Bushwalk Australia

i have seen someone on here (forget who) mention that they have one of these bags, and if i recall correctly, they liked it.
i was wondering if there is anyone else that has used one and what they think of them?

im looking at this one http://www.nunatakusa.com/site07/arc_products/arc_specialist.htm


Cheers
Macca

A mate of mine has two. One is the Specialist the other is either an Alpinist or a Specialist with overfill.
(he likes them...)
They really are a shaped quilt with a footbox. The idea is that since the down under you is pretty much useless for insulation, you save that part in weight and stored size by not having it..
I would recommend experimenting sleeping under a quilt first. I use the JRB No Sniveller (that is a rectangular quilt that you can cinch at either end to turn it into a foot box) . Not as well made/puffy as the Nunatak but works for me.
Or I use the WM Ultralite opened up in quilt mode. The Western Mountaineering bag is of a similar standard (fabric and amounts of down used) to the Nunatak.
The best part of the Nunatak is that they are custom/semi custom, so you can mix and match sizes,fabrics and amounts of down used. Even the baffle height and space can be specified. Tom (Halpin) at Nunatak will help you out there.
On the other side, if you have a highly customised version and you end up not liking it , it will be harder to sell.
The temperature ranges given on their site are usually quoted as "accurate" .
Franco
Since I started sleeping under a quilt I have learned to toss and turn keeping the quilt on top of me. Not much chance for me to stop tossing and turning...

Franco wrote:I would recommend experimenting sleeping under a quilt first.

i often sleep with my sleepingbag unzipped except for the bottom anyway, much in the same way as i envisage the nunatack to be. my sleeping bag weighs more than any other piece of equipment i have and takes up more than 4 times the space and im ready to retire it to car-camping duties.

Yep I got one of these bags. I got them to put in extra down. I suggest you get them to attach extra straps. I like the bag and for 750 gms it is warm for most conditions. If it is very cold I need to wear cloths to bed.

under10kg wrote:Yep I got one of these bags. I got them to put in extra down. I suggest you get them to attach extra straps. I like the bag and for 750 gms it is warm for most conditions. If it is very cold I need to wear cloths to bed.

do you have extra straps on yours? do u recommend them due to strength or do they keep it in place better or?? xtra 1 or 2?

i intend to get extra down, baffle size of 2" i think ill get

Interesting stuff. The Sub-Alpinist looks like a good 2-3 season bag. It amazes me how many different bits of gear are out there. Thanks Macca81 for posting this information.