I like the idea of added warmth and keeping the sleeping bag cleaner with a silk liner. To those who have used these, how do they work for someone who turns over a lot during the night - would I be tied in knots by morning or do they tend to turn with you like an extra layer of clothing?
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I used a silk liner on my thru-hike and my experience was it turning with me. Getting into the liner and bag was more of an issue. What I did was gather up the liner on top of my bag about half way and then insert my feet and legs into it. I’d then pull my legs to my chest and get into my bag. I then worked the liner up my body as I closed my bag, after a few times it became easier to do. But my bag, which is from Feathered Friends, has little loops sawn into it for tying a liner into the bag. I think they offer a silk liner for that purpose. So you may check with the maker of your bag. They may offer a liner that will tie into their bags. I didn’t have a silk liner at my start of the trail and bought one at the NOC. Actually it isn’t really a liner but more of a silk bag. Just a note, the silk liner or bag was good in hostels that didn’t offer sheets. On hot nights in my tent it was good to use it to sleep on top of my bag. So it has other purposes.
Two Scoops
I used a silk liner every night of my '04 thruhike and found it to be one of my best pieces of equipment! I roll frequently in my sleep but never had any problems. The liner’s tighter than my WM Ultralite sleeping bag, so it’d cling to me as I rolled. The bag unforturately likes to roll with me as well. The most amazing part of the whole deal? I slept in that liner/bag the whole trip - over 150 nights - and the sleeping bag has NO odor. I threw out my hiking shirt, left my backpack in the wind for 2 months, but my sleeping bag is in perfect shape. The liner’s toast but was well worth it!
Squish