User Review: REI Kilo Expedition -20
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Design: mummy
Fill: 800 top / 700 bottom
Temperature Rating: -20 F
Weight: 3.0 lb
Price Paid: $250
I had been eyeing a down bag for some time, but was afraid that I could get into trouble in case I got stuck in unpredictable wet weather. I read up on many bags, but finaly I decided that this REI bag would fit my needs specialy with its waterproof shell (gelanots) not as good as gore-tex but mighty good, since bags are usually in a tent the moisture is minimal.
I was able to test this bag in Yosemite this Easter Weekend. The weather was cold and the snow base was ~ 4-5 feet up towards Glacier Point, but since spring is here the clouds brought some rain during one of the mid to late afternoons. We set up camp about 6 miles from Glacier Point and hiked for about 3-4 hours to reach the overlook. On the way back the weather turned sour, rain started to pour and I was carrying the KILO in my bag in case of an emergency. It rained for about an hour and then the snow came.
Camp was prety wet when we got back and the only dry place was my REI Morph tent. The Kilo was damp on the outside. I placed it on the pad and left it there to see it just loft up. The rain and snow medly came consistently all night and sometimes with sleet. I was warm all night no cold spots and I even placed some wet socks to dry inside the bag, but they were too wet. The bag did very well, it's very soft and comfortable, the loft is 6++++ inches.
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