Great deal, solid bag.

Stoic Vamp 30 Sleeping Bag: 30 Degree Down

Stoic Vamp 30 Sleeping Bag: 30 Degree Down

Rating for this product: 5 March 25, 2012

I've been super pleased with this bag. I have last year's model, but they seem to be the same. This bag is my first down bag after using a variety of synthetic bags from 0-30 degrees. The bag is fairly light. Heavier than an 800 fill bag, but a lot cheaper and still pretty easy on the back. And it's still is lighter and packs smaller than a comparable synthetic bag. Where I've been most impressed, however, is how warm it's kept me even when the temperature drops. I've slept in this on snow at below 30 more than once and been quite toasty wearing winter base layers and the Stoic Hadron. I've been as comfortable as friends in 0 degree bags. I thought this bag was pretty neat from the first, but after a year of pushing the limits on how cold I'll take it I'm even more impressed.

My only complaints:
Pretty roomy around the torso (could be a pro I suppose, but I think it'd be warmer with a little less dead space)
Foot zipper and pocket seem pretty worthless to me. I'd take them out to save a little weight.
I wish I'd gone with the 800 fill, but that's not really a downside of this bag. At the time I was on a budget and this fit the bill. Now I'd appreciate the lighter weight.

Overall, highly recommend.

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Comfy and light.

Stoic LTWT Sleeping Pad - Short

Stoic LTWT Sleeping Pad - Short

Rating for this product: 4 March 25, 2012

More comfortable than a ridgerest, just as light, and packs very small. Those were my hopes and they were fulfilled. Not convinced that it will be super durable, but thus far it's held up. It's not miles more comfortable, but it's definitely a noticable improvement. I'd be curious what the R value is. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a bit low. However, I've used this plus a full length ridgerest on snow more than once and been quite satisfied. Overall I'd recommend, especially with the low price.

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Good solid first rope.

Petzl Xion Dry Climbing Rope - 10.1mm

Petzl Xion Dry Climbing Rope - 10.1mm

Rating for this product: 5 March 25, 2012

No complaints about this rope. I've used it toproping, leading in the gym, leading in the Red, leading and toproping slabby moderates, and done a few two pitch climbs on it. It's held up quite well. There's some fuzzing on it in places, but it still handles great. It is very soft and feeds really well. Just feels good to belay and to clip with. Taken a fair number of falls on it and it's a soft catch and I totally trust it. Would recommend and would buy again.

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Thin and comfy

Icebreaker Balaclava Lite

Icebreaker Balaclava Lite

Rating for this product: 5 February 26, 2012

This is great for skiing and backpacking. Fits under the helmet really easily for skiing. For backpacking it's great for medium exertion in cold weather and to keep in a little extra warmth at night while sleeping. Fabric is soft to the touch. The fit is designed to cover your mouth. Pulling it down below your lips is fine as well, but it's a little tight when you pull it all the way under your chin.

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Smelly

Evolv Predator G2 Climbing Shoe

Evolv Predator G2 Climbing Shoe

Rating for this product: 3 February 26, 2012

These shoes climb well. They smell terrible, as do all Evolvs I've had experience with. They stretched just a touch to become tolerable, though I sized them fairly tight. The downturn was solid, the rubber was good, got them resoled once. Wouldn't buy again because of the odor mainly.

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KR3W Klassic Denim Pant - Men's

KR3W Klassic Denim Pant - Men's

Rating for this product: 4 January 7, 2012

Wear these jeans too much. Perfect fit in my opinion. Like a slim straight I'd say, definitely not tapered enough to be called skinny. Right out of the wash they're snug to the thighs, but a few hours later they loosen a touch. I got the dark blue, and they're 100% cotton. Would have liked the 2% of spandex, but they feel fine nonetheless.
Only other caveat is they're not the most durable. High wear areas have started fading, there's a visible rectangle where I keep my phone.

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Mammut's Testorossa

Mammut Samurai Climbing Shoe

Mammut Samurai Climbing Shoe

Rating for this product: 4 October 29, 2011

Good shoe all around. Look exactly like the Testorossa but blue. Heel is a little loose for me, but stretching to fit better. Stretch about a half size. I got 9.5. Wear 10.5 in Evolv Predators.

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Stoic Vamp 30 Sleeping Bag: 30 Degree Down

May 11, 2011

This bag says a max user height of 6'6". I assume this if for the long? What should I go with at 6'1"? Ideally the regular since the long is out of stock.

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