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I used to swear by my $80 coleman sleeping bag for years
For like 5 years I took that heavy green bag on every trip from the Smokies to Big Bend. I thought spending more was dumb, a sleeping bag is a sleeping bag right? Then last spring I borrowed my buddy's down quilt on a wet night in the Shenandoahs. I woke up actually warm and my pack was like 3 pounds lighter. That one night convinced me to drop $250 on a used quilt from r/geartrade. Now I won't go back. The weight difference is huge when you're hiking 8 miles to a site. Anyone else make the switch from cheap bags to something lighter and regret waiting so long?
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the_max21d ago
Noticed the same thing happening with tents once I tried a trekking pole setup lol.
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