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Dave B 198403 Jan 2017
I am after a sleeping bag (down) that will work well in a gortex bivvy bag. I will be using it mainly during Spring, Summer and Autumn, but with the occasion Winter use. Does anyone have any recommendations/ deals they have seen/ one they want to sell?
Alpkits pipe dream 600 suits me for year round use. Mines a few years old now and cost about £170 I think. Not too sure what the going rate is now though.
On a side note I probably wouldn't buy another as I don't think they use ethically sourced down, i.e the birds are repeated live plucked.
In reply to Tigger: Many other brands use ethically sourced down for their bags(and clothing) including Alpkit.
Mountain Equipment, Berghaus, Rab, PHD to name just a few of the big names.
But on the original question, the Alpkit shout is a good choice. A little dearer these days (well does anything get cheaper?) abs as ever dependant on their stock.
They used to offer the option of buying a longer bag, I wouldn't be surprised if they were able to make you up a longer sleeping bag, it cost about £10-15 extra when I bought mine (although that was 6 years ago and the sleeping bag only cost £105 I think!). Mine was used about 4 or 5 times a year until about 3 years ago where it started being used at least every other weekend both nights and it's still going strong (although I do have to use a liner with it, otherwise it really stinks).
No complaints about my alpkit 400 & 600. Sometimes used in an old alpkit bivvy bag, but never avoided condensation, how bad seems to depend on ambient temperature.
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