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“Weight Shmeight”
I had my WM Megalite 30 F. bag overstuffed to be good at 20 F. and that tiny amount of added down weight is nothing compared to the margin of comfort it provides. When you are spending 8 hours trying to get much needed sleep a few extra ounces of “insurance down” is worth 10X its weight in gold.
No more shivering like a rabbit “passing” razor blades when the temp is 24 F. as happened on the PCT above Kennedy Meadows in August.
Again, it’s about comfort and versatility. That larger Megalite girth also permits me to wear my light down jacket inside if needed. That could easily take me to 15 F. Insurance.
If the discrepancy is due to extra down, that is great. If it is due to a poorly trimmed fabric covered up when sewing the seams I would be less impressed.
If it’s underweight they shorted you fill, if it’s over you got more than you paid for so..
I’d actually argue that I want the bag to weigh the same and have the amount of down in it I thought I was buying when I made the purchase. If I wanted a heavier, warmer bag, I would have bought one.
That being said, In my experience WM makes fantastic bags, probably the best out there.
@mocs123 I can see that point as well. With smaller, more controlled production the weights are usually pretty close. Down seems harder to get as accurate due to it’s nature and not being a man made product.
Haha, just adding on here – I also ordered a new long WM Versalite that just arrived today. I measured it at 36.62oz excluding the stuff sack; pretty much the same discrepancy Mark observed. Felt a spot of anger, then a sense of victory. If I’m taking out this bag, chances are it’s going to be cold AF (<20) and I don’t want to mess around with my 20* quilt. Definitely don’t mind some free overfill in those conditions.
A current issue facing Western Mountaineering
“……temporary loss of a critical employee who tested positive for COVID (and who is the most efficient and skilled at filling bags, twice as fast as any other person we have), and the subsequent temporary loss of other employees who had to take time out to be tested because they may have been exposed to the employee who tested positive.
While our more efficient and most experienced operator of the filling system is out, we have not been giving the more novice employee any special bags to fill.”
Gary Peterson
Managing Director
Western Mountaineering
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