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(More customer reviews)is a great one! very well made. my only complaint is that didn't brought any instructions on how to put back in the sac! and believe me people... is REALLY difficult to put it back...
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A great choice for trekking in warmer outdoor environments, the Shawnee rectangular sleeping bag from the Eureka! Implosion series features the highly compactable Rteq fill that's ideal for those looking for a lightweight bag that packs up small. Rated to temperatures down to +40 degrees F, it features a soft 50D polyester ripstop shell that allows the bag to compact more fully than a stiffer or larger denier textile.
Features and Specifications:
Shell material: 50D polyester ripstop
Lining material: 75D peached polyester
Insulation: Eureka! Rteq micro
Construction: Single layer/full cover shell
Zipper: YKK #5
Warm-to-touch lining
Vertical "S" quilting
Internal pocket
Full length draft tube
Anti-snag zipper stitchguard
Hang loops
Compression stuff sack
Temperature rating: 40 degrees
Size: 78-inch length fits users up to 6-feet tall with 33-inch shoulders
Fill weight: 16 ounces
Carry weight: 2 pounds, 8 ounces
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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