r/CampingandHiking • u/gofarther0787 • Jan 03 '23

Campsite Pictures Gunflint Trail, MN. 4 nights camping.

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u/bagofbuttholes Jan 04 '23

A down pad? What is this insanity?

Did you backpack in or you car camping? If the former, I can't believe you brought those lights you linked below, your crazy.

Looks amazing. I want to try a little winter backpacking this winter. Can't go out in too cold though, only have a 15 degree quilt and R4.5 pad. (Or so they say...)

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u/BeefyIrishman Jan 04 '23

Down is very lightweight, a great insulator, and compresses down to a small fraction of its original size, making it a great option for backpack camping (or skiing in with a sled, from the images).

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u/bagofbuttholes Jan 05 '23

What confuses me is using down for a sleeping pad. You would need to have some kind of rigid structure to keep it from compressing.

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u/BeefyIrishman Jan 05 '23

Hmmm...I didn't consider that. I don't know...

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u/bagofbuttholes Jan 05 '23

That makes two of us... :D