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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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