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Sleepin' Gear "I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makes me dwell in safety." Ps 4:8 When it comes to sleeping bags and pads I choose whatever is the simplest and lightest. I don't care if it's down or synthetic. As long as it's light. I used to use a wool blanket but Nigal got to feelin' bad for me and gave me one of his bags and one of them new fangled sleepin' pads called a Z Rest. He said it cost him $50 so I'm very thankful to him for giving it to me. "[Snicker, snicker]!" "What?" Because I dirtbag mostly in the summer I'm not needing anything too warm, just enough to keep the 3 AM chill off. Although one time when I knew it was going to be cold I sneaked away with Nigal's Western Mountaineers bag for the weekend...don't tell him though. "I saw that Dirtbag! Did you think I wasn't going to read your pages or something? Am I going to have to start locking my basement again?" "Ah, um, I didn't mean nothin' by it. It was cold! What did ya expect me to do, freeze? It is a nice bag, all be it a bit over priced." "Well I just hope you didn't pee in it like you do yours." "Hey! I can't help it I was born with a weak bladder!" Anyhow, for most summer trips I just use a fleece bag or borrow Nigal's Slumberjack summer bag. It's all fancy and in the shape of a mummy! Very cool! As far as the pad goes I don't use it much because I like to sleep off the ground in a hammock and don't need the pad that much. The pad is pretty comfortable and a lot better than just sleeping on the ground. I thought the full length was a bit overkill so I cut about 1/4 of it off and now it only weighs about 7 oz. and works just fine. You really don't have to have a pad if you sleep on a pile of leaves and duff. Besides, dead leaves and dirt smell soooo good! I use a lawn and leaf bag cut down the sides and unfolded as a ground cloth. It gives the vapor barrier that you need and it weighs next to nothing. I just stick a small stick in each corner to hold it in place.
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