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View from my tarp of the river during the first rain in that area in over 2 months. Surprised me, got my sleeping bag (previous model REI Magma, rated to 7F I think) a bit wet, was bathing in the river and had it hanging in a tree in a mesh bag to air out, had to come up out of the river real quick, grab it and get it up under the tarp. I only used it one night though, and just used my Sea to Summit bag liner up to my neck, with REI Polartec fleece pants, REI mid weight base layer top, and some thick wool socks, all in my bivy sack (now discontinued REI Minimalist). It was colder up in those mountains, but still not truly cold (felt like mid to upper 40s, but I have no idea for sure).
Only a couple of parts of the shell of the sleeping bag got a little wet, and I was able to dab it dry with a piece of gear that I rarely see get mentioned, but I found to be indispensable, a camp towel. I have three...two small hand ones, and one mid sized body one, all REI. I mostly wound up only using one of the small hand ones, even to dab myself dry after river bathing, then let the breeze do the rest. Were it to be colder, however, I'd use the body one more, and already have a fire going beforehand, assuming I didn't just give myself a spot splash bath instead altogether. Anyway, camp towels, for long term camp, make a heck of a difference in quality of life.
