By Land Podcast
This podcast is about learning how to have better backcountry experiences and understanding why spending time outside matters in the first place.
I have conversations with people from diverse outdoor backgrounds to learn from them and hear their personal stories. I cover everything from backpacking, hiking, hunting, conservation, and outdoor skills to the broader role the outdoors can play in our health, perspective, and everyday lives.
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-Emory, By Land
By Land Podcast
#15 - Ultralight Quilts with Enlightened Equipment
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Skylar Ogren is the Head of Marketing for Enlightened Equipment and joins me on this episode to explain what exactly a "quilt" is and how it will benefit you in the backcountry. You're about to learn what a quilt is, how it works, who Enlightened Equipment is, how down "fill" ratings impact your comfort levels and overall pack weight, and much more!
Show Notes and Links
- Intro to EE
- Defining a “quilt”
- Quilts versus regular bags
- Common concerns with going with a sleeping quilt
- Sleeping in a quilt
- How a quilt can reduce your overall pack weight
- Benefits of better sleep
- Why Thru Hikers have chosen quilts over traditional bags
- AT Speed Record set this year by a user of Enlightened Equipment
- Impacts of having more weight than what you need in your pack
- The differences in the quality of down
- How down fill weight works
- Enlightened Equipment origin story and timeline
- Ordering process, options, and custom-built quilts
- Times when quilts don’t make “sense”
- How to choose a quilt for your application
- Skylar’s advice for choosing gear
- Enlightened Equipment product offerings
- How to reach EE
- www.enlightenedequipment.com
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