Entries filed under 'Sleeping bag'

Infographic: Exactly How Stuffable Is a Sleeping Bag, Anyway?

Hey backpackers, how much do you really know about sleeping bags? This new sleeping bag infographic (click to see it full size) offers an entertaining and informative take on the topic. It's the brainstorm of a group of backcountry devotees here at REI headquarters. Their "semi-scientific" research into sleeping bags and stuffability resulted in the following nuggets of wisdom, to name just a few: •    An average 30-degree bag using 800-fill-power goose down compresses to the size equivalent of ...

Posted by Steve T on July 20, 2012 5:07 PM & Tagged DriDown, Sleeping bag, backpacking, goose down, infographic and stuffability | permalink | Comments



Innovative Gear: Editors' Choice Award Winners for 2011

Backpacker magazine recently unveiled its 2011 Editors’ Choice award winners. The following tents and bags, which the editors said "earned our torture-tested seal of approval," are available at REI.com. Kelty Salida 2 Tent Says Backpacker: “Tents tend to seesaw between weight and price. As one goes up, the other goes down. The light-load, low-cost Salida turns that equation on its head.” At 3 lbs. 12 oz. and $159.95, it’s hard not to agree. Downside: There's just one door.   Big Agnes Copper ...

Posted by Steve T on March 23, 2011 1:39 PM & Tagged Backpacker magazine, Sleeping bag, backpacking, big agness copper spur UL4, editors' choice, kelty salida, marmot plasma and tent | permalink | Comments



Women's Sleeping Bags of the Future: REI Seeks Your Input

Women-specific sleeping bags have been around for more than a decade, and I think I speak for most female adventurers when I say I'm grateful they exist. They do a great job of addressing our needs--both the physiological and metabolic factors that are important to women. For example, a gender-specific fit (i.e., cut to match our shape) is a better step in the right direction than being asked to simply accept a smaller size of a men's bag. With temperature ratings between bags becoming more ...

Posted by Jeannette J. on June 22, 2010 7:34 PM & Tagged EN rating, REI Gear and Apparel, Sleeping bag, camping, rei and women's | permalink | Comments