Funkmeister
04-13-2020, 22:18
For ages I've wanted to own a Marmot Helium sleeping bag. A few weeks ago I found one on EBay. New with tags. Kept in a closet in the cotton storage bag. Non smoking home. All for a decent price. So I bought it.
But when I got the item I discovered it was a half-zip version of the bag. I've always thought the few grams of weight savings was a poor trade off for losing my ability to use it as a blanket--zipper completely undone--on warmer nights.
So I'm curious to know other people's thoughts on the half zip versus the full zip advantages and disadvantages. To be clear, I am not a gram counter. I do pay attention to weight, but don't go crazy over a bit of extra weight in my pack.
Are there other advantages of the half zip version that I'm missing?
Can enough of you convince me to keep the bag? If not, I'll be posting a 'for sale' thread sometime soon.
But when I got the item I discovered it was a half-zip version of the bag. I've always thought the few grams of weight savings was a poor trade off for losing my ability to use it as a blanket--zipper completely undone--on warmer nights.
So I'm curious to know other people's thoughts on the half zip versus the full zip advantages and disadvantages. To be clear, I am not a gram counter. I do pay attention to weight, but don't go crazy over a bit of extra weight in my pack.
Are there other advantages of the half zip version that I'm missing?
Can enough of you convince me to keep the bag? If not, I'll be posting a 'for sale' thread sometime soon.