Originally Posted by
oldride
I've used down many times on sea kayak trips. I put it in a dry bag, no problem.
+1. Pretty much any piece of gear that goes into a kayak needs to be in a dry bag anyhow.
Originally Posted by
txvintage
Anyone used/using a military surplus down mummy?
I've looked into using a military surplus synthetic bag on top of my lighter down bag. I think I'm going to buy one of Carinthia's military models new after all.
Regarding packing size, all the military synthetic models I've looked into are big, stuffed or not. A similar down bag would obviously be smaller and lighter than synthetic, but my general impression was they are not particularly interested in optimising size/weight. For my intended use (winter bag) it doesn't matter so much, but YMMV.
--J