User Review: Lafuma Warm'n Light 600
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Design: mummy
Fill: 600 fill down
Temperature Rating: 45F
Weight: 1lb 5oz
Price Paid: $79.99
I've been wanting a down summer bag for a good price and kept my eye out for one since December '06. My current REI Polar Pod 20F bag is just too heavy, too bulky and too hot for southern California summers. A month ago I spied the Lafuma on sale for $79. It was a 600 fill goose down, weighs about 21 ozs and packs to an incredibly small size. I was sold.
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it arrive. It was a bit longer than a football (American that is;) and much narrower. And the weight can't be beat!
A couple of weeks ago, I went along with my friends to camp in the Eastern Sierras for a couple of nights and climb Mt. Langley, my first 14K. I found this to be the best opportunity to test my Lafuma sleeping bag.
Pros:
1. Light: 21ozs
2. Small: Packs to about 12"x5"
3. Good shell.
4. Roomy enough for me to turn around. Perhaps someone else might not like that.
5. Long enough to fit a 6' person.
6. Small zipper near the top for easy access to essentials.
7. Zipper seems to be of very good quality. Compressing the bag in its small pouch puts a lot of twists and turns into the zipper. But I've packed and unpacked my bag quite a few times now and the zipper is faring well. This of course needs a lot more mileage before I can be certain.
8. Packing: It isn't very difficult to pack the sleeping bag in it's pouch. On a friends advice, I just stuffed it in and it went in fine. Typically, when I have room I like to kind of fold it length-wise and then roll it. That's another easy way to pack too.
Cons:
1. Granted this is a 45F bag. But the opening at the face is a bit too big for my comfort. A slightly smaller opening might make this bag slightly more usable if the mercury dips.
2. It's a thin, light bag and as a result doesn't loft too much. If you plan to use it in the open, you better have a wide enough sleeping pad so that the bag doesn't lay mostly on the ground. While the shell looks to be good, letting the bag roll on the bare ground will only shorten its lifespan.
I am going to use this bag a lot more this summer. I already have 3 more trips planned for it. Sometimes, I am sure the temperature will dip below 40 or 35 when I will be using it. I plan to layer well and see if I can use this bag when the temperatures go between 35-40. If I can live with it, then my Polar Pod might see very little action in the next couple of years!
Where to Buy
Buy Online We found the Warm'n Light 600 at 1 online store:
| Store | Product Description | Price |
 Backcountry.com 2 purchase options: | Warm'n Light 600 Sleeping Bag: 40 Degree Down | $109.95 | Buy Now |
| Warm'n Light 600 Women's Sleeping Bag: 40 Degree Down | $109.95 | Buy Now |
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