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Posted by kutenay on March 23, 2008 at 7:54:56 am EDT
In reply to Looking for a new sleepng bag posted by WISam on March 17, 2008 at 11:06:22 am EDT

I "think" that Valandre has outsourced it's bag shell sewing to Tunisia, of all places, but filling and final assembly are still done in France where a lot of the FINEST mountain gear is/has been made. No other bag I have ever used/seen is equal to this Shocking Blue, it is an amazing piece of kit, a real work of art.

I am becoming more "microfiber" friendly recently, but, for real B.C. type wet, Im still a big fan of Endurance shells a la ID and Rab. I had mine running wet for almost a week four years ago and the down/inner bag stayed bonedry all that time. This was due to a North Face VE something tent and I never did like that p.o.s, gave it to my nephew.

MC has a point here, no question, the attitude he describes is commonplace in gear stores here in BC/AB and it often seems that the most obnoxious-know it all types are also those with little or no bush experience. I avoid gear stores because of this and only shop at one here, "Mountain Magic" in Surrey, B.C., where the staff actually DO what they talk about.

But, for Alaska, etc., one cannot go wrong by buying "carriage trade" gear, this is one place where what seems most costly is often the cheapest in the long run.

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• Re: Looking for a new sleepng bag - ministercreek 15:42:06 03/24/2008

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