<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">We carried 2 lb down bags on our Sept-Oct Camino trip in 2001. The problem was that they were always too warm. The refugios were always quite warm, just from body heat, and there seemed to be an aversion to opening windows. We didn't have to sleep outside, but I think a 2 lb down bag ((20 degree rated) would be fine. We use the same bags backpacking in the California Sierra Nevada, where ice will form at night and are warm enough - at worst, wear all your clothing in the bag on the few cold nights.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Palatino Linotype" LANG="0">Ralph Alcorn<BR>
www.backpack45.com<BR>
Shepherd Canyon Books<BR>
Publisher of We're in the Mountains, Not Over the Hill: Tales and Tips from Seasoned Women Backpackers</FONT></HTML>