That skill avoids increase condensation dampness inside the poncho if rain safety is not really still required. As an instance it starts to rain right after 3 several hours, I gain three hours a lot more great slumber.
One of them had the gold coloured fake silk lining @riverjoe mentions, I called that my “Elvis Bag” and it absolutely was great for horse tenting. I’d Fortunately have a single once again like a beater bag for me as well as the cats… Click to extend...
Northern In. Around the river Nov nine, 2022 #27 Why dont you give it to @camp casey . He could weigh it , clear away the feathers , switch with down amd then report back to us . Needless to say currently being the hammocker that he's it will in all probability end up as an underquilt or over quilt
I've talked to people that utilised scorching drinking water Nalgenes and also the hand hotter packets they usually swear by them. JMHO YMMV
Makes it rough to lay on and obtain in. I put it on just like a sock. It does have lacing holes on the inside, which if I'd to have my arms in use rapidly, is what I'd personally use. It’s Practically double blanket thickness and fairly warm. It packs up quite small. Very positive they used them mid WWII into the early fifties.
Indiana Jul 17, 2022 #27 The Army recorded WW2 two various ways.They had Each and every division file their particular record so they might give the Guys a background guide to assist them explain their involvement for their relatives, I hold the e-book the 77th ID gave my GPA.
They are really nice, I went tenting with my spouse, and he or she used my wiggy's 0 degree bag inside of a US army patrol bag, and she was toasty. Weather conditions got performed to thirty levels, so she was overbagged, but she's tiny and normally cold.
" There was a lot of about dampness management that was never taught. A similar was real about utilizing purely natural resources Sleeping Bag for insulation, etc. Hope they're doing superior now.
FWIW, I will be utilizing a USGI MSS -- both of those baggage as well as bivy. I will be on the cot in an unheated tent. Amongst the MSS as well as cot I will be employing a Ridge Relaxation foam pad and two wool blankets. I could increase a woobie or perhaps a fleece throw as An additional layer within the bag.
Also you might go simple and acquire a Snugpak Jungle bag; exact idea as previously mentioned but breaths a great deal superior.
wiggys vs Some others I had a wiggy’s bag when (the ultima Thule) which was imagined to be heat right down to -20, but it surely didn’t hold me warm underneath about 20.
But to your youngster I recommend to get started with a primary armed forces surplus tools and a very short packing listing and also to find out how to use it.
I see that too many apparel Have a very unfavorable outcome. Aside from becoming restrictive to motion, it could compress the loft of your bag. Wool hat and socks, and perhaps a foundation layer. I love my Wiggys, apart from when I'm carrying it.
Yukon, OK Jan 9, 2014 #seven Rusty, that MSDS is for butane. The pinnacle warmer that the OP is speaking about does not use butane. It employs the traditional zippo fluid. I do not see an MSDS around the hand warmers on This great site whatsoever.