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I'm still browsing cold weather WM bags for late/early season trekking and mountaineering- currently think I'm going to go with the 5 degree Antelope.
Any experience with the windstopper fabric version out there?
I'm willing to pay the extra $$$/weight penalty if it means not worrying about carrying a bivy for use in snow shelters and exposed/condensation conditions, etc.
Is the gore fabric worth it vs. the microfiber shell?
Craig, my Antelope is the Gore DL (used to be DryLoft, same material as WindStopper) version. It has worked great for me. The biggest drawback to WPB shells on bags, other than weight, is excessive condensation build-up… but I never noticed a problem with that. Frankly, I'm a tent guy. Not much of one for show shelters and exposed bivies. But I have bivvied in below-treeline conditions between -10 and 30 with this bag; open, starry nights to nights with a couple inches of snowfall. The bag has kept me warm and dry. The shell is also remarkably durable. If I were buying it again, I'm not sure if I'd go for the nearly 1/2 pound weight savings of the MF or get the WS.
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