Trying a quilt?

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A place to chat about gear and the philosphy of ultralight. Ultralight bushwalking or backpacking focuses on carrying the lightest and simplest kit. There is still a good focus on safety and skill.

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Ultralight Bushwalking/backpacking is about more than just gear lists. Ultralight walkers carefully consider gear based on the environment they are entering, the weather forecast, their own skill, other people in the group. Gear and systems are tested and tweaked.
If you are new to this area then welcome - Please remember that although the same ultralight philosophy can be used in all environments that the specific gear and skill required will vary greatly. It is very dangerous to assume that you can just copy someone else's gear list, but you are encouraged to ask questions, learn and start reducing the pack weight and enjoying the freedom that comes.

Common words
Base pack backpacking the mass of the backpack and the gear inside - not including consumables such as food, water and fuel
light backpacking base weight less than 9.1kg
ultralight backpacking base weight less than 4.5kg
super-ultralight backpacking base weight less than 2.3kg
extreme-ultralight backpacking base weight less than 1.4kg
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hobbitle
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Trying a quilt?

Mon 20 Jul, 2015 2:30 pm

Does anyone know which stores in Melbourne I can hit up to see how quilts work (attachments etc) and what they are like? I am looking into the Katabatics or EE quilts (if anyone has any recommendations, please go ahead) but would need to buy online so want to test first...
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Re: Trying a quilt?

Mon 20 Jul, 2015 3:15 pm

Happy to show you my EE Rev. Where are you located?
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Re: Trying a quilt?

Wed 12 Aug, 2015 2:16 pm

I have a Katabaticgear Palisade - and its an awesome piece of gear. So well made, so warm, so awesome. Sadly (happily?) I mostly stopped bushwalking solo a few months after it arrived, and we now use a z-packs twin quilt. While there is love for the z-packs twin quilt (snuggles!), its not quite as sturdy feeling as the Palisade, not quite as lofty and not quite so "cloud of happiness" feeling. That said, its about the same price and weight as the Palisade and works well for one person too. Z packs do a single sleeping bag/quilt which is significantly cheaper than the Katabatics, and while I have not used one, a few friends have, and they love them. We are in Sale, Vic, and you can come and have a play if you like.
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