Saturday, March 26, 2011

Sleeping Bag - REI Expedition -20

I debated long and hard about whether to buy a sleeping bag for the trip or to just rent one from Team Kilimanjaro.  I decided to rent one since I don't really camp much and a good bag is expensive.  That said, I found a used expedition bag on sale at the REI garage sale this weekend and bought it!!  It is the REI Expedition -20 bag and it is gorgeous.  This bag has gotten some great reviews on backpacker.com and other sites. 


Specifications on the bag:

800 fill power goose down on top (700 fill on bottom)
DWR ripstop nylon shell
3 lbs 10 oz

Backpacker.com review: 

It goes without saying that on a high-mountain trip, a warm bag is the difference between sleeping and shivering. Yet many climbers continue to lose precious zzzzs because they want to save weight or money–or both–on a cold-weather bag. If that's you, get the Kilo Expedition and say goodnight. The 800-fill down bag is conservatively rated, and has a cut that's efficient but roomy enough for layering clothes. The nylon shell's DWR coating easily repelled tent-floor condensation and canopy frost. The Kilo closes with dual parallel zippers rather than a standard zipper and flap. The design eliminates cold spots, and also allows you to mircomanage fit and warmth (open or close the inner zipper). There was minor down leakage, and the zippers occasionally stuck, but neither problem is unusual in ultra-poofy winter bags. Bonus: It comes with a silnylon compression stuffsack. $359; 3 lbs. 12 oz. (regular); 3 sizes (short, regular, long).

Links:

REI Expedition -20 
Backpacker Gear Review

1 comment:

  1. I like this sleeping bag and its so gorgeous having nice creativity. It would be comfortable and compatible for carrying at travel time.


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