Rab alpine 900 -18c bag 232 quid

[petrochemicals]

i believe this is a bargain, but if not do tell. Far too warm for me, ill never need it unless i start going to norway, but for 232 quid you get this

Ascent 900 Sleeping Bag

Order the Rab Ascent 900 Sleeping Bag today from Snow+Rock ✓ Price Match Promise ✓ 3-Year Product Warranty ✓ Specialist Advice

www.snowandrock.com

Ive been looking at the 700xl which is more my temperature grade

 

[Old Bones]

It a pretty good price (although I think round Black Friday they went as low as £180), but a quick look around the normal suspects are fairly similar. Cotswolds have it at the same price, although I notice it says it the 2018 model! Since Snow & Rock is part of the Cotswolds group, I suspect they are segmenting the market. Open Air in Cambridge (a great shop, and now essentially my closest independent store) has it at £234 with free delivery. And Go Outdoors have it at £259, but with the 10% off at the checkout, its £233...

I am on various email lists for shops (once you've bought something on deal, they tend to email you endlessly), and because of the lockdown, those Easter/Spring sales are going on longer and perhaps deeper than usual. And because everything is online only at the moment, their websites tend to vaguely match each other - they are trying to move product..

I think prices might go down further - even after stores reopen (and I work part time in retail, so I am hoping its sooner rather than later), there is going to be a lot of stock stuck in stores, and shops desperate to move it. I am hoping good companies dont go under, but its going to be tough.

 

[petrochemicals]

Not that good really. The 700 xl is more expensive, so they are obviously flogging those 900s off, ill just have to wait till black friday, 180 is a bargain.

 

[richy3333]

With the Go Outdoors price match promise it would take it down to around £200 mark?

https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/price-guarantee

 

[Old Bones]

Not that good really. The 700 xl is more expensive, so they are obviously flogging those 900s off, ill just have to wait till black friday, 180 is a bargain.

Its not a bad price for a 900, which is able to be found in a fair number of stores, including Go Outdoors, but yeah, it has been cheaper in the past. I dont want to even think about Black Friday this year....

The 700 does come in around £200, if you look around. The equivalent ME 750 is about £225 at Trekkit..

With the Go Outdoors price match promise it would take it down to around £200 mark?

Give them a go - as long as you have a reasonable case, why not give it a try?

 

[petrochemicals]

Cheers, i may well give it a go, but i really object to being penalised for being tall.

 

[Old Bones]

Cheers, i may well give it a go, but i really object to being penalised for being tall.

Yep - getting something to fit can be tough. I wondered if ME had anything about the same price, and I was amazed to find that they did their Classic 750 in a XXL! Where you can find one is another matter, but there is a market.

There is always PhD if you do want XXL - pricey but lovely. And the Bargain box has been refilled!