Snugpack softie 6

[buckley]

Hi,

Does anyone have any experience of the snugpack softie 6? I can get hold of one very cheap off a friend, it just needs a slight repair. I have no experience odf these bags, anygood?

 

[Don Redondo]

although I've not tried the softie 6 my experiences with snugpak sleeping bags over the years has been exceptionally good, even when used beyond their designed temperature range.

As long as you stick within the parameters the bag was designed for I see no reason not to have one.

I bought a snugpak navigator, because I like a bit of room in my bag and I'm well pleased, and the group buy hammock underblanket was put together by them, also to a high standard.

 

[mrstorey]

I used to have a Softie 6. It was fine, but eventually became very weary and compressed and really really didn't keep me warm, even in the slightly warmer, slightly less rainy months that passed for an English summer in the days before global warming.

Bear in mind that my experiences date from the days when it was called the 'Softie 6 Kestrel' and came in bright purple, which was about 10 years ago. Synthetic insulation technology may have moved on since then

 

[Batfink]

I've experience of both the garishly coloured Softie 6 "Kestrel" and the modern Olive Green "Softie 6". I loved the first to pieces - literally - it was 8 years old when my feet (courtesy of some poor food hygiene and long & sharp toe nail, sliced through the foot of the bag, unleashing balls of stuffing. Although I did a repair on it, it was never quite the same again.

As such, I invested in a "new" style OG Softie 6. Damn fine purchase and does me as a "Summer bag", with a Nanok -10 as a Winter bag. Sometimes I'll use a cotton liner with the Softie to prolongue it's use during the summer (purely because it's lighter and smaller than the Nanok).

The softies are, to quote an old schoolboy saying, lush - and I wouldn't swap mine for the world!

 

[Doc]

I have one. Pack size is tiny for the amount of unpacked loft. The supplied compression sac works well.

I find it warm enough for April-October approximately, here in Scotland. Your mileage may vary, as they say.

it seems well made with a good zip.

Recommended.

 

[John Fenna]

Snugpak=good kit!

 

[marshall4771]

Snugpak - dont rely upon the temp rating, you'll be cold !

Shaun

 

[billycan]

The snugpak's are good, however it depends on what you are using it for, for a general bag, there not bad, especially if you can get it cheap