前言：
一些技术和装备上的进步总是因为有人有些创新的想法，
不甘于老是被旧的东西束缚。
从这点上，
我们要佩服那个发明了FRIENDS的老头---RAY JARDINE，
他总能在前面嘲笑我们，
当我们津津乐道于厂商提供的哪件商品具有更好的特性的时候，
他却无视所有的规则。
在武侠小说里面，
已臻化境的高手总是手上无招，
随心所欲。
这让我们觉得羞愧，
并为我们在户外领域想象力的贫乏而汗颜。
How does the quilt work?
The ray-way quilt is used at camp or home for sleeping beneath at night.
It works like a sleeping bag, but is open underneath you.
You lie on your foam pad and drape the quilt over you like a blanket.
But unlike a blanket, the quilt is contoured,
so that it molds to the shape of your body.
If desired you may tuck the edges of the quilt under you,
but usually this is not necessary.
Why not use a sleeping bag?
The problem with a sleeping bag is your weight compresses the insulation under you nearly to nothing.
These modern insulations depend on their thickness for warmth,
so the part crushed beneath you does you no good.
That is why you must also use a foam pad.
Without the pad,
the cold would come up from the ground,
and pass through the sleeping bags crushed insulation.
The ray-way quilt eliminates the useless part of the sleeping bag flattened beneath you.
Our quilt is just as warm as a sleeping bag of equal thickness,
but is much more efficient in terms of its reduced weight and bulk.
History
Prior to the advent of sleeping bags, people slept beneath blankets.
In fact,
the use of blankets made of animal hides probably dates back to the dawn of prehistory.
Later, blankets were woven of many different materials.
Until the late 1800's most outdoor enthusiasts camped with wool blankets.
But when sleeping bags were introduced, blankets became obsolete.
This was because sleeping bags were lighter and less bulky for the same warmth.
Our quilts have made sleeping bags obsolete for the same reasons.
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发表于 2005-9-6 23:08
