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03-31-09, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by valygrl

REI deal of the day is a cheap bag:
http://www.rei.com/product/767275

they have a big selection of 3 season bags.

Why a rectangular bag? Much colder for your feet. Also, I've done most of my touring with a down bag - for the warmth, it's lighter & stuffs smaller. And since you are bike touring, not backpacking, if it gets wet by accident, just go to a laundromat or hotel and stick it in the drier on "air".

I've been hailed and snowed on in August in Yellowstone (YSP?) I'd go with something warmer than 40, you can always unzip when it's hot, then you can use it on colder trips too.

I spent the weekend with this bag in the Payson, AZ area; ~4700 ft, low 36 + 10mph wind. Every bit of my body was toasty, and nearly too hot, except my feet (which were a bit cold). On top of that, the bag is extremely tiny when compressed.

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