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    Valandre sleeping bags

    Not common in Australia so no local feedback. Are they well made and well regarded? Now one of the few to make a centre zip sleeping bag designed to be used with Alpine clothing as part of the seep system. Now that Nunatak no longer make theirs I am looking for a LW replacement Specifically the...
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    Keela A fit question

    I'm in need of a lighter weight puffy layer for this Southern winter to replace my worn out Patagonia DAS from 1999. Does anybody here own and use the Keela Solo and could comment on the fit? I've looked at their size and fit charts and while I think it might fit and the cost is reasonable but I...
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    Army overmittens

    I need some new overmitts for my skiing. Can somebody tell me how generously sized the MTP shells are? Also how well do they perform at around the -5C mark when it's raining and sleeting. I wear a Large to Extra large glove, usually around a 9.5 or 10 and the shell would be to go over these in...
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    WW2 Pattern 37 gear

    I have accumulated quite a bit of old pattern 37 gear. I find the small pack just a tad too small and the large pack unwieldy and a bit too large to use as a haversack; although I know people do; I have one spare I'm thinking of modifying and I'm asking what size I should reduce it too. I'm also...
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    DIY synthetic overbag; design queries

    I might get around to sewing some stuff up again soon; just because I have the materials here and I'm a bit bored. While I'm happy enough with the new Halite overbag for milder conditions and it seems to work very well with my UL down inner it is sized for Regular sized mats. I want to make...
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    Hello all and G'Day from Australia

    I've ghosted here for a while but I thought I should join up as I need answers to a couple of specific questions regarding cold weather parkas and sleeping bags and to get a different perspective on being comfortable in the outdoors. Way back in the late 1970s I did spend a couple of years in...