Testing my backpacking gear

Last night I was testing my new set of backpacking sleeping gear! It was cold and rainy night (~38 F) and I was surprisingly warm in my new goose down quilt! Well, maybe it was not a big surprise, considering how much I paid for this quilt! (~$500). But it is so light weight, warm and compact!

Meanwhile, same night, a few blocks from our street - check this out!