@lipuid53 I haven't waterproofed it. I suppose you could try it though, but I have never heard of anyone doing it. I'm not sure how the chemicals in the waterproofing spray would react with the sleeping bag materials. If you plan on doing it I would suggest you call Kelty or the manufacturer of your bag to see if it's safe. The last thing you'd want is to spray it on and your bag starts melting. This bag has no waterproofing, sleeping bags that do are often quite expensive. Hope that helps.
@lipuid53 I believe it's acceptable to spray a down sleeping bag with water repellent spray. I was watching a McNett video on cleaning a sleeping bag, and at 2:40 in the video, they spray it with treatment: youtube(.)com/watch?v=NJrnISxQCus
@dtmty My sleeping pad? I have a Therm-a-rest NeoAir All-Season regular (I'm 5'11") and a Therma-a-Rest Z-Lite (Regular). I mostly use the NeoAir. I like it a lot so far. The horizontal baffles are extremely more comfortable compared to vertical baffles found in the Exped and Big Agnes pads, to me anyway. It's made out of a thicker material than the NeoAir original and it has a higher R-value which caused my interest. I hear they are releasing a new lighter one soon with similar specs. FML. lol
@xeng26 It's a Granite Gear AirVent Reduction DryBloc Dry Sack. For down sleeping bags it's important to get a waterproof or at least very water resistant stuff sack in order to prevent the down from getting wet which will compromise its ability to decompress and trap air. I got mine at Campmor.com when I bought the bag.
have you waterproofed you down bag yet?
im planning on lightly spraying mine with something just so it doesnt absorb water like a sponge.
these dont have any waterproofing from the factory, let me know if you do this
lipuid53 1 month ago
@lipuid53 I haven't waterproofed it. I suppose you could try it though, but I have never heard of anyone doing it. I'm not sure how the chemicals in the waterproofing spray would react with the sleeping bag materials. If you plan on doing it I would suggest you call Kelty or the manufacturer of your bag to see if it's safe. The last thing you'd want is to spray it on and your bag starts melting. This bag has no waterproofing, sleeping bags that do are often quite expensive. Hope that helps.
brandond2005 1 month ago
@lipuid53 I believe it's acceptable to spray a down sleeping bag with water repellent spray. I was watching a McNett video on cleaning a sleeping bag, and at 2:40 in the video, they spray it with treatment: youtube(.)com/watch?v=NJrnISxQCus
GearTalks 2 weeks ago
what is the size of the stuff sack your using
clamziam 3 months ago
I found one still in the box brand new at a salvage store for $27. :P
Bushy556 3 months ago
What size compression sack did u use?
TrinDawg37 4 months ago
@TrinDawg37 I used a large Granite Gear compression sack in the video, but a medium sized bag would probably be a more proper size for the bag.
brandond2005 1 month ago
I found a Kelty Cosmic 20 Down bag at HumbleOutdoors for $90.
For the money you can't beat this bag, decent quality, I'm happy
bedarda 4 months ago
what is the brand/model of your sleeping pad !?!?!?!
dtmty 4 months ago in playlist road trips
@dtmty My sleeping pad? I have a Therm-a-rest NeoAir All-Season regular (I'm 5'11") and a Therma-a-Rest Z-Lite (Regular). I mostly use the NeoAir. I like it a lot so far. The horizontal baffles are extremely more comfortable compared to vertical baffles found in the Exped and Big Agnes pads, to me anyway. It's made out of a thicker material than the NeoAir original and it has a higher R-value which caused my interest. I hear they are releasing a new lighter one soon with similar specs. FML. lol
brandond2005 4 months ago
Sorry. I was referring to the size of the compression sack. My bad.
countykowboy 6 months ago
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I found the Brand Name. What size was the bag? Large or Medium?
countykowboy 7 months ago
I found the Brand Name. What size was the bag? Large I'm assuming?
countykowboy 7 months ago
@countykowboy I bought a regular which fits people up to 6'. I'm 5'11" and it fits me well.
brandond2005 6 months ago
Whats the brand and name of the compression sack ?
xeng26 10 months ago
@xeng26 It's a Granite Gear AirVent Reduction DryBloc Dry Sack. For down sleeping bags it's important to get a waterproof or at least very water resistant stuff sack in order to prevent the down from getting wet which will compromise its ability to decompress and trap air. I got mine at Campmor.com when I bought the bag.
brandond2005 10 months ago
@mpwasz Thanks, for $80 and a 2.5lb down sleeping bag you can't go wrong.
brandond2005 11 months ago