by Alteknacker » Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:59 pm
I bought an Aegismax bag, which claimed 380gm of 800 fill power goose down (90%). No information on welfare, so I am assuming no welfare. Not treated to be hydrophobic. If my memory serves me correctly, it cost about £70. It weighs 725 gm.
I've used it a few times, including an overnight bivvy in the garden to test it out, and notwithstanding a light frost, I was always perfectly warm (used an Exped winter mattress though). It packs down to a very small size indeed, and certainly feels like it's made with good quality down. I was toying with the idea of hydrophobic down, but in the end didn't bother because a) I've not yet had a problem with my winter bag (not hydrophobic); and b) lots of other folk seem to have managed OK by being careful. I recently bivvied on the South Downs in an absolute pea-souper of a sea mist, and the bag was absolutely dry the next day.
The material it's made of is super lightweight, but it seems reasonably robust.
The only complaint I have with the bag is that the zip baffle didn't really cover the zip; so I sewed in some velcro strip to ensure a good cover. That was a real ball-ache!!!
