The county comm bags have a zipper down the left side, with a draw-string mummy hood. They are tapered slightly at the feet.

They have a tag on them (like a mattress tag) that says the finished size is
80x30x20 with 1.6 lbs of filling.
The registration # on them is CA3856(CN)

Short of a wiggy's bag, this is the best deal I've seen on something like this.

Martin,

Thanks for the report. Looks like some more of my money will be headed to Countycomm. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Save some money - looks like the same bag is at Major Surplus:

Sleeping Bag

Unfortunately, I bought the countycomm bag a while ago - it's actually pretty cheesy in deign & construction - it's only good point (IMO) is that it packs small.


Sam

You get what you pay for and for $30 you don't get much. I have been sleeping in Wiggy's bags since 1995. They get washed all the time and have never had a problem with the bags. Just spent 10 days camping/hunting in Pennsylvania in a lot of cold and wet and was never cold or wet when sleeping. Wash one of these $30 bags a few times and all you will have left is a lumpy shell....Bob

Well, yeah, but the comparison is really not valid. I wanted a bag for occasional use, not a 10 day hunting trip. For that, a Wiggys bag is the only way to go.
It's a decent bag for the money.

Well, I guess I have a different feeling on buying equipment. I buy the best I can afford and usually end up only having to buy an item once. Sleeping bags, knives, boots, tents...a lot of people think nothing of buying something cheap, they use it once, it falls apart, costs more to ship back than it's worth so they just throw it away. They have not only wasted their money but more importantly they support manufacturers who basically waste natural resources by making $hit products. Sorry to rant but it's just something that gets to me....
I've been using one of the Wiggy's Desert Bags for 9 years. Think I paid $80 for it from BQM. It has over 100 nights of use and at least 6 washings and it's still like new. Called the company to ask if they would make me a Desert Bag with a 20 and 40 degree sides for spring and fall travel. THE OWNER answered the phone. He said no problem..charged me $10 more than what a 20 degree bag would have cost me and it mates with the original Desert Bag to be a two person bag. Or I can stick the 40 degree bag inside the dual bag and go down to zero.
But I see your point, if you are only going to use it "lightly" it will probably do.....Bob

yes, on the one hand i agree in buying quality hard use gear when it gets just that, repeated hard use. however, on the other hand, i cant see buying a Wiggys or a CRK or a Wilson Combat just to thorw in the back of the truck for a once or twice emergency use. in that situation I think the CC bag, mora/opinel and mossberg respectively have their place. they will get the job done once or twice and if i have to throw them away after one or two hard uses then it was money well spent. not to mention fewer tears when the truck is broken into. just a thought

I agree with you on the theft part. Don't know what your security situation is like but I was able to find a behind the rear seat gunsafe for my 4 door pickup. It is not as heavy duty as I would like but it will take more than a big screwdriver to get in. In the bed there is a aluminum bed box that has all the other gear. In most instances they will have to steal the truck to get to the stored items....Bob

Well, you guys have more organized phlosophies for this sort of thing than I do.

Whatever my intention at the start, when I get interested in something, I usually end up buying 2-5 versions of it as part of the process of learning what's (perhaps subjectively) "best". Then I keep buying new "best" candidates periodically as they appear, and as my usage of them changes (I learn from my mistakes what really works)... so I end up with nine tents, a dozen or so large and small packs, a dozen stoves, maybe 20 flashlights, and enough knives to fill a wheelbarrow.

I really should try to sell this stuff on ebay...

I like to learn from the mistakes of others...it's cheaper that way.
Also the only difference between you and me is that you at least admit you have a problem. That is the first step to being cured...I on the other hand "have no problem" and therefore will never be cured.... <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />