That skill avoids increase condensation humidity inside the poncho if rain safety is not yet needed. Let's say it starts to rain after three hrs, I gain 3 hours more superior snooze.
If you do not rely in that somebody will assault you over the evening I like to recommend to shut the sleeping bag in chilly problems.
edit: I see Grabbers has MSDS data also- commons feeling of keeping away from direct extended pores and skin Speak to appears to become the only real hazard I'm able to see.
"Back again from the nineteen eighties I chanced on a German military sleeping bag that had a hood and SLEEVES, of all items! Due to the fact I much too am a facet sleeper I gave 1 a try out.
SW PA Jan nine, 2014 #3 I just can't see this remaining a safe strategy. I have utilised the MSS to the low teenagers without scorching h2o bottles or heaters at all, but this was Ordinarily inside of Adirondack shelters so I used to be out with the wind.
By the way lots of the old navy bag zippers operate the place when you pull it many of the way up it disconnects as well as bag pops open up to allow the soldier a hasty exit in overcome.
In chilly circumstances the condensation issue will become significantly heavier than in warm circumstances. And that's why I adjusted my slumber method to a modern bivvy bag (with poncho roof if essential).
rabidcitizen claimed: I understood the Arctic bag was intended being an extra outer bag for heat, like you would probably Merge The 2 baggage in the MSS with the coldest circumstances, but absolutely nothing extra.
AK49 mentioned: I do this with all of my sleeping luggage except for 1. I individual a wiggys and they really Sleeping Bag suggest you keep it in its things sack. They assert that their insulation won't ever clump up or free its loft. Click on to extend...
N.Central Montana Jan ten, 2014 #18 I have had the oxygen activated hand and foot heaters not function in moist situations or in moist boots on many occasions. The significant humidity just kills them and so they harden. Likely operate good if dry more than enough.
wiggys vs others I'd a wiggy’s bag when (the ultima Thule) which was imagined to be heat all the way down to -twenty, nevertheless it didn’t keep me heat beneath about 20.
But then I’ve hardly ever located any artificial bag that might keep me warm during the winter time. I’m unsure why this is but They simply don’t work for me when it’s Considerably down below...
I am am very impressed by this bag. I actually figured which i was gonna be disappointed, nonetheless it retained me extremely cozy. The one chilly challenge which i experienced was on my hips, but I'd underinflated my sleeping pad, so my hips were inside fractions of an inch for the snow lined floor.
Yukon, Okay Jan nine, 2014 #seven Rusty, that MSDS is for butane. The head warmer which the OP is talking about isn't going to use butane. It uses the normal zippo fluid. I don't see an MSDS over the hand warmers on This website in the least.