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Great jacket, more durable than I expected, good zipper. Weight is as advertised. Highly recommended.

The Sensor Mirror lens provides the best flat light goggles I've ever used. While some find them too bright on a blue bird day, they're fine for me. I just bought an extra pair to keep in my bag so I can lend them to friends who are struggling on white out days.

Having been burned (or frozen!) by some manufacturers temperature ratings in the past, I was hoping Marmot would live up to their reputation and that this would be a true 15 degree bag. It is. I have a room over my unheated garage which I use for this sort of testing. Last night, I stabilized the room at 25 degrees and slept on the floor in the Helium on a Thermarest 3/4 Trail Lite pad, wearing socks, light-weight long underwear, and a thin long sleeved t-shirt. I woke up around 3am, checked the temperature, and it was still at 25*F. (The 25 degree room simulates sleeping in a tent with an ambient temperature of 15 degrees.)

I was warm enough all night. The bag was very comfortable, easy to zip and cinch in the dark, and the regular was long enough for me at 6'1". Good bag, works as advertised. I'll be on a 2 week trip in the Wind Rivers this summer and will post again if I learn anything new, but I expect this bag won't let me down.

First of all, I only boil water; no food gets cooked in the pot. This is perfect for one or two people using the freezer bag cooking method. It can double as a mug; boil your meal water, pour it in the freezer bag, then heat more water for your hot drink. I don't care about stowing a fuel canister inside, so can't speak to that. The lid works fine. Haven't used the little bag; not sure why I'd want all that extra weight. :-) As others have noted, I would like hash marks on the inside for measuring, hence 4 stars instead of 5. I used a Sharpie to make marks on the outside, which works pretty well. Recommended.

As described: a light, warm 800+ fill down sweater. Some previous reviews have raised questions about pockets, fit, and weight. So here are the facts on my men's medium which arrived Nov. 2009:
- I'm 6'1", 162 lbs and it fits just right over a t-shirt and long sleeved t-shirt. Sleeves are long enough, collar is comfy and warm when zipped up. Enough space to trap warm air, but not so big that it gets drafty when I move.
- It weighs 14.3 oz on my accurate scale.
- The outside pockets are perfect for hands.
- There are 6"x11" vertical inside liner pockets on each side which as others have noted are not totally "secure". You could change that with a bit of Velcro. Good for a beanie hat, gloves, headlamp, etc while you're sitting around, to keep the hand warmer pockets free for your hands.
- I think it compares favorably with the Patagonia sweater and is a better value.