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Post by trinity on Feb 2, 2016 6:14:32 GMT -8
I thought the Cat's Meow was shaped for women. No, it's a unisex bag. One of my first bags was a Cat's Meow, I probably used it for 20 years. It was a great bag, but it definitely lost a lot of loft over the years. I'm sure you have good reasons for wanting a synthetic, but I'm definitely with the rest who have posted here, I would never even consider it. I'm too damned old to carry a bulky 3# bag that will only get me through three seasons.
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almostthere
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Post by almostthere on Feb 3, 2016 9:11:02 GMT -8
zipper failure was part of the reason I went to quilts. No zipper, no problem.
My 0 degree quilt weighs 26 oz, with 2 oz overstuff of Dri-Down -- it is the bomb. Four inches of solid loft, a drawcord at the neck, snaps up to make a footbox, opens out to a blanket if I want it to, loops along the hems if I want to tie it down to a sleeping pad. I put on a hat or balaclava (if it's subfreezing) and the toasting commences.
Hammock Gear makes great quilts. I just got a custom Enlightened Equipment quilt for my BIG boyfriend and it came with removable pad stabilizing straps. Fits him like a glove. Best $330 bucks I've spent in a while -- the synthetic junk bag he was using was under-rated, heavy, the zipper was destroyed, and he had to carry two pounds of clothes to layer up trying to use it. (He's very broad and tall -- clothes for him are larger than for an average person.) He's very happy to have a 20 degree quality quilt in his high school colors to boot.
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Post by tigger on Feb 3, 2016 10:05:02 GMT -8
I just got a custom Enlightened Equipment quilt I just ordered one as well - a Revelation 0 degree, wide. It will be used as part of my sleep system in the Arctic this spring. For some reason, I don't think my +40 down bag will work down to -50.
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Post by trinity on Feb 6, 2016 16:11:11 GMT -8
For some reason, I don't think my +40 down bag will work down to -50. But if anyone would try it, it would be you.
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idahobob
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Post by idahobob on Feb 9, 2016 9:25:11 GMT -8
I'm a recent convert to quilts, and have used a 40 degree Sea-to-Summit quilt down to about 32, and was fine. The freedom to toss and turn, and stick a leg out easily, is wonderful. It has a foot box for keeping feet warm, and is big enough to tuck in around the sides. I thought I would freeze my tuckus off, but its wonderful. It weights 1 lb 4 oz, and packs to the size a little bigger than a nalgene bottle.
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almostthere
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Post by almostthere on Feb 9, 2016 12:00:14 GMT -8
1 lb 4 oz is heavy for a quilt - my 20-25F quilt weighs about that. Why I prefer the cottage gear makers to major brands, for quilts... you get lighter fabrics and higher quality down for less money.
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Post by Coolkat on Feb 9, 2016 16:29:09 GMT -8
1 lb 4 oz is heavy for a quilt - my 20-25F quilt weighs about that. I'm pretty sure that is what my 20F quilt weighs. I wish I had discovered quilts long ago.
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Post by zeke on Feb 9, 2016 17:21:25 GMT -8
My 40* quilt from UGQ weighs 14 ounces. 1.5 inches of loft.
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