 4AM. Anyways, I was thinking about my next move for insulation. I sleep warm enough that I feel confident in my 30deg TQ to keep me warm on the top side, especially if I layer up. But on the bottom end, I’m debating whether it’s worth it to add an ounce of down or two, or just swap the 30deg for a 20deg. I will probably get a 0deg for any actual winter stuff, but I would love to have just one UQ for anything in the spring/fall. $8/oz plus shipping seems really reasonable for some overfill from HG, but can anyone say that really boosted their comfort level when temps are nearing/pushing the rating of their UQ? Thanks in advance guys. I’ll be posting more questions that arose on this trip as I recall them!
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