Quest for sleeping bag truth

“I have been enticed by the Backside Goose Down -5 degree sleeping bag, but I am hard pressed to find a reputable review (they seem to be nonexistant). $ 169 seems too good to be true for a 750 down fill that weighs 3.2 lb and .... What is the catch, where is the demon? I can't help but be a cynic, I would love to believe that Backside's price is what quality equipment coast without the name brand / trendy demand setting inflation that has effected some of the companies in the industry. Please share your experience and direct me to any objective resource information on Backside so I don't let my optimism and frugalness get the best of me. Is it too good to be true?”

“i think they lose points just for their name. but if you can get a subzero bag for under 200, count me in!”

“WIFSIH, you are seeking answers to the questions that have exercised the mind of the people of TT for ages. Some of these questions may well appear narrowly local, also temporal. But this objection can be met by reminding ourselves the circumstances of your life and your social milieu. WIFSIH, you are on a relentless quest for truth. But you know that in order to reach the goal you must first remove the garbage of superstitious beliefs piled on the way. In a backward and predominantly unlettered liberial TT community, with a half-literate class of guardians of liberial faith holding sway, with conformity enjoying a high premium in liberial society and dissidence frowned upon, and often silenced through force, your first job will to disabuse your reader's mind of the false beliefs, and then proceed to knowledge. The procedure is akin to Socrates', only the form is different. You might be arrested and taken to the thought police custody for your "Quest for Truth".

...or you might ask Father Goose. I think he has one and liked it.”

“Campmor's bag are just about as cheap... can't speak for them but i imagine they tear more easily and lose their loft faster...”

“Stove Stomper is drunk again. :)”

“LOL@Rockman
Nawwwwwwwwwwww, just in a playful mood.”

“Anyone remember 'Quest for Fire'?
Rae Dawn Chong was one hot little cavegirl!
last edited: 12/23/04 10:27:16 PM”