Ti Goat Sierra Sniveller Special

[Jamie Shortt]

I just saw this on Ti Goat's site.

UL_Sniveller

It is the Sierra Sniveller but uses 20D black intrepid fabric instead of the 30D ripstop. It also uses 900 fill down versus 800 fill. It appears to be 2 oz less than the standard JRB quilt. To top it off, it is black! and only $20 more.

This is a really nice upgrade to JRB's well respect sniveler.

Jamie

[Jamie Shortt]

Surprised this didn't get any attention. I've got to give it one more bump in case it was missed.

Jamie

[David Ure]

Nice find. I like it but it would be too narrow for me. I need at least 58" at the shoulder for a quilt.

[Tony Wong]

Jamie,

I did see it a while back….now I look at my Sierra Sniveller with a slight sense of distain for not being the "Special" version.

Oh how the love disappears when another shiny new piece of UL gear comes along. :)

-Tony

[Jamie Shortt]

Tony, Maybe I'm not helping:) I was just extremely impressed with the changes.

First, Start with the No Sniveller which is an almost legendary UL item. But it has some flaws. In my opinion it is a tad too narrow at 48" in the torso and too wide in the footbox…48" footbox is huge. I have a stealth (same size) so I'm speaking from experience.

So last year the Jacks make a really cool improvement with the Sierra Sniveller….reduce the footbox and increase the torso width. I made a MYOG quilt with nearly the same dimensions and love it.

Still there is a problem in my book. The 1.1 oz ripstop the Jacks use is great balance of cost and performance, but I think momentum has a much nicer feel and its lighter. This was one of the main reasons I made my own quilt.

So this Ti Goat special nows uses top line fabric AND higher fill down and improve dimensions. You can still wear it like a poncho too!

The old legend just went to one of the greatest quilts available for very little upcharge.

Jamie

[Tony Wong]

Jamie,

Yeah, I hear you….definitely good stuff and I like the idea of the softer fabric.

$20 extra for that sort of love is very reasonable.

I have to take comfort that I bought two of the Sierra Snivelers last year on special….buy 2, get the 2nd at 50% off.

Using them both with omni tape for a family quilt for three in my Rainshadow2 Tarptent.

That said, it really is a great and reasonably priced quilt in either version.

That said….yeah, I would like the Special one.

-Tony

[Dug Shelby]

What's the weight difference?

[Robert Cowman]

2 oz

[Jake Palmer]

I just got the TiGoat Sierra Sniveller last week. It's my first quilt so I can't compare to anything but the quality seems top notch. And the fabric is extremely soft.

[ben wood]

i saw this last week as well. very cool item. thinking about selling my hudson river and picking up one of these. very nice fabric choice.

[Jim MacDiarmid]

Nice. With the new, lighter fabric, this is a great option for people who don't want to lay out the cash (and the wait time) for a Nunatak Arc Alpinist. I had a Hudson River, and while I liked it a lot, I prefer the Quantum fabric on the Nunatak Specialist I picked up on Gear Swap. Since they were so close in temp rating, I sold the Hudson River. I recently picked up a Nunatak Arc AT 3/4 length bag for 40* temps, as well as a 5* WM Antelope for winter, so I was thinking about selling the Specialist and splitting the temp difference by MYOG-ing a ~20 degree quilt. This UL Sierra Sniveler looks like a interesting option for buying my way out of the trouble of making my own. (Small apartment + curious cat might make working with down a nightmare.)

The 52" width is probably just about right for me. 48" on the Hudson was okay because it was a warm weather quilt and occasional drafts when rolling over weren't an issue, and the 55" of the Specialist is nice, but more generous than I really need.

Thanks for pointing it out.

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