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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.Re: Sleeping Bag Recommendations
Tue 08 Oct, 2013 8:12 pm
McWade wrote:The Pinnacle and Helium share the same rating, don't they? Wondering why it is you're recommending the Pinnacle. Perhaps I've misunderstood
Not quite. Helium is -8.7C. Pinnacle is -9.4C.
http://marmot.com/products/helium
http://marmot.com/products/pinnacle
Re: Sleeping Bag Recommendations
Tue 08 Oct, 2013 8:21 pm
Strider wrote:Not quite. Helium is -8.7C. Pinnacle is -9.4C.
Is that .7 deg C difference in rating significant? I hardly believe all 32F rated bags are exactly 32.00F rated to 1 or two decimal places.
Re: Sleeping Bag Recommendations
Wed 09 Oct, 2013 4:16 pm
GPSGuided wrote:Strider wrote:Not quite. Helium is -8.7C. Pinnacle is -9.4C.
Is that .7 deg C difference in rating significant? I hardly believe all 32F rated bags are exactly 32.00F rated to 1 or two decimal places.
You're probably right but then again if they are using the EN rating system I can definitely see some manufacturers adding or removing X trams of down to achieve some very specific rating. Certainly +/- 1 degree C rating is not going to be noticeable.
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