Found one on REI’s website I want and they have both the regular and long version in stock at my local REI store. Thinking I’ll go for the regular since less extra space to keep warm since we’ll be going late October in Northern Minnesota where it’ll be cool & chilly, although one review on this specific bag said they are 5’8 and just barely fit and didn’t have any leg room at all for their feet.
I know REI has a fantastic return policy but I really feel bad about buying stuff, trying it out and returning it after it doesn’t work out because they won’t be able to resell it as brand new and I absolutely try to avoid doing that at all costs.
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Get the regular. I’m 5’9 as well.
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A regular bag will work just fine if this is primarily a three-season backpack. The only need for a long bag, aside from the obvious, is to stuff additional clothes and stove gas in the footbox during the winter. In all honesty, it’s preferable to have less area that you must warm with body heat.
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Despite using a long size and being 6’ 1", I cram my items into the additional room in the footbox. Otherwise, it would be far too long. A regular will work well for you, in my opinion. The vacant space will make it more frigid
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Despite using a long size and being 6’ 1", I cram my items into the additional room in the footbox. Otherwise, it would be far too long. A regular will work well for you, in my opinion. The vacant space will make it more frigid