I can honestly say that this has been a fine bag the last 5 or so years that I have owned it. I have spent easily over 100 nights in it since I got it as a gift several years ago. Though it leaks some down, it has never let me down. It seems to be accurate wtih its temp rating and is quite light. This bag has seen Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, South and North Dakota, lots of the AT in Georgia and North Carolina in all types of weather. Overall a fine choice.

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Western Mountaineering, which is great
North Face
other Marmot bags

Just took this bag on a 4-day October through hike on a New England trail. Nice and light. Kept me warm except for last day, which felt like 35 or so but I had no thermometer so it was hard to tell. Have had about 10 feathers leak, but I think its light weight justifies it. Stuff sack is pretty waterproof.

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None, this is my first bag.

This review is for the 2003 model- the silver and black one... I found this bag to be super roomy. I have the long bag- I am 6', 170 lbs. IMO the temp rating is optimistic at 30F. I would call this a 40F bag if you are my size and an average temp sleeper. For comparison, I also have a Marmot Pinnacle (the older 2001? blue model) and consider the temp rating of it to be accurate at 15F. My only complaint on this bag is no draft collar. For my size, the bag had *too* much girth and the heat escaped out of it. With a draft collar, it would be a 30F bag for me. I would gladly add 1-2 oz and $20 for a draft collar

Customer Service

used in the past for another item and they were very helpful.

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TNF blue kazoo, Marmot Pinnacle and Aiguille

I purchased my Arroyo as soon as it was available from Marmot. I have one of the first ones available to the consumer. Good old REI will order anything for members without deposit. That is hard to beat when you would like to test drive a bag in the store before purchase. My feelings on this bag are great. I have washed it 3 times because I use this bag 3 seasons, as long as it stays above 25 degrees. I am a big old ex football player. I stand 6'2" and weigh around 230. This bag has great girth and a superb shape. I have never froze with this bag. Marmot has produced a wonderful product. I stands up to washing, make sure to double or triple rinse, and leaks minimal feathers. The baffles are still intact and the fabric has held up great. The Nikwax treatment has faded, but that is ok. The bag dries quickly from condensation exposure on a sunny day. I would highly recommend this bag to anyone. If your a big guy or gal, you can`t go wrong.

Customer Service

I have sent back a heavily used shell for repair and they turned it around in about 2 weeks. That is great survice.

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REI bags. Custom bag built by a great bag builder in Seattle,Jack`s Comforters. He rebuilt my old REI bag into a great winter furnace.

This is the bag that, after exhaustive research, I decided to take on the AT for a thru-hike this year. I knew Marmot made good bags, but I couldn't believe how greatly it exceeded my expectations. First, Marmot is unparalleled (in my humble opinion) in the fit of its bags, especially the hood. But the roominess was nothing to complain about either (I'm 6', 180lbs, was 210 at start of trip). Also, the bag temp rating is understated at 30 deg. I stayed comfortable at 25 deg, with wind gusts of 20mph on an exposed ridgeline, while my companions were complaining about their bags' inferior shell material. Weight is fairly accurate at 2lbs, 2oz. Some problem with down escaping, but not too bad overall. However, I may be converted to the even lighter WM Ultralite, if the hype is true. Still, tough to leave an established company and product. Too many sleeping bags, too little time!

Customer Service

very good so far on other products

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various Moonstone, SD, Mountain Hardwear bags

Read reviews where most people agreed on the quality of this bag. So I decided to buy one. The quality is there: very compressible, light weight and accurate temperature rating. However, i was still very unpleased because the 775 down fill leaked a lot !! Maybe there was a problem with the shell on the Marmot i bought...Therefore, if you can get it on sale for 100$ or less, buy it. Otherwise, think about it ! Not so sure i would buy an Arroyo again..:(

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Great summer Bag! I just bought a new one with 800 fill down and used it in the Pisgah national forest this weekend. I was worried that being as light as it is 1lb 14 ozs that it would not keep us warm in colder temperatures but we( my wife and I who has one too) slept toasty warm down to fourty degrees. I do however think that the 30 degree rating is a bit optimistic. marmot makes a very confortable sleeping bag with the face muff and a 63 inch girth makes it easy to sleep the night away. The arroyo comes with an extra small stuff sack that packs down about the size of a small loaf of bread great for smaller lighter weight summer packs as not to take up much room in the pack the hood can be cinched down tight around my face perfectly to keep me from breathing into the bag while keeping my head warm The only cons I can think of is that I wish it came with pad locks to keep it from twisting around at night. Bottom line, the arroyo is a great summer bag for temperatures down to 40 degrees after that I guess it depends on wether a person is a cold sleeper or a warm sleeper for it to keep them warm. I do highly recomend this bag for backpackers who are looking for a light weight bag for summer with the advantages of microfiber and 800 down

Customer Service

not needed

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coleman, kelty, ll bean, slumberjack, sierra designs, north face,

This bag is everything you would want in a Backpacking bag. It is light, compresses well, regains loft quickly, keeps the condensation away from you, and is built to last.

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Reviewing the older blue/grean model not the new grey black version. Pro: Light weight. Stuffs down REALLY small. Accurate temperature rating. Good fitting hood. Con: Leaks a LOT of down. Marmot makes a good product line, but methinks they skimped a mite too much on the Arroyo''s shell fabric with the result that down plumules are constantly bleeding through the fabric and the seams. Pity. Other than that I think the Arroyo is great. If you can get the Arroyo at a good sale, go for it. Otherwise, shop around; there are competitive produts (Moonstone''s 800 Zone 1, Western Mountaineering and Feathered Friends bags come to mind) that are as good as, if not better than, the Arroyo.

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Nice bag if you don't mind the down coming out through the fabic and the seams. I used this bag on two trips totaling 9 nights and was always pulling down back into the bag from the reverse side. This applies equally to the interior and exterior of the bag.
Also found down in the tent that had leaked out. I returned it to REI because I found the amount of down leakage excessive. I'm suprised that no one else has eperienced this problem.
My two other bags are Western Mountaineering, an Antelope and a Puma, both of which are Dryloft. They leak almost no down whatsoever. Maybe non Dryloft bags leak down all the time. I think I'll just stick with Western Mountaineering.

Consider this bag if you can get it for $170 or less and you don't mind down coming out all the time.

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Western Mountaineering Antelope SL and Western Mountaineering Puma SL