RE: [at-l] down half sleepingbag?

[Sloetoe <sloetoe@yahoo.com>]

--- "L. Parker" <lparker@cacaphony.net> wrote:
> TNF Tigger, just under 3 lbs, PolarGaurd 3D, $49 from Campmor....

Versus
Integral Designs Assiniboine, 1 lb., 20*, PrimaLoft, $100.

> > Most children's bags I've seen are so poorly designed that 
> > they weigh as much as Mommy's and Daddy's, and cost the same!

The TNF Tigger is a great example of my point. Even assuming that the
tigger is a 20* bag, it's 300% of the weight of the Assiniboine. Even my
(long) model of the TNF Cat's Meow was 3 lbs; how can they market that as a
"kid's bag"?

The two pound difference (aside from being the weight of a bivy and pad)
amounts to 16-20% of my children's load carrying capacity. OUCHIE.

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