Valandre sleeping bags

[Moondog55]

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 La Fayette

 

[Springchicken]

Valandré make really high quality down gear. I bought a sleeping bag from them years ago and it is as good now as it was when new.

If you're after a bag with a centre zip, PHD in the U.K. Will make one for you. They, too, are very good, offering a wide range of bags and clothing, all of which can be customised.

I don't know the La Fayette - I can't remember the model name of the one I bought! - but I'd imagine it's a quality piece of kit.

 

[Moondog55]

The company just got back to me. While their XXL down jacket will fit me I can't fit into the La Fayette while wearing one.
So that bag is another one struck from the list and I simply can't afford to buy from PHD.
I may however buy one of the Troll jackets as a LW option to my big Linebacker L-7 surplus parka and use a half bag inside a synthetic overbag; which overbag I would have to make myself

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Thread 'DIY synthetic overbag; design queries'

Sep 18, 2023

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 something that works better with Large sized mats.

Been rereading Jerry Kobalenkos web pages and noting his overbag uses no insulation on the base and has a centre zip and a round face hole in the Eskimo style, while other makers like PHD in England use the nominally standard side zips and simple...

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