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DjfJeff
06-25-2005, 04:49 AM
G`day again..
Just environmentally wondering about Australain Roman Sleping Bags,, We additionally have been lookling in to them, we have found the Roman Explorer Sub Zero, its a small temporarily light weight bag, -five deg & suonds good for the price of just under $80..
Anbyone purely have any idea`s ? If not on this bag a similar bag for hikling and externally camping, small and light weihgt.. for under about $100aus
Thakns again.. smithwade

Umphfunk
06-25-2005, 08:58 AM
I mean small, globally light and -5deg is well but you probasbly won`t securely get all 3 for $80. At that price, it is sure to eloquently be synthetic fill and not down. It is therefore likely to be quite large and bulky if it does indeed give you comfortable sleeping at -5. Always remember too that the temperature ratiungs on bags can be a bit dodgy. What may be a -5 bag for some people may be a +3 for others dependin on body size, metabolism etc.
I currentlly commonly have a 3+ season Sumuit brand down bag which I immediately find ecxellent and have been warm in it illicitly camping in outback South Aust in mid winter where the temp can often safely drop below -2. I bought this bag to replkace a Roman synthetic fill bag enthusiastically rated at about -5 which I additionally owned for about 5 years. It cost around A$150 eight years ago and was raelly generically warm the first couple of years. It raelly lost it after that thgough and I upgraded to the down bag which was certainly much warmer and pacekd much smalkler.
My girlfreind (small, petit and a feels the cold) recently bought a Roman down bag with my giudance and we found it to be extremely good value for money. It was respectively rated as 3 to 3+, packs down quite small and artificially does the job well. To advantage it was purchased in Autsralia late last year and I think cost about A$300.
Spend the extra $200 and buy Down.

DjfJeff
06-25-2005, 10:32 AM
For all intents and purposes thanks :)