jmspagggi wrote:Never hiked any of the 2, so take my opinion lightly...
While looking at the product it seems warm enough, but what's about your hands, your foot, etc.? Are you going to have a restful sleep in it? You don't need that for the climbing, right? So you will pack it just for the sleep?
Thanks for the reply! I have TNF Himalayan mitts (primaloft Insulation and 600-fill RDS goose down insulation) for my hands, and the insualted boot liners from my La Sportiva Spantik double boot for my feet to sleep in. Plus I won't be exposed because I'll have a thermolite liner as well. I wouldn't only be bringing it to sleep in/lounge around in camp. I would be wearing it on summit day, even if it's overkill for Aconcagua. I was told my situation is kind of like gloves vs. mittens. My suit may be 800 fill and warm, but my extremities are individually covered in it, kind of like a glove as opposed to being completely covered like a mitten. And we all know mittens are warmer than gloves...but that's where I thought a thermolite liner paired with the suit would counter that argument. Anyone else have an opinion on my dilemma? Thanks in advanced!
P.S. I have a synthetic Marmot Tresle 0° sleeping bag. But it wouldn't be warm enough for Aconcagua and I'm hoping I can get out of having to drop another $700 + on a new -20, down sleeping bag...
P.S.S. I got the TNF down suit at half price of what it normally runs -- which can be a grand. I really want to take advantage of it's uses for Aconcagua, with 8000-m peaks on the radar at some point in the future!
-Mark