Down
Facts and Performance Sleeping Bags
LONG TERM FILL POWER?
Down processing technology has increased in sophistication
over the last decade allowing processes that can increase the fill
power of cheaper down. This gives you the customer a budget bag
with a seemingly expensive fill rating. The problem is that this
bag will soon lose this added loft, leaving you with a lacklustre
and disappointing sleeping bag. I know two sponsored climbers who
recently found themselves stuck together high on a mountain in sleeping
bags of apparent equal weight and fill. One bag was made in the
UK and lofted so well it looked as if the occupant had a bad case
of gas, while the other 'top' range bag made in the Far East resembled
an old sock.
The lesson is that if you want the best then buy premier bags from
the companies that have a good reputation and steer clear of the
meat and gravy 'festival' and car camping bags manufacturers making
bags by the tens of thousands. Remember a good bag shouldn't be
cheap, as there are no real bargains in this high quality market,
but good down will take a lifetime's abuse, dry cleaning and stuffing.
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