Montbell Super Stretch Down #7

At least one reason the Montbell bag will look lofty is due to its fabric not being flat. The ounces of down will tell the story there. Good find though.

Looks good, Christopher!

Is your bag standard length or long? The standard is supposed to be good to 5’10”. Do you feel like you are touching either end when stretched out?

I’m 5’9″ so the standard bag is ‘perfect’ for me. Yes, one of the very first thing I did was yank out the cord near the foot end and sew the two openings shut.

Separately, I added a note to you down at the thread by Verber titled “MontBell Down Inner Jacket Now Has a Zipper”. Wonder if you saw it?

Bag is standard length not long. I’m just about touching or am touching depending on how tight I have the hood done up. It doesn’t really bother me though. The regular length bivy is the same way, *just* big enough for me. My wife is 5’6″ and she has plenty of room. I’m building a “Bill style” down quilt so I really don’t *need* this but for the price and having an extra bag for my wife, friends etc I couldn’t turn it down!

I’ll go check out the other thread. I think I noticed the note but forgot to reply.

I was a bit confused whether this new No. 7 bag is for you or your wife. If it’s for your wife, you might not want to yank out the cord near the foot end, as it may be beneficial to her…

Haha well it doesn’t really have a purpose. I suppose I can just replace the way too big cord with a smaller one or make her deal without it. See once my new custom bag (sewn by my wife’s aunt) is done, I have a feeling that one for my wife and a two person version will be soon to follow. :)

Sorry if you already know this…

The “foot cord” (for lack of a better term) allows the user to tighten or close up entirely the bag’s bottom 4 or 5 inches. Given your wife’s 5’6″ height, that might be the perfect fit for her?