Quote Originally Posted by FlyingAvocado View Post
This is the first I have heard about the Trail Winders. These look interesting. It looks like they use synthetic insulation rather than down, how well do they pack/compress?
Not super well. I can stuff my 20° TW in a "M" Sea to Summit compression drybag, but that's pretty harsh. I prefer to carry it in a "L". These are the outdated version so I don't know the actual capacity but probably in the 16 - 20lt range.
I only carry it when vehicle or kayak camping, though I do live in it all winter. SLD stuff is great. I have a lot of his gear and a bunch of custom stuff. I totally think his quilts spoiled me for other designs. That why when the light weight, down, 3/4 length, 40°, summer quilt experiment failed (and I did try modding the suspension from day 2) I just had it turned into one of those "insulation on a UQP" style quilts.

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