sleeping bag liners

[Quixoticgeek]

I currently use a snugpak ts1 liner, gt'gp lovely and warm, but very bulky and relatively heavy. I'm pondering the idea of replacing it with a silk liner, specificaly the sea to summit one. How does silk compare in terms of warmth? Are they warm enough to use on their own in the summer?

Cheers

Julia

 

[bearbait]

I use a Rab hooded silk liner. Very pleased with it. Squishes down smaller than my fist and is light. Dries fast when washed too.

I do use it alone but depends how hot/which country the summer is in. I tend to drag a bit of sleeping bag over me in the cooler part of the night if necessary. Maybe you could substitute some warm clothing over you if you didn't want to carry a bag?

 

[bilmo-p5]

Snugpak's Thermalon liner is very good IMO. A 6' tube of brushed, knitted polyester, sewn up at one end with a drawstring at the other. Packs down to about a 500ml beer can size. Hugs the body.

I don't care for the ordinary silk liners but after wearing silk thermals, I do fancy a knitted silk liner. Last time I looked up silk jersey it was frightening.

 

[janso]

Snugpak silk liner here Q; use it as a gonk bag liner to limit washes of bag in the main, especially down. Used on its own in the tropics; last time was the Philippines to limit sticking to the mattress! In the UK through the summer, I'd never consider it without a summer bag - no thermal value on its own.


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[Angry Pirate]

As above. I use a DD silk liner to keep my down bags clean. Nice and comfy but not a a huge amount of insulation. That said, I do feel the cold.

 

[tiger stacker]

i use a ten year old blue sea to summit, it works ok for me.

 

[Quixoticgeek]

Thanks everyone, plenty to think about.

J

 

[KayakFisherFinland]

I'm dreaming of the merino one cause it never seems to be warm enough for me. It's just a wee bit too steep to just pick it up for occasional use.

 

[KayakFisherFinland]

After looking around, it dawned to me, how hard can it be to make one? Even with a zipper, easier without, but still. Must find fabric in light weight wool, usually they come 150cm wide, so get 2m and a bit of sewing and one has a 75cm wide bag. Could get as cheap as 10 euro in 100% wool if I can live with "old man pants" look

 

[mikedefieslife]

Unless it's super fine, a full on wool (not merino) liner is likely to be pretty bulky though.

 

[bilmo-p5]

After looking around, it dawned to me, how hard can it be to make one? Even with a zipper, easier without, but still. Must find fabric in light weight wool, usually they come 150cm wide, so get 2m and a bit of sewing and one has a 75cm wide bag. Could get as cheap as 10 euro in 100% wool if I can live with "old man pants" look

It's not at all difficult to make a liner, and if you look for wool jersey fabric it may well come in tubular form which would reduce the amount of sewing required.

 

[DurhamBushcrafter]

It's not at all difficult to make a liner, and if you look for wool jersey fabric it may well come in tubular form which would reduce the amount of sewing required.

LOTS of options here Bilmo....... http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...TRS0&_nkw=tubular+wool+jersey+fabric&_sacat=0

 

[KayakFisherFinland]

Must go to the shops and have a feel (and check weight/m2), friend is a seamstress who works for beer, so sewing (straight) won't be an issue