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<blockquote data-quote="gcamp54" data-source="post: 321986" data-attributes="member: 16056"><p>My experience with many winter/snow backpacking trips under my belt is that yes down is great and light but worthless when wet. It's important to keep it dry. If you are going to be in sub 0 temps I recommend a vapor barrier liner. It seems funny to climb into a water proof bag inside your sleeping bag but it has worked for me. The problem with very cold conditions is that the vapor moisture from your body freezes/condenses on the outside of the bag. Over a period of hours your bag is wet. The vapor barrier keeps that from happening and I don't sweat inside it. The vapor barrier bag weights nothing and compresses very small. I learned about this the hard way at -20 and it wasn't fun. </p><p> </p><p>Gordon</p><p>Niceville, FL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcamp54, post: 321986, member: 16056"] My experience with many winter/snow backpacking trips under my belt is that yes down is great and light but worthless when wet. It's important to keep it dry. If you are going to be in sub 0 temps I recommend a vapor barrier liner. It seems funny to climb into a water proof bag inside your sleeping bag but it has worked for me. The problem with very cold conditions is that the vapor moisture from your body freezes/condenses on the outside of the bag. Over a period of hours your bag is wet. The vapor barrier keeps that from happening and I don't sweat inside it. The vapor barrier bag weights nothing and compresses very small. I learned about this the hard way at -20 and it wasn't fun. Gordon Niceville, FL [/QUOTE]
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