5/19/2011

Eureka Grasshopper Kids 30-Degree Sleeping Bag Review

Eureka Grasshopper Kids 30-Degree Sleeping Bag
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Our family just returned from a weekend camping trip near Steamboat Springs, CO.My girls, 3 and 5, were excited to use their real sleeping bags (an upgrade from Winnie the Pooh or Dora bags really made for indoor sleepovers).Inside the bag, there is a little pocket with velcro to hold a small stuffed animal.Stowing a travel pack of tissues would've been ideal as we all got a souvenir cold.

The real test came the first night out . The sky was clear with millions of stars and a near full moon so we left the fly off the tent.I never realized how insulating a tent rainfly is...we awoke to 37 degrees!The girls were toasty warm, happy and cute as bugs in their grasshopper bags.

The length of the bag is great as they will be able to use them until we're ready to upgrade to adult down bags.

Wonderful product, really fast shipping from Amazon.

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Product Description:
Rated to 30 degrees Fahrenheit, the Eureka Grasshopper kids' rectangular sleeping bag is a great choice for car and cabin camping and outdoor excursions in temperate conditions. It has a polyester taffeta shell with a single-layer quilt construction and a polyester taffeta inner liner. The trapezoidal foot section is angled to allow for the foot's natural sleeping position. Other features include a draft tube, inner stash pocket, and a two-way, self-repairing zipper. It comes with 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.
Specifications:

    Size: 66 by 26 by 18
    Fill weight: 1.7 pounds
    Carry weight: 2.9 pounds
    Zipper side: Right

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

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