Dallen B. from United States, WA Public Profile

I BOUGHT THIS TO USE IN MY BIG AGNES PARK SERIES SLEEPING BAG, TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SELF-INFLATING MAT. THIS ITEM IS TO PROVIDE THE INSULATION AGAINST THE COLD WEATHER I WOULD ENCOUNTER WHILE I AM USING IT ON EITHER MY HELIX COT OR IN A HAMMOCK. THIS IS MUCH CHEAPER AND WORKS JUST AS WELL AS AN UNDER-QUILT THEY ARE SELLING FOR OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS. I HAVE WORKED MYSELF UP TO THIS POINT EXPERIMENTING WITH THINNER/LESS EXPENSIVE ITEMS I ALREADY HAD. THE PRINCIPLE WORKS VERY WELL. I WOULD HATE TO USE IT ON THE COT ALONE BECAUSE IT IS QUITE FIRM AND IS N-O-T COMFORTABLE WITHOUT A SLEEPING MAT. IT IS BULKY, SO IF YOU ARE BACKPACKING, GET THE THINNER ONE. I CANOE OR CAR CAMP--DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. THIS ALSO WOULD MAKE A GOOD SHOOTING MAT AND I CAN USE IT TO SLEEP IN THE BOTTOM OF MY CANOE IF THE NEED AROSE. MIGHT EVEN MAKE A GOOD TOBOGGAN IF YOU HAVE A LONG DESCENT AND A SAFE RUN-OUT AT THE BOTTOM.

I USE THESE FOR AIRLINE TRAVEL,I A LOT. FILL ONE HALF FULL OF WATER AND FREEZE IT UPRIGHT. ICE IS ALLOWED. AFTER SECURITY, FILL THE EMPTY HALF WATER, AND YOU HAVE YOUR OWN SOURCE OF ICE WATER THAT WON'T SPILL DURING THE FLIGHT. I CARRY IT IN A NEOPRENE BAG WITH A BELT CLIP I PURCHASED FROM PLATYPUS.

I BOUGHT THEM FOR CAMPING, BUT AFTER I SHOWED THEM TO MY WIFE, I HAD TO GET THEM OUT OF THE GADGET DRAWER AND TAKE THEM DOWN TO THE GARAGE TO PUT WITH THE REST OF THE GEAR. MOST LIKELY I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A SECOND PAIR IN HER CHOICE OF COLORS. NOW IF THEY WOULD JUST MAKE THEM OUT OF SILICON, I COULD USE THEM TO MOVE THE BRIQUETTES AROUND WITH IN THE BBQ.

IT IS COMFORTABLE, VERY WELL ENGINEERED, BIGGER THAN THE THERM-A-REST MODEL, IT IS EASIER TO GET OFF OF BECAUSE IT IS HIGHER--MAYBE TOO HIGH FOR SOME TENTS. AND ONLY HAS THREE SETS OF LEGS TO INSTALL INSTEAD OF SIX. BUT IT IS HEAVIER AND BULKIER AND THE WORST PART, IT COSTS ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH. THE WEIGHT AND SIZE WON'T BOTHER ME BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT TO USE WHILE CANOEING, BUT WE MUST BE PAYING FOR THE ENGINEERING, EVEN THOUGH THE LEG DESIGN CAME FROM THEIR CAMP CHAIRS. I WAS ABLE TO SAVE 25% WHILE THEY WERE ON SALE, OTHERWISE I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT IT. BIG AGNES SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THOSE LEGS ARE PAINTED BLUE, NOT GOLD!

I HAVE USED TENT "FOOTPRINTS" FOR YEARS. IF I COULD NOT BUY ONE TO MATCH/FIT MY TENTS, I MADE THEM. USUALLY THEY WERE MADE FROM SOME FORM OF WATERPROOF MATERIAL. I BOUGHT THEM TO HELP PROTECT THE TENT FLOOR FROM ABUSE AND TO HELP KEEP THE FLOOR OF THE TENT DRIER. BUT THIS PRODUCT IS DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING I HAVE EVER USED UNDER MY TENTS. IT IS NOT WATERPROOF BECAUSE IT IS A MESH CLOTH. WATER MIGHT PASS THROUGH, BUT EVERYTHING THAT MIGHT GO POKE IN THE NIGHT WILL HAVE A HARD TIME POKING A HOLE IN THIS FOOTPRINT. I HAVE NOT USED THE PRODUCT YET BECAUSE MY PLANNED TRIP WAS PUSHED TO THE BACK BURNER WHEN MY WIFE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. THIS LOOKS VERY EFFECTIVE, SO I AM WONDERING WHY IT IS BEING CLOSED OUT. MAYBE WE ARE USED TO USING A WATERPROOF LAYER THAT CAN BE PUNCTURED. I WOULD BUY IT AGAIN.

