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HOW TO: How To Stay Warm in a Sleeping Bag.
Just because your sleeping bag goes down to 10 degrees doesn't mean you can just slide in at nighttime and be toasty all night. Follow these tips to keep your heat close. Use a quality sleeping...
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GEAR: Sleeping Bag Lingo 101
From 'Brushed Inner Lining' to 'Zipper Tube', get your sleeping bag lingo straight before you go shopping and you'll put the know-it-all sales person to shame. Study up at Backpacker.com.
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HOW TO: DIY Insulated Backpacking Hammock.
It's official. everyone should make one of these: an insulated backpacking hammock.Follow this how-to to get yourself off the ground and sleeping in style...unless there are bears. Then you should stay in the tent.
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GEAR: The Hanging Sleeping Bag Shelter
Check out designers John Moriarty and Billy Harney's concept emergency shelter, which they call 'Cocoon', although a more descriptive name might have been 'Uvula'. But I digress. Basically, it's an insulated sleeping bag that users could hang from...
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GEAR: DIY Warm-Weather Sleeping Bag. (Weighs only 289 grams!)
Ke Wu, from Asidesign, sewed a homemade sleeping bag for summer weather that weighs 289 grams, or about .6 lbs.Here's the stats:Fully 3D down room structured,100g 95% white goose down filled,Complete downproof,Breathable,Super water repellent,High density...