Reviews by Andrew Catbagan

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Exped Chair Kit

Written on Jul 07, 2015

This my third Exped Chair Kit. I returned the first two to Campsaver because the stiffener-rods in the kit were next to impossible to remove. In the first two kits, I was only able to remove one or two of the four stiffeners. In the third kit I received, the stiffeners are easily removable. I still wish the kit had the pillow pocket the previous generation chair kit had. I use the chair kit with my Exped Downmat 5 Lite inflatable sleeping pad. The materials used have proven very durable. I've used the chair kit on dirt, gravel and rocky terrain. With the stiffeners removed, I open the zipper to deflate the sleeping pad, leave the pad in the chair kit cover and roll it up to a pretty compact package. I can roll it up the combined chair kit and sleeping pad to within 20-30% of the size of the Down Mat 5 Lite by itself.

Rock Out 2 Solar

Written on Jul 07, 2015

Decent sound. Not as good as my Bose Sound Mate Mini, but is water resistant and is solar rechargeable. The power button needs to be shielded better. If you have the unit inside a bag with other gear, it can be turned on too easily by another item within your bag which presses on the power button. That is my only complaint.

Expel Chair-Kit, medium size

Written on Apr 27, 2015

I am disappointed with the quality control of this product. The four aluminum stiffeners are supposed to be removable for a more compact storage or when not needed. The first one I ordered, I was only able to remove two of the stays. I returned it to CampSaver for an exchange. On the second one, I was only able to remove one stiffener. Everything else on the chair-kit is top notch Exped quality. At the time of this review, CampSaver is out of stock on the chair-kit. I will reorder one last time when they refill their stock. Hopefully Exped has caught the problem, and fixed it. I own several Exped products and have faith in them.

Exped, Dreamwalker Syn 133 Sleeping bag review.

Written on Apr 18, 2015

I love the design of the Dreamwalker sleeping bags. I have the 650 down bag and now the Syn 133 bag. The down bag is my winter bag and the Syn 133 is for spring summer fall bag. I recently tested the Syn 133 in the Eastern Sierras in Bridgeport, CA. With proper layering of clothing. I was able to stretch the comfort range into the low 30's, on an Exped Downmat Lite5 sleeping pad, no tent. Packing the sleeping bag into a Sea to Summit e-vent Sil compression dry stuff sack made for a very small and light package without any down feathers poking through the bag when compressed, like my Dreamwalker 650 down bag.
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