I USED THIS BAG WITHOUT A TENT AND I SPENT HALF OF THE NIGHT TRYING TO KEEP IT TUCKED IN AROUND MY SHOULDERS SO THE BREEZE WOULD NOT FREEZE ME TO DEATH. THE ZIPPER LEAKS COLD AIR. IT IS NOT INSULATED AGAINST THE COLD LIKE EVERY OTHER BAG I HAVE EVER USED. BIG AGNES CUT TOO MANY CORNERS ON THIS DESIGN. THE RATING IS CORRECT IF YOU USE IT WITH A TENT, OTHERWISE, CARRY AN EXTRA BLANKET.

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? WHAT I HAVE BEEN USING IS A FLEXIBLE PIECE OF TUBING USED TO PLUMB A VANITY SINK, WITH A METAL TIP ATTACHED. SOON AS I SAW THIS ITEM, I ORDERED IT. IT IS LESS THAN 4 INCHES LONG AND WORKS LIKE A CHAMP. KEEPS YOUR FACE OUT OF THE SMOKE WHILE BLOWING ON FLAMES.
5--STARS!

I WASN'T SURE HOW BIG THIS WAS GOING TO BE BECAUSE THERE AREN'T DIMENSIONS LISTED IN THE DESCRIPTION. NOW I CAN TELL YOU IT IS 9 INCHES IN DIAMETER, AND 8 INCHES HIGH, AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD 135 BRIQUETTES. IT DID SAY THAT IT WAS STAINLESS STEEL, BUT TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS GALVANIZED STEEL. IT IS STILL WINTER HERE, SO I HAVE NOT USED IT YET, BUT WE ARE HAVING AN EARLY SPRING, SO PROBABLY SOONER THAN LAST YEAR. WE HAD NO NIGHTS BELOW FREEZING IN FEBRUARY, AND THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 45 DEGREES: THAT IS INCLUDING THE HIGHS AND LOWS, AND I LIVE IN WA. STATE.

THIS IS THE PERFECT INVENTION FOR THOSE US US WHO DON'T WANT TO CARRY AROUND A FIRE ROD AND STRIKER TO IGNITE THEIR STOVES/FIRES. A BIC GETS YOU TOO CLOSE TO THE ALCOHOL STOVES SOMETIMES, BUT THE SOTO HAS A 3+ INCH EXTENSION TO MAKE IT SAFER AND MORE CONVENIENT, AND INSTEAD OF JUST A FLAME, IT BECOMES A MINI BUTANE TORCH. IT IS 4 1/2 INCHES LONG CLOSED, BUT SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN ANY ONE'S KIT, WHETHER YOU ARE CARRYING IT ON YOUR BACK, OR IT IS IN YOUR BACK YARD.

I WENT BACK TO BUY MORE AND COULD NOT FIND IT IN THEIR INVENTORY. NOW I KNOW WHY--THEY HAVE SOLD OUT ALL OF THEIR STOCK. NO SURPRISE THERE. NOW CAMPSAVER WILL KNOW TO DOUBLE THE ORDER NEXT TIME. TRY IT, YOU WILL LIKE IT!

THESE STOVES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED OVER THE YEARS BY THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS USING THEM. BUT ESBIT HAS HAS RAISED THE BAR BY ADDING A WIRE HANDLE TO RAISE OR LOWER THE SIMMER RING WITHOUT GETTING BURNED. THIS IS THE THIRD STOVE I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS NEW ADDITION, AND WOULD GUESS THAT TRANGIA WILL FOLLOW SUIT TO KEEP UP.