Re: Non-breathable raingear.

I have a stupid question.....
Could you not make the cagoule extra long (an extension past your 
feet with drawstring) to also serve as a VBL inside your sleeping bag?

TIA,
bill

--- In BackpackingLight-F5Bj5G+ccuY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ed Stiles <elstiles@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> > From: "David Couch" <david-YC78yCVKCwA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Ed,
> > Thanks for the idea. Am I right in assuming that a cagoule comes 
down to about
> > knee level?
> 
> Yes, although if you make your own, you could make it shorter or 
longer.
> 
> > If so this sounds great for rain but a bit cumbersome when you
> > use it just as a wind shell, when normal jacket length would be 
more
> > convenient.
> 
> You know, you're right -- it could be cumbersome, especially around 
camp. I
> hadn't thought of that.
> 
> They often have a drawstring at the bottom, so you can tuck your 
legs inside
> and close the bottom to make an emergency bivouac bag if you get 
caught out
> overnight on a day hike. So I might put a drawstring in mine. (The 
plans
> might actually call for that. Can't remember for sure.) That way, I 
could
> fold the bottom under and pull it up to my waist and fasten it 
around my
> waist with the drawstring. It would still be longer than a jacket, 
but maybe
> about anorak length at that point.
> > 
> > How about making the bottom part removable (like the legs on 
covertible
> > pants).        
> 
> This also is a possibility, but it would require a very long 
separating
> zipper, which might be hard to find. Another option would be to use 
Velcro
> instead of a zipper. But I think I'll try the drawstring idea 
because it
> will quite a bit easier to sew.
> 
> I think I'll present all my sewing projects to BackpackingLite 
before I
> start on them from now on -- two important design improvements 
already this
> afternoon!
> 
> -- Ed