Re: Re: Thermarest bags

Have you looked at the Gear for Sale forum @ White Blaze lately? 

There were a couple of WM bags listed ... But not at "used" prices.  

Of course you can always offer to buy for what you believe is fairer than what's listed.

Friend of mine picked up 2 WM bags there 4-5 years ago for just under 50% List.

Coosa 

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On Apr 3, 2013, at 11:40 PM, "John" <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Actually, I just found a fairly comprehensive review:
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> http://www.trailspace.com/gear/therm-a-rest/antares-20/
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> However, I gotta wonder a little, when the guy says "a roomy as-all-get-out, two pound, 20-degree down bag for around $350, the Antares is a helluva deal." He claims the construction is good, though it's made in China. But still, as I found searching some blog, "Chinese-made, 750-fill down, AND expensive ?!?", and I have to agree. Nothwithstanding that it's pretty easy to find one of these for 20%-off (e.g. currently-active coupon for REI members), so the price is really high-$200s; good luck finding that WM bag for 20%-off.
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> Still, I'm not really that interested in whether it's a good deal - I'm interested in whether I'll like it on the trail. Given that I'm committed to the idea of an enclosed bag, the main other contender is the WM AlpinLite; I'd get either in the "long" size for the extra girth. On Antares, the circumferences are 60/40/30"; for ApinLite they are 65/56/39". So the trade-off is shoulder versus hip clearance. Hmm ... I'm tempted to think shoulder-room is more important for me, as a bony-shouldered side-sleeper; OTOH, one of the main tight spots I found in my old WM VersaLite was about the knees, since I've gotta have some padding between the knees.
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> > Anyone tried Therm-a-Rest's new line of sleeping bags ? They're kinda like the Big Agnes system, where there's not much insulation on the bottom, so an insulated pad is required to complete the thermal envelope. But instead of using a pad sleeve, they use straps. Apparently they work with wide pads (i.e. 25"), which I require; none of the BA bags that meet my weight/volume requirements work with pads larger than 20".
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