[pct-l] Brag

Sun Jan 6 02:22:34 CST 2008

I own the REI Kilo Plus -5 down bag. They changed them mid season last 
year, and went from 700 fill down to 750+, and the weight dropped a bit 
too on them. They didn't advertise this little fact, but I discovered it 
when I needed to return a bag and get a longer bag. I came home, weighed 
it, and discovered my new bag was lighter than the shorter bag was, and 
the down fill was rated higher than the old bag!  It lofts higher too! I 
call myself the original "freeze baby"- I definitely sleep cold- heck, 
I'm always cold. I found this to be a most satisfactory sleeping bag, as 
far as I have tested it so far- down into the low 20's F. I was in a 
tshirt and panties, no socks, no liner in the bag, and slept toasty 
warm. I was in a Henry Shire's Tarptent, and had left it wide open. I 
was in heaven! :-)

My wonderful Xmas gift was a Gregory Jade 50 pack...couple a pounds 
lighter than my other workhorse.....it has some nice features on it I 
think I will enjoy. Let's see how this lighter pack works for me! Wish 
me luck on my trend downwards!!!! ;-) 2 lbs subtracted from my total- a 
big leap if ever there was one!

KG

g l wrote:
> Chris-
>
> Coincidentally, I have been shopping online at REI this eve as well, 
> for a new bag.  I purchased a Marmot Helium +15 bag (new) on eBay a 
> couple weeks ago and have serious doubts about the warmth factor.  
> So....back to REl.  I'm leaning toward their Kilo Plus 0 bag.  REI 
> makes NICE bags.  Actually, I'll be re-buying this bag as I bought it, 
> used it in OR last fall and returned it (as much as I loved it), 
> hoping to get something lighter.  Well, I did- the Marmot is 1/2 lb 
> lighter, but what good is that if it isn't going to keep me warm???  
> You're going to LOVE your new bag.  I have never had such a warm and 
> comfy bag....the lining is like silk!  And yes, which side the zipper 
> is on matters a lot.  I too am right-handed and find it so awkward to 
> unzip a right-sided zipper.  I'll be getting a lefty on the new bag.
>
> Wheeew
>
> */cvano at tmail.com/* wrote:
>
>     Went to REI today! This is always an adventure and a difficult
>     excersise in keeping any money at all in my pocket. Anyway, I went
>     specifically to buy a new sleeping bag, my old one being 10 years old
>     and lost on that mountain, cashed 6' up in a tree and now under at
>     least
>     5' of snow.
>
>     So after about an hour of laying on the floor looking like a vagrant
>     with people stepping over me, while I fully tried out at least 6
>     bags, I
>     finally decided that the 15 degree Zepher Regular was the best option
>     for me.
>
>     They had ONE left with a left hand zipper. Actually, they had one
>     left
>     of several different kinds, but some were gone, this being the end of
>     the end of the year clearance. I was lucky to get the bag I wanted to
>     start with and not have to settle for less, or more money. The pad I
>     wanted (Exped 7) is lost and gone forever.
>
>     The left hand zipper... I'm right handed but have never been able to
>     figure out how to bend my elbow to zip up a right hand zipper bag. I
>     had to do all kinds of contortions for 10 minutes or so, while
>     freezing,
>     just to get'er done, and then I'd remember something, spend another 5
>     minutes getting out, and then have do it all over again. With this
>     one,
>     I just reach over and zip it up. Is this a common problem? Has anyone
>     really ever thought about this? Does anyone really care?
>
>     As I was walking around looking at all the other 'I Wants,' I
>     stopped in
>     the shoe dept to see if anything could be done about the annoying
>     squeak
>     that had developed in my left shoe. (I was in the Bellingham, WA.
>     store
>     and talked to Mickey.) She said that it would NEVER go away and to
>     please let her replace them! I did, and she did. New shoes AND a new
>     sleeping bag from REI for a BUC and change. You can't beat that with
>     any stick!
>
>     I'm going outside now... no wait... no I'm not... its raining
>     seals and
>     otters... and I didn't get my pad... I'm turning off the heater
>     now and
>     climbing into my new bag inside the boat... Ahhh, comfy, cozy... Nite
>
>     It's not the Mountain that we conquer,
>     but Ourselves. Anon.
>
>     Ol' Three Toes aka Chris
>     S/V Drifter ~~~_/)~~~
>     Anacortes, WA.
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