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The Ripple Creek 35-degree sleeping bag BLOWS MY MIND

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starlagurl	Jan 9 2008, 09:57 AM Post #1
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Check it out, NEVER slide off your Thermarest again! http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080108/NEWS/141549627 -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

ScottWoz	Jan 9 2008, 07:23 PM Post #2
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	Looks good, I just wonder how many people actually have 'sliding problems' in their sleep? -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

starlagurl	Jan 10 2008, 10:39 AM Post #3
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	I definitely do. Sooooooo many times I have woken up FREEZING COLD because I slid off my mat. Usually it's related to problems of tent location ie. on a hill. -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

zxt	Jan 16 2008, 06:43 AM Post #4
Drifter Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 16-January 08 Member No.: 126980	Good thing I never "slide" when sleeping

starlagurl	Jan 16 2008, 11:32 AM Post #5
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	I don't believe it! Why not? What are you doing that I"m not doing? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

ScottWoz	Jan 17 2008, 12:38 AM Post #6
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	'Sleeping' I guess. I don't slide either. You sure you're not a 'sleep-wriggler'? -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

starlagurl	Jan 17 2008, 12:08 PM Post #7
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	It's from the incline, I swear! Doesn't anybody else get this? I can't believe it. -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

ScottWoz	Jan 17 2008, 03:08 PM Post #8
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	Was listening to Paul Simon's 'Slip slidin' away...' last night. Reminded me of your sleeping patterns.. -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

starlagurl	Jan 17 2008, 03:11 PM Post #9
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	rolls eyes -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

radsolv	Jan 17 2008, 04:29 PM Post #10
Globetrotter Group: Members Posts: 294 Joined: 2-November 04 From: Yonkers, NY, USA Member No.: 95	Definitely had a slippin' 'n slidin' problem when back country overnighting. Even the slightest slope was a problem for there was virtually zero friction between bag and thermarest. And in the back country perfectly level sites were rare. But there is still a problem of the bag-pad combo sliding on the slippery tent floor. -------------------- radsolv Travel Logs

wakingdream	Jan 17 2008, 04:59 PM Post #11
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5853 Joined: 18-August 06 From: Guelph, Ontario Member No.: 13336	QUOTE(ScottWoz @ Jan 9 2008, 07:23 PM) Looks good, I just wonder how many people actually have 'sliding problems' in their sleep? Oh Scott, it just depends on what you're doing in your 'sleep' dude. Nudge, nudge, wink wink. -------------------- ~Susie 'Yesterday's the past and tomorrow's the future. Today is a gift - which is why they call it the present.'

ScottWoz	Jan 17 2008, 05:21 PM Post #12
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	Ahhhh, it was the second wink that sealed it.. -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

radsolv	Jan 17 2008, 07:04 PM Post #13
Globetrotter Group: Members Posts: 294 Joined: 2-November 04 From: Yonkers, NY, USA Member No.: 95	Thinking further about the slippery bag problem. I seem to remember seeing a gizmo in an outdoor catalog to solve the problem. And you wouldn't have to buy a new sleeping bag. But you could probably fashion one yourself. Two long strips of ribbon. Striip of Velcro tape on opposite ends of each ribbon. Wrap each ribbon near top and bottom of bag, thermarest combo, tighten and fasten. Think the idea is easy enough to visualize. Additionally if slipping on the tent floor is also a problem. More velcro. A couple of strips on the tent floor to match up with some strips centered on the ribbons so that they will be on the bottom of the bag. Is the picture clear? Feasible? Simple, inexpensive? -------------------- radsolv Travel Logs

starlagurl	Jan 18 2008, 09:11 AM Post #14
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Ingenious, have you tried it yet? Let me know if you do. -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

radsolv	Jan 18 2008, 12:58 PM Post #15
Globetrotter Group: Members Posts: 294 Joined: 2-November 04 From: Yonkers, NY, USA Member No.: 95	A few minuets thought and who needs the ribbons. Strips or patches of Velcro on the bottom of the sleeping bag to match complementary strips/patches on top of the Thermarest. Attach and detach in seconds. No extra weight, no new bag. Some Velcro strips must be sewn on some pasted on by simply removing the paper covering the sticky surface on he side opposite the Velcro hooks or eyes. I have not tried this out. I fear my days of packing into the wilderness may be over. Obviously the strips on the Thermarest can not be sewn on. It might be best to sew the strips to the sleeping bag. In my experience the sticky backing on the Velcro is not very effective. Might try using a stronger glue. I hear praises for the new Gorilla glue. But be sure to read the directions on the glue as to what surfaces it does and does not work on. Another word: Remember the old Ensolite pads that predated Thermarest. Bulky but light and cheap. Rolled and fastened to a back pack on the outside. Their surface provided a fair amount of friction and don't recall sliding when I used it as being a problem. I'll bet you'd still see through hikers on the Appalachian or John Muir trails with Ensolite rolls on the outside of their packs. -------------------- radsolv Travel Logs

starlagurl	Jan 18 2008, 03:40 PM Post #16
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Yeah I wonder if it would be strong enough for me though... If I did buy a new bag, I would buy this one though... No, I do not work for the company that makes them, I'm just REALLY impressed. -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

katieontherun	Feb 1 2008, 07:40 AM Post #17
Wayfarer Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Austria Member No.: 380	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Jan 9 2008, 03:57 PM) Check it out, NEVER slide off your Thermarest again! http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080108/NEWS/141549627 Hey, I used to slip and slide and then just to try wrapped my sarong (cotton) around the sleeping pad, and it works great, even on inclines. It also keeps sand and soil and sunoil and whatever else off the pad. Might be a budget option for you. -------------------- Katharina www.travelpod.com/members/katieontherun

starlagurl	Feb 1 2008, 11:41 AM Post #18
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Do you mean you wrapped the sarong around just the sleeping pad, or you wrapped the sarong around the sleeping bad/sleeping bag combo together? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

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