Down Sleeping bag found at Good Will

[Hess Adventures]

Hey,

I need some help my Mom Loves to go hunting at the goodwill's around town and beyond. She found and bought me a (Eastern Mt. Sports) Duck Down sleeping bag for 5.00 bucks.

I need some help though I called the company and the style number I gave them is to old. I need to find out the sleep rating on it. So I thought I would come here and ask.

Here is what I have off of the sticker.

DUCK DOWN
Style N. 4042
Net Wt. 40 oz
550 Cubic inches per Ounce ?

Its faded on the back but I can make out 550 on the back with Cubic inches per Ounce on the back of the main tag. However it is faded. Any help would be great.

[stefprez]

There are more experienced guru's here that can probably answer better, but what is the loft of the bag in inches? Loft height is usually a decent indicator of warmth.

[Hess Adventures]

thanks for the quick reply I actually don't see a loft anywhere on the tag.

[stefprez]

No worries! Just lay the sucker out on the floor nice and flat, give it some time to rest (maybe even shake it up a bit to restore as much loft as possible) and then plop a ruler next to it vertically. There is a rough estimate formula that is something like 100-(40*Top Loft in Inches) = Temperature rating. Once again, very rough. That's from Ray Jardine, not me. lol When I say top loft, I am referring to half the total loft. (A top quilt with 2.5" of loft is approximately the same rating as a sleeping bag with 5" of loft)

[NewtonGT]

great find man. Im with stefprez. you just gotta measure it like he said it will tell a little more about the rating on it

[wwk10]

Jealous. What a find. I am looking for a used down bag now, but never even dreamed of $5.