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Eureka Eagle Point -15-Degree Mummy Sleeping Bag

Eureka Eagle Point -15-Degree Mummy Sleeping Bag Review

High quality sleeping bag at a great price!
This bag is designed with effective off-set quilted layers to prevent cold air leaks,an inside convenient stash pocket, an efficient yet comfortable hooded mummy shape, warm polyester "Thermashield" insulation, is rated to -15 degrees
AND IS EXTRA LONG!

Eureka Eagle Point -15-Degree Mummy Sleeping Bag Feature

• mummy-style sleeping bag rated to -15 degrees F
• Trapezoid-contoured foot box that won't constrict your feet
• Filled with 4.8 pounds of Thermashield fiber fill; 6.4-pound carry weight
• Regular measures: 84 by 34 by 20 inches, Long measures: 90 by 34 by 20 inches
• Inside stash pocket, fleece pillow pocket; includes compression stuff sack

Eureka Eagle Point -15-Degree Mummy Sleeping Bag Overview

Packed with features and a great price to boot. Offset construction and Thermashield premium insulation allows for uniform distribution of warmth.

Eureka Eagle Point -15-Degree Mummy Sleeping Bag Specifications

Rated to -15 degrees Fahrenheit, the Eureka Eagle Point mummy-style sleeping bag features a bag-within-a-bag design, which keeps cold air from the outside from getting through and warm air on the inside of the bag from escaping. The inner layer of the bag is cut smaller than the outer layer to create a consistent thickness of insulation throughout the bag, which prevent thermal leaks from forming. The trapezoidal foot section is angled to allow for the foot's natural sleeping position. It has a fully adjustable contoured hood and an adjustable storm collar. Other features include a two-way, self-repairing zipper, inside stash pocket, fleece pillow pocket, and compression stuff sack.

This sleeping bag is filled with Eureka's proprietary 7-hole slickened, polyester Thermashield fiber fill, which provides maximum insulation at the best value possible. Each Thermashield fiber strand contains 7 tunnel-like holes that run the length of the strand. Each of these holes traps air inside it's passageway creating dead air space that efficiently retains heat to keep you warm.

Regular Specifications:

• Material: Polyester mini ripstop shell with double layer off-set multi needle quilt construction
• Liner: Polyester taffeta
• Size: 84 by 34 by 20
• Fill weight: 4.8 pounds
• Carry weight: 6.42 pounds
• Zipper side: Right

Long Specifications:

• Material: Polyester mini ripstop shell with double layer off-set multi needle quilt construction
• Liner: Polyester taffeta
• Size: 90 by 34 by 20 inches
• Fill weight: 5.4 pounds
• Carry weight: 6.92 pounds
• Zipper side: Left

About Eureka
Though the exact year is unknown, Eureka’s long history begins prior to 1895 in Binghamton, New York, where the company still resides today. Then known as the Eureka Tent & Awning Company, its first wares were canvas products--most notably, Conestoga wagon covers and horse blankets for nineteenth century American frontiersmen--as well as American flags, store awnings, and camping tents.

The company increased production of its custom canvas products locally throughout the 1930s and during the 1940 and even fabricated and erected the IBM "tent cities" just outside Binghamton. The seven acres of tents housed thousands of IBM salesmen during the company’s annual stockholders meeting, which had since outgrown its previous locale. In the 1940s, with the advent of World War II and the increased demand for hospital ward tents, Eureka expanded operations and began shipping tents worldwide. Ultimately, upon the post-war return of the GIs and the resultant housing shortage, Eureka turned its attention to the home front during the 1950s by supplying awnings for the multitude of mobile homes that were purchased.

In 1960, Eureka’s new and innovative Draw-Tite tent, with its practical, free standing external frame, was used in a Himalayan Expedition to Nepal by world renowned Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person documented to summit Mt. Everest only six years earlier. In 1963, Eureka made history during its own Mt. Everest ascent, with more than 60 of its tents sheltering participants from fierce 60+ mph winds and temperatures reaching below -20°F during the first all American Mt. Everest Expedition.

For backpackers and families, Eureka introduced its legendary Timberline tent in the 1970s. Truly the first StormShield design, this completely self-supporting and lightweight backpacking tent became one of the most popular tents the entire industry with sales reaching over 1 million by its ten year anniversary.

Eureka tents have also traveled as part of several historic expeditions, including the American Women’s Himalayan Expedition to Annapurna I in 1978 and the first Mt. Everest ascents by a Canadian and American woman in 1986 and 1988. In recent history, tents specially designed and donated by Eureka sheltered Eric Simonson and his team on two historic research expeditions to Mount Everest, this time in a quest for truth regarding the 1924 attempted summit of early English explorers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. During the 1999 expedition, the team made history finding the remains of George Mallory, but the complete mystery remained unsolved. Returning in 2001 to search for more clues, the team found amazing historical artifacts which are now on display at the Smithsonian.

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