<p>hey everyone. i'm looking for a sleeping bag to buy for the trip, but i'm not sure what temperature rating i should buy. 0 F to 10 F, 15 F to 35 F, or 35+ F. The below 10 degrees F one seems a little extreme to me, and it's bigger than the rest=burden to pack/carry. does anyone have any ideas?</p>
<p>I think my son had one rated to 15 -- 35 F. He went on the intermediate hiking trip, so slept in a tent. It collapsed into a small bag, and seemed to be warm enough. I can't imagine that you need anything rated for colder weather, since you'll probably be in a tent or a cabin.</p>
<p>do we have to get absolutely everything on the list? i mean, i'm doing leisurely hiking, and i just don't feel like going out and buying a winter hat/cap</p>
<p>you really dont need everytihng but then again there are some random things that you absolutely will need that dont seem like it so to be safe jjust get everything</p>
<p>stupidestofthesmart, you may only be doing leisurely hiking, but it still gets cold at night in NH. Maybe not a hat, but do take clothes for cool weather.</p>
<p>stupidestofthesmart -</p>
<p>there is another thread about what you do and don't need in terms of equipment for leisurely hiking. You don't hike from place to place, you are based at a cabin, so you don't need the frame pack, and you can bring more than you could on the other trips because you just leave it at the cabin during the day. But Garrr! is right. In terms of clothing it will be cold at night. D went on leisurely hiking and I'm pretty sure she wore the hat. And if you don't own a hat now you had better buy one anyway, because the winters in Hanover are COLD!!!</p>
<p>another question everybody: what do we do on the first day we arrive in hanover for our trip if we're part of the 2nd group that immediately can move in after the DOC trip end? i've heard that we can put whatever we brought into our dorms on the first day, but where do we sleep at night?</p>
<p>after you put your stuff in your dorms you do everything as though you were just showing up for the DOC trip. You sleep with the DOC groups and I think you eat dinner with the DOC trippees.</p>