Moonstone?

“I am looking at the Moonstone Lucid 800 it's a 20 F bag that weighs 1 lb 12 oz and is on sale for $229.00 and free shipping?
Has anyone dealt with Moonstone or know of their sleeping bags?”

“I think Father Goose just got a Moonstone. Hopefully he will pipe up soon.”

“Excellent bags. High quality. Narrow and shorter then other bags claming to be regular. I have the Polarguard version of the Lucid for my wet weather bag. the Pertex 1.1oz shell is suprisingly durable and the interior has a nice hand (though not nearly as nice as the Pertex Quantaum of my Western Mountaineering). Their snag guard is second only to WM
s, on par with Marmots. Thier hood design is very roomy and they have one of the best footbox shapes I've used. They are a bit narrow through the shoulders (59" for the regular). You can see my review of my Moonstone Stratus on backpackgeartest.org. It's the same as the Lucid except the ludic had baffles filled with down instead of a solid sheet of polarguard.”

“Its a very good deal and you should get it?But I have a question Tango how often are you going to need a bag like that when you said that you don't like cold weather backpacking????


Just a thought.

8p”

“I could have used it Sat. night! It will be my lightest and smallest bag and it has a full zip so if I actually get warm. I found my synthetic has many cold spots and it's a bit bulky so time for a new one.”

“They sold lots of bags in the 80s and 90s and seemed to have a very good reputation.



(I had a nice polartec 200 jacket made by Moonstone that somebody swiped... ! <grrrrrr>)”

“You are for real right?


I am not trying to be a smart @ss but I had a 40 deg and I was sweating in it?

8\”

“Mikey you are a more hyper person than I and I very sensitive to the cold.”

“I got a great Moonstone down jacket, the thing is very well made - very pleased with it. Would buy Moonstone gear again.”

“Thanks everyone

I think as soon as I get home it will be a done deal then I will report to the New Gear thread!!!!”

“Rather be hot than too cold"
~Tango

Yep. My zeroster degreester was the cats meowster this weekend...ster.”

“I am sorry Tango.If I was you I would buy that bag becuase they make a very good sleeping bag and that price is the bomb!

8)”

“Don't be sorry CMB, I took no offense. No prob dude! Love you like a brother man!”

“Love ya too sweetheart!



8)”

“Moonstone is a great company!

My wife has a Moonstone Polarguard 3D bag and its great!”

“15 deg moonstone. Over 25 degrees
and it's like an oven.!”

“I've been eyeing some of their stuff recently. It looks really nice.”

“Well, I was looking at Feathered friends Egret, Golite Feather trim (female), Marmot Helium, Western Mountaineering Ultralight, Mountain Hardwear Phantom 15. All are under 2 lbs and 20 or 15 degree bags but all are close to $300. So when I found the Moonstone for $229, that's the one for me unless someone here had horror stories about the company or something.”

“Have you seen the review at The Lightweight Backpacking web page? You can see how it stood up against other similar bags.

Reviews at TLB”

“Thanks for the link DeoreDX.”

“They have hte best gear, IMHO. I am the proud owner of the Cirrus vest and jacket, along with the Cirrus snow pants...Out standing stuff. I've never had enough sheckles to gets me one of dose bags, but if I had the chance, I wouldn't blink twice.”

“I picked up a mtn hdwre 2d dimension bag as a back up. If the
forecast is too iffy on the 20*
temps,chances are I'll have to sleep half out of the moonstone 15* bag.Unzipped is still too warm!”

“Tango, I have two moonstone down bags, one is 35-45 degrees and one is 10-25 degrees, both size short. I really love them, they are very soft, relatively warm (I sleep cold so I use the 10-25 degree for 35 degree nights). I have broad shoulders for a girl, and I find the size very comfortable. I have an REI Sub Kilo 20 degree bag and both my Moonstones have way more down fluff than the REI.”

“I sleep very cold, I suspect my numbers are very close to your temps LyndyS.

Well that does it. The Moonstone is mine in about an hour from now!”

“Tango, I have the one you are talking about. I sleep hot so for me it's a good winter bag. I use it in the summer but sleep on top of it most of the time. It's very light and packs small. That price is also a good deal. I'd get it if I were you.”

“It is a done deal!!”

“My wife had a Moonstone, it was too constricting for her.”

“I bought two Moonestone 800 Lucid bags, one regular and one long (for the extra shoulder width for me), for Mother G and myself. I love the bags. The regular bag was $225.00 and the long was $229.00. I can't remember off the top of my head who I bought 'em from but they got the bags to me within two days from Texas. $229.00 is a good price for the bag, Tango. Buy it, you'll be glad you did.”

“F.G. probably is talking about Backcountry-Equipment. Excelleny guys to deal with. I love their web page... wish every retailer was that thorough with pictures of the gear they sell.”

“Thanks all! This thread REALLY helped!”

“Tango Tango!!!
WM versalite $255

Would be happy with the moonstone if you’ve already ordered though :o)”

“Right you are, deodorex...great people to deal with. I shouldn't forget them (I have their card here, somewhere...)”

“Anyone know what happened to Moonstone? Tried their webpage and getting a No Site return?”

“Moonstone is OOB got bought out by Columbia. Columbia threw the Baby out w/ the bathwater by nixing the whole company. I Hear Columbia is honoring the waranty of Moonstone and they may bring the line back. I have my eyes on the Lucid as well. Hey Tango is there a link for the site you bought from?”

“WELL that sucl”