But once I tried the ($400), I happily dumped the old one, and haven’t looked back. With 800-fill goose down, it’s deliciously warm, totally comfortable, and as spacious as I need, as GoLite calls it, “a wider mummy shape.” But it’s also amazingly light, at just three pounds(!). Yet when you pull it out of its stuff sack, it swells up like a warm cloud if you give it a good shake.
You can either jam your clothes in the hood for a pillow, or else pull the hood tight over your head and use the draw strings for a cozy incubation. With strategically-placed sections of highly-breathable, waterproof around the hood and feet, the bag stays dry thanks to a paper-thin membrane. It packs away to the size of many a bag offering half its warmth. It also has a full-length zip.
Disadvantages? In a bag that weighs so little and keeps you warm in the single digits, the downside might be the cost – though it’s worth every penny of its $400.
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