In reply to LastBoyScout et al
Thanks a lot
I think I prefer the look of the Helium 400 and possibly the 600.
The sea to summit says it has stitched through lower half and the helium slant walk throughout.
I’m not too fussed about getting below a sub 500g weight, 800 to 1000g is fine.
I’ve two bags currently, both 24 years old so I expect some degradation in performance with them. I’ve got an ME Snowline which I think is -15 comfort and an ME? Dream catcher which I think had a comfort to 0c, and packs small.
I took this to the highlands recently and it felt quite flimsy and sparse of down. Temp outside was 4c at night. I woke cold at 2am and had to do up the hood fully and make a proper pillow from a fleece, then got a good few hours sleep.
I think a helium 400 would give me a decent upgrade for late April to end of October hill camps in the lakes and Scotland?
Thanks
Dave
Oh, and then there’s the matt issue. Used a karrimat so that I could store it on the outside of my 40L pack. I should have just squashed in an old thermarest 3/4 which is pretty comfy but again 20 odd years old. Are new matts any better?