EDIT/APPROVAL OR- Marmot Plasma 15- Doug White
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Hi Doug, Nice review and clear, helpful pics. Several edits for you in the usual BGT format: EDIT: must be changed Edit: should be changed but will be left to your discretion Comment: just that or something to think about When corrected, you can upload to: Sleep Gear > Sleeping Bags > Marmot Plasma 15 Don't forget to delete your draft folder. Happy trails, ~Bob ###Fill power: 900 (Note than manufacturer now calls it 875+) EDIT: (Note: the manufacturer EDIT: Please add when you purchased it, or when you believe it was manufactured (since you do make it clear that you don't have the latest version) ###The vertical baffle system is claimed to allow heat transfer vertically instead of horizontally so that the body extremeties are warmed more efficiently. EDIT: extremities ###The bag is only offerred in one color EDIT: offered ###The zipper is only offerred as a left-zip option EDIT: offered ###Black for the exterior and beluga(blue) for the interior. EDIT: beluga (blue) ###It is my go to bag for three-season use. EDIT: go-to ###I do find when I get any cold spots, some light fluffing of the down and it is fixed. Edit: would read better this way (but your call): I do find that when I get any cold spots I lightly fluff the down and it is fixed. ###both of them in the stuff sack together for extra space saving in my backpack. EDIT: space-saving ###I have noticed that the zipper tends to stick a little. Luckily the fabric is thin enough, it can be pulled out of the snagged zipper with no damage to the fabric. EDIT: first phrase not clear, do you mean the zipper teeth stick, or that the fabic is getting stuck in the teeth (or both)? Comment: if the former, you can get zipper lubricant that helps it run smoothly. I have found that bag zippers are always prone to fabric snagging occasionally, no matter how well designed. ###The same thing occurrs when snow falls on it EDIT: occurs