The thing was cozy and I slept like a baby. The only 2 things were that it was a pain to pack in a hurry (at first), and that it was too big to fit into my issued bivy cover. The former issue was simply remedied by forgoing the stuff sack included and simply either throwing it in a bag, or wrapping it in 550 or elastic cord. The fitting issue wasn't the product's fault, as it is the "long" variant. I definitely plan to order a standard length one before the next field exercise; the thing made falling and staying asleep in weird sleeping spots easy. Word of warning, double check that the valve to let the air out is closed, before you try to start filling; it's common sense, you say, but it happens.
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