Enlightened Equipment Sleeping Booties Tim Marshall of EE has some Sleeping Booties for review. See http://www.enlightenedequipment.com/sleeping-booty/ They are from the development phase, so there aren’t many of them, but see his offer below. There may be some Hoodlum hoodies later on as well. Our rules for this are evolving. For this one: * You must be a Member (M) or a Life Member (L) to apply. * You send your bids to giveaways@backpackinglight.com before the 21st of September, and we will sort them out and send the selected ones on to Tim. This part is as before. But in this case you need to select a weight and a size as well. * 4 weeks after receiving the items, you send a short review – 2 or 3 paragraphs plus a photo or two (full size, not shrunk or cropped), all zipped up with your name included somewhere, to giveaways@backpackinglight.com. Your reviews should be received within 1 week of the due date (or I get publicly snarky). * I will combine the reviews into a proper article for publication, and take it from there. * In some cases I may be one of the reviewers – that was Ryan’s suggestion. * Your email MUST include your preferred size and weight, your BPL username, and your full name and address for posting! * Your bid must include a promise to write the short review. Cheers Roger Caffin
Tim’s blurb: I am a real believer in synthetic insulation for hand, head, and feet and I feel that our sleeping Booties are superior to the insulated down slippers many choose to carry. Our lightest versions are simply the lightest booties you can find while all our versions are easier to clean and require much less fuss in use than their down counter parts. These little guys haven’t gained the traction our quilts have and I think once you put a pair to the test you will see what I’m so excited about. I have one of most sizes and temperature available (see below), but just the one pair of each as these were made to confirm weights before we launched the product. The color combos are a little on the ‘uncommon’ side as they were made with whatever fabrics we had on hand that day or whatever the sewer just had to try :) I’d like to offer these development prototypes to BPL testers instead of selling them on our sale page. This community has been amazing to me over the years and this is just one simply way to say thanks. Sleeping Booties Colors are listed following the rule inside/outside/accent 2.1oz Apex 30°-45°F XSmall-Black/Charcoal/Camo Large-Black/Charcoal/Sunrise 4oz Apex 15°-30°F XSmall-Coyote/Navy Small-Coyote/Forest/Navy Small-Black/Black/Sunrise Large-Coyote/Navy XLarge-Red/Coyote 6oz Apex 0°-15°F XSmall-Coyote/Red Small-Forest/Red Large-Coyote/Navy XLarge-Forest/Red Booty sizing for reference XSmall – Mens <4, Womens <5.5 Small - Mens 4 - 5.5, Womens 5.5 - 7 Medium - Mens 6 - 7.5, Womens 7.5 - 9 Large - Mens 8 - 9, Womens 9.5 - 10.5 XLarge - Mens - 9.5 - 11.5, Womens 11 - 13 XXLarge - Mens 12-15, Womens >13.5 Note that not all sizes are available in this trial.
