Sleeping bag opinion mountain hardwear phantom
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Sleeping bag opinion mountain hardwear phantom
Been looking about online for a bag that is warm but packs small etc and i find affordable
https://rockrun.com/collections/mountai ... tom-28f-2c
Would that be a suitable bag for autumn and spring times ? i have a bag thats suitable with a silk liner for summer and it packs small too.
i was looking at weight and packsize and its right at the upper limit of my budget, i have a military bivy bag ill be using with it, and i do have a liner i can always use for a bit more insulation
https://rockrun.com/collections/mountai ... tom-28f-2c
Would that be a suitable bag for autumn and spring times ? i have a bag thats suitable with a silk liner for summer and it packs small too.
i was looking at weight and packsize and its right at the upper limit of my budget, i have a military bivy bag ill be using with it, and i do have a liner i can always use for a bit more insulation
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Re: Sleeping bag opinion mountain hardwear phantom
It's a very good bag and should do exactly what you require.
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Bearbonesnorm wrote:It's a very good bag and should do exactly what you require.
Appreciated thanks
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Agree with Stu, that looks a good buy at that price. Handled with care it should give a lot of fun nights out.
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Thanks next to resolve the tarp or tent debate
Looking to the DD super light 2.8 X 1.5 or whatever it is or the hexoeak 2
Both different but I can only go one or the other advantage of the tent is my little boy can come along he can sleep in inner and I'll give bag the porch bit but it's packsize and weight penalty again meh
Thanks next to resolve the tarp or tent debate
Looking to the DD super light 2.8 X 1.5 or whatever it is or the hexoeak 2
Both different but I can only go one or the other advantage of the tent is my little boy can come along he can sleep in inner and I'll give bag the porch bit but it's packsize and weight penalty again meh
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You'll get 1.5 of you under a small tarp and kids love kipping under tarpsBoth different but I can only go one or the other advantage of the tent is my little boy can come along he can sleep in inner and I'll give bag the porch bit but it's packsize and weight penalty again meh
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Re: Sleeping bag opinion mountain hardwear phantom
When we started using tarps we used the Alpkit r-i-g3.5 which is 2.4x1.4m and could (just) squeeze in two adults. Actually the main problem wasn't floor space but head room as to keep the edges reasonably close to the ground (and we are talking 200mm here) then there isn't the material to allow you to pitch it so that the ridge is high enough to sit up.
Their (DD) 3x3m superlight tarp isn't much heavier and would definitely be big enough for two.
Their (DD) 3x3m superlight tarp isn't much heavier and would definitely be big enough for two.
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I got me and my 13yr old under a dd s tarp in a fashion when on Jenn ride this year ,heads and parts of body under tarp feet sicking out ( could have been set up in a different configuration to get a bit more coverage but it wouldn't have been much more) and Stu's right he loved the tarp and as he put it the bodybag
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That's a good photo for explaining my point about considering the tarp and bivvy bag as part of a system.middleagedmadness wrote:I got me and my 13yr old under a dd s tarp in a fashion when on Jenn ride this year ,heads and parts of body under tarp feet sicking out ( could have been set up in a different configuration to get a bit more coverage but it wouldn't have been much more) and Stu's right he loved the tarp and as he put it the bodybag
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Excellent info again thanks I'll try and get him a cheap bivvy bag for the odd summer trip we will do
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Cheers routes ,he loves that set up much more than a tent ,just a shame with his other hobbies and the amount of school work he brings home he only managed to get out 2-3 times a year