If you want that girth (66”), you picked a beautiful bag. People think it’s a high price but 850+ down is expensive and high quality light weight material is expensive. In the end, WM is a pretty good deal. When you want low weight and high warmth, it comes at a cost.

Initially, you can use it all year, but in the warmer months, you may wish for something lighter. That’s why backpackers have at least 2 sleeping bags --- so they can go lighter in the summer.

I have the Antelope (bought on eBay for 1/3 off) that I only use 1-2 months of the year. I have the WM POD30 (bought used here) that I use in the winter/spring. I also have one Megalight that my wife and I share (used as quilt with a zipped in sweetie-pie) when she goes with me. And I have the Carribou that I use the most for summer. However, that is changing because I have been loving my new JRB Stealth quilt (with poncho head hole) because it’s lighter yet, warm to at least 50F (I’ll test it for colder this fall) and packs so small.

Another reason I have so many WM bags is because when my family backpacks with me, all the bags become taken. And we use them car camping since they fit in the Prius trunk better than most bags.

Good luck on your bag purchase <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
-Barry