Marmot Aiguille

Review Date
May 28, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: tonyrogers ,  Mountaineer

Price Paid:  $360.00 at Northern Mountain Su

Summary:
Great lightweight bag, meets and exceeds the 5 degree rating. I've tested it to its limit at -35F below, twice, and it was fine and allowed me to sleep well past bacon and eggs cooking in the morning.

Review Date
October 15, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: climberted(Unregistered User) ,  Mountaineer

Price Paid:  $0.00 at Marmot

Summary:
First off, I work at a shop and have access to almost anything you could think off. Second I chose this bag because of Marmot's commitment to down quality. They belive that not all down is equal. the down Marmot uses is the best that you can get anywhere in any bag, end of store. The minimum rate each bag. Each mountaineering bag is MINIMUM rated @ like 750 fill power and the fall 2001 bag are min @ 800 which is HUGE, when you conside a min fill. I have used a Marmot Ultralight bag on Shasta that was rated @ 15 and was hot to around 0! Go buy Marmot down! Go on, do it

Customer Service:
First off, curly is awsome along with the rest of trhe warrenty dept. A buddy of mine had a 10 year old G-tex bag that was delaming and he got a new bag. If a warr. dose not pass their inspection of

Similar Products Used:
TNF, MTN Hardwear, SD, Western mtning, Feathered Buddies, and Go lite.

Review Date
June 16, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Steve(Unregistered User) ,  Mountaineer , from San Francisco, Ca

Summary:
I've had this bag for about 3 years. Best I've ever used. It's cut slim, but I don't find that a problem. It only weighs about 3lbs. 4 oz or so, I have the long version.I'm 6-4, 200lbs. I've used it witha bivy and with a tent, on Mt. Shasta and in Death Valley; if it's warm out, I just unzip it. It lists for over $400 I think, but I paid about $230. That's the advantage of living here; I went into the Marmot store in Berkeley and told them I liked the bag, "but when were they going to have a sale?" he said just a minute, ran downstairs, and said I've got 3 of them for about $280. I said I'll think about it. When I came back in a month, it was down to about $230, so I jumped on it. Truly a great bag, no rips, tears,etc. I've never been cold in it.

Customer Service:
Best there is. I shop there a lot, Always great accomodating service. Never a problem with returns. You can buy boots there with a 30 day return policy, as long as you havent worn them outside. Also, if you buy something and it goes on sale within a month or so, the'll give you a credit for the difference.

Similar Products Used:
TNF dryloft Climbers bag. Windy Pass(TNF) synthetic, Fairy down, a few others.

Review Date
June 14, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Chris Rice(Unregistered User) ,  Mountaineer , from Crooksville, Ohio

Summary:
I've only had the Aiguille for six months now but have slept in in quite a bit. It's a typical Marmot bag - quality construction and accurate temp rating. The shell fabric is lighter than in some other brands it seems like but so far no tears - it just feels lighter. It's the nylon shell version - I've had a little condensation inside my older Goretex bag and I like the nylon better in that regard. It seems like I always ended up using a bivy sack any way when outside the tent. A Goretex bivy and Goretex (or Dryloft) shell together seem to cause problems venting off moisture. At 6' 2" and 190#,, I don't think the cut of the bag is all that small; I can move around just fine in it. Light weight - plenty warm - stuffs small and easy - what else can a bag do?

Customer Service:
I had a Marmot Gore Tex jacket delaminate (first generation). I called Marmot and told them about it. Two weeks later I had a brand new replacement. No hassles, great friendly service people that made it all easy. Every company should take care of business like Marmot.

Similar Products Used:
I had a Marmot Kestral for 10 years. It's an almost identical bag which served me well until I sold it to a friend. It had 7.5" of loft when I bought it and 7.5" when I sold it ten years later. Take good care of a good product and it will take good care of you.

Review Date
March 23, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Douglas T. Weaver(Unregistered User) ,  Mountaineer , from Rolla, MO, United States

Summary:
This bag is only rated to -5F, but I've used it in colder conditions accompanied by wind and it was more that warm enough. If you wear a layer of fleece while sleeping this bag should do the trick down to -25F, at least. I suggest the DryLoft option if you may encounter wet conditions. The bag is tough as well.

Customer Service:
No experience with Marmot's customer service because their products aare so well made and designed.