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Cake day: June 15th, 2023

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  • I’m surprised to see this getting down voted. The Trump cultists are a powder keg, I wouldn’t feel safe in any building associated with Democrats or the Harris campaign personally. It’s not really a surprise they are shooting out windows, these are pissed off people with guns who believe a bunch of crazy shit. If you’re working in a building like this and you didn’t consider this possibility then you are naive to the reality of what you’re up against.
















  • In that case, I wouldn’t trust anything on the label or any of the packaging. If you can swing it, a quality down bag costs more up front but can last decades if you take proper care of it (mainly always store it dry and uncompressed, and avoid folding it). If you’re just car camping it’s maybe harder to justify but if you backpack at all the weight savings that come with down are really worth it. One of mine is almost 20 years old and still going strong, amortized over the life of the bag it was a great deal back when I bought it.


  • Grand Teton

    I’m not familiar with that brand and can’t find any useful info about them. I’d recommend not trusting the rating on there until you’ve established performance for yourself, and to bring something warm to put on so if it doesn’t live up to the rating you won’t be too miserable.

    Also, insulation from the ground is super important. If you don’t have a good sleeping pad, that will make a huge difference.