[at-l] Down weight

[gadog430 at charter.net (Gadog430)]

We didn't think that was the way it should be either. Hence the concern
voiced to my friend the outfitter.
And therefore, a new bag. Either way it's ok. Just for what you pay for a
down bag, you shouldn't have to worry about it.

Dawg
----- Original Message -----
From: "amy" <askowronek@mindspring.com>
To: "Gadog430" <gadog430@charter.net>
Cc: "At-list Trail" <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Down weight


>
> On May 8, 2005, at 10:29 PM, Gadog430 wrote:
>
> > And it was funny because Friday night Shelly and I were feeling the
> > bag and thought it was extremely light in feathers in a few places, but
> > didn't think further about it. It just seemed very thin. You could
> > feel both
> > sides of the fabric and very few feathers in between.
> >
> > I wonder if anyone else had this problem, or if there was manufacturing
> > problem with this bag?
> >
>
> I think that's a manufacturing problem.  It shouldn't have been thin.
> A fifteen degree bag should be reasonably fluffy.  No wonder you were
> cold, with just a couple of pieces of fabric trying to do the job of a
> bunch of down fill!
>
> -Joy
>
>