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Comments about REI Polar Pod +25 Sleeping Bag:
The bag is very nice and has all the features that you find in upper end more expensive bag - draft tube covering the zipper, a pouch for a small camping pillow, wide chest area and a comfortable hood. I do have a couple of things that I don't like about the bag. The foot box is a little small and not very wide. I have a size 11 foot and I thought that it was tight. I am also 6 foot 4 and the bag is barely long enough. If you're taller than me it might not fit you. Lastly, I didn't think that it compressed very well. I have a mountain hardware 0 deg and a mountainsmith 20 deg bag that packs up smaller. With that said it will compress down small enough to get into your backpack's sleeping bag compartment.
The bag is warm, comfortable and the price was very right. I would recommend this sleeping bag despite the noted designs deficiencies.
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Used canoe camping in BWCA. I was in a rush on this last-minute trip and didn't think it through. Mummy bags were invented to torture people who are "sprawlers". My mistake for purchasing it. The bag is well-made, temperature rated properly (it got down to 33 deg. and I do not doubt it would have handle 25). I am 5'10", 220# and found the standard bag to be extremely cramped in the footbox area, short, and I could not comfortably zip it up fully or my arms would have been trapped. Like most bags it is "slippery" and doesn't stay on a pad well. A zipper pull needs to be on the inside of the bag. I did discover after my trip was over that there is a handy little zip pocket for a small flashlight, wallet, or what have you.
To sum up, if you don't mind sleeping with your legs sandwiched together it was great, for us sprawlers who like to be able to turn over and move our legs, stick with a rectangular bag.
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I've used this most recently on a week-long camping trip in Colorado at an elevation of about 12,000 feet. It was July and temperatures stayed above 35ºF at night. I was in a tent with a minimal sleeping pad. I ended up wearing two thick base layers, wool socks, and a wool cap to sleep and was still freezing! I am inclined to say the ratings are way off on this one. Additionally, I am a 5'10" woman and this bag is supposedly for those up to 6"...honestly, I no longer have feeling in one of my toes because this thing was so snug!!! Overall, I thought I was getting another quality REI product at a great price, but really I was just wasting my money. Very disappointed.
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Had this for over a year and used in the Northwest. The first few times it was used without a sleeping pad. Much like any other sleeping bag, I got slightly cold from convection while sleeping on the ground. When used with the light-core 1.5 pad convection and comfort was no longer an issue.
The shell of the bag seems to be slightly on the less durable side. I had a little bit of the polyester come out of one of the seams and a little melted paracord got on it and melted a small hole. With the REI guarantee, to me this outweighs the lack of durability because I can just trade in for a new one.
The features of this bag do not shine until its actually used. There is a piece of insulated fabric on the inside, behind the zipper, preventing the bag from losing unnecessary heat.That will snag if you unzip too fast, but no big deal if you pay attention. The headpiece has a ripcord style to minimize heat loss through the head. My favorite part is the little pocket near the head which is big enough to hold an ipod so I can listen to music while sleeping and not worry about waking up with it at my feet.
The physical area inside is large enough to hold an average person. I am 5'11" and weigh 190 lbs. I haven't experienced constriction on my body. If you are worried about this, go to REI and lay down in one to be sure this is not an issue for your body.
The largest complaint I have is the 'wetness' or condensation I experience when I use it in wet environments. This is not an issue because the body heat will dry out the inside of the bag. One way I could avoid this was by rolling it up in the compression sack during the day.
The sack does not feel excessively heavy but I would consider it bulky for two reasons. First the bag does not come with a compression sack and second the uncompressed size is large. You need to buy a compression sack to make it easy to carry which takes away from the lower price tag. At $30-$40 this puts it in a higher bracket for sleeping bag comparison. So either use the regular stuff sack and deal with the large size or spend $40 on the compression sack. Or, buy a better bag for $40 more that comes with a compression sack.
Overall, this is an excellent first sleeping bag for a beginner backpacker. The REI guarantee helps to reduce the purchaser dissonance. I would not recommend this as a 4 season bag because the accumulation of condensation.
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bought this bag about 2 years ago. After only about two dozen uses I feel I can accurately say that spend your money elsewhere. The temperature reading is inaccurate on a good day. REI has started using a way to find a bags temperature range that I find to be complete BS. I have used the bag on nights it gets down to 30 degrees and I freeze with layers on while my friend in his 40 degree bag stays warm through the night. Not only is it for its temperature range it stuffs to the size of a small car with a compression sack. And if that doesnt scare you away from the product I want you to know that after the few times ive used it there developed about an 8 inch tear in the bag. I bought the bag because of the price but now it appears I will be buying a new bag just because I was trying to be cheap. Last note, spend the extra money and dont believe the REI temperature ratings.
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This thing is way to tight around the shoulders and is extremely big and ways to much.
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My friends and I went car camping through the US South West during the first week of May. We camped in Sedona, Grand Canyon, Death Valley, at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite, and Napa Valley. My Polar Pod was great in terms of keeping myself warm (average low temperature thought the trip was around 36-40 degrees F) and once I figured the most comfortable to tuck my pillow inside the sleeping bag it was more than wonderful. There are a few things that could improve this sleeping bad: 1. There is almost no room for the feet, specially if they are size 12; 2. It is easy to slide off your sleeping pad even in the smallest inclines; 3. The zipper get stuck easily.
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Bought two of these for my son and I for overnight hiking. It's a nice bag -- a little tight if you're used to a more rectangular bag. The hood part wasn't necessary for the temps we were in but it doubled nicely as a pillow.
My only complaint -- the zipper snags very easily. I don't think we zipped the bag up or down once wihtout getting stuck on some extra fabric. I'm thinking I might pull out the sewing machine and stitch down some of the "pouf" around the zipper so there will be less fabric to get caught up in the zipper.
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this is a great sleeping bag. it's very warm and comfy. the only thing i would say about it is that doesn't pack as small as some other 20 degree bags and the zipper tends to snag, but only if you zip up fast.
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I just used this sleeping bag on a winter camp out and although I stayed warm inside, my face froze. Also I'm average hight but have pretty wide shoulders and this bag was not a comfortable fit. I have the R size and I might upgrade to the L but that one is quite a bit longer and more bulky. I don't think I want that. This bag is on the furthest end of what I would consider acceptable for backpacking in regards to pack size and weight. All and all not a bad bag but you get what you pay for. A good starter bag but for more serious campers and backpackers, I would save my pennies and look for something a little roomier with less weight.
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