hikingfish
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Hi All,
I went camping last Friday and the temperatures were quite cold (-25C, if not slightly colder). During the night, my feet got quite cold. I double checked to make sure my feet were still over my sleeping pads and they were. I had 2 big pair of socks on, both of which were dry and they weren't too tight.
I ended up putting 2 feet warmers on each feet and putting another (third) pair of socks on.
When I got home, I hung my sleeping bag (a -20C from the MEC) upside down as I always do and it seemed that the lower part of the sleeping bag (where the feet would be) didn't have that much insulation in it. I was wondering if anyone had heard of whether the MEC bags had compartments (I believe this is called baffled construction, right?) to hold the insulation in place? I'm starting to think that by hanging it upside down, the down might have made it's way into the torso area and left my feet less insulated.
Cheers!
Fish
I went camping last Friday and the temperatures were quite cold (-25C, if not slightly colder). During the night, my feet got quite cold. I double checked to make sure my feet were still over my sleeping pads and they were. I had 2 big pair of socks on, both of which were dry and they weren't too tight.
I ended up putting 2 feet warmers on each feet and putting another (third) pair of socks on.
When I got home, I hung my sleeping bag (a -20C from the MEC) upside down as I always do and it seemed that the lower part of the sleeping bag (where the feet would be) didn't have that much insulation in it. I was wondering if anyone had heard of whether the MEC bags had compartments (I believe this is called baffled construction, right?) to hold the insulation in place? I'm starting to think that by hanging it upside down, the down might have made it's way into the torso area and left my feet less insulated.
Cheers!
Fish