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    Ozark Trail Cocoon 250 Found.

    I just came across a half dozen Cocoon 250's. I would like to know what to be looking for as far as the quality of down since I heard the quality control can be a little off at times

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    since this is a new thread I ALSO have come across the 250's..... how low are people taking them as a TQ with a 3sason UQ? average of course as we all sleep different.



    @bananna : what i gathered from the 45 pages of the main thread is that u want to check them in store or buy a few and check them at home..... hold them to the light to look for massive light passing through indicating a bad fill... pick the best/ heaviest/ most filled one... then bring it home and give it the tennis ball treatment to see how she lofts up.

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    How much are these things now? Last time I looked they were still $70 in store.

    The one I've handled had some serious gaps and lack of stuff in areas. I would only use it to chop up as a TQ or else in very warm weather.

    Also, I get the old tennis ball trick but if you are just gonna pack it up in a bag to take outside (assuming using for backpacking) doesn't this negate putting it in the dryer?

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    $79.97 (showing online for in store pick-up) These are hit or miss. But even the "miss" can have it's place in the gear closet. It just becomes more of a late spring/early fall and summer bag. I have several that passed quality control with flying colors and have been down to 28° with a wool base layer. Placing these in the dryer with tennis ball really does revive the expected loft. These things sit packed up and compressed for months if not over a year without being handled. Once they loft back up, being compressed for 8-12 hours until the end of my day did not seem to effect the down as it was when purchased. It is what it is. It's a $80 bag from wal-mart but it definitely has made it's place in my gear room. I say they are worth it.

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    still runnign $70.

    The tennis balls help break up the clumps, which makes it easier to redistribute the down to appropriate areas..

    I think anyone would strictly be using this as a summer bag or a tq with an uq.

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    I actually really lucked out because I went to another Walmart and looked for more (hoping for a clearance). There were none on the shelf and none on the clearance...wait...what's this random bag? A 250! It had no stuff sack and was slightly abused. I assume it was a 250 because it said the filling was .25kg. I got clearance price of 64 - 10% for the missing sack. I think I'll just pack it without a sack in the bottom of my pack. I also plan to chop it up. Do you think the zipper is worth saving by pulling all the stitches or could I just cut along the stitch? The bag I got is actually a winner as far as filling and equal disperse meant, but Ill do my best to relocate the hood down. I originally started the thread wondering if these were hard to find and if someone wanted me to pick one up and ship it.

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    They only have the synthetic ones in my local WalMarts and they aren't available online.

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    Well I'm not sure if you're interested in paying more, but for about $95, I bet I could ship one. Otherwise, I guess you could wait until they have another online deal. I'm very excited to turn mine into a TQ but I don't have a thread injector. I think I will have to call on my mother's services.

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    I've used mine as a converted TQ down to 37 degrees, using a 20 degrees UQ.. very warm
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    I'm debating whether to add down or keep as a converted tq. I mainly camp 3-season so leaving it alone seems best but adding down could make me a 4 season camper.

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