I bought this sleepsack for something like $130 plus $40 shipping. Because the price was so low, I was expecting Chinese garbage that would fall apart near instantly but I see these listings so often I decided to go ahead and check it out. I've got a new job so I'm able to buy a few extra fun things now and then.
So, when I won the auction, the seller contacted me to find out what size I wanted. They didn't really have anything that was slim enough for me at my height so I asked for custom. They said no problem and I sent them measurements. There was no extra cost for custom. Days had gone by and I hadn't heard anything out of them or ebay so I was starting to wonder if I would even receive this item but turns out they shipped it DHL and I wasn't even notified that it had shipped until it had passed through American customs in California. It actually ended up getting to me a day earlier than I expected.
This item is not Chinese crap at all. This is Pakistani leather, and it's the first such item like this from Pakistan that I've received. I know we have discussed this before but now I know that the quality is actually quite good for the price. The picture shows a blue lining, but the item I received has a black lining. That's ok, it -is- lined and that's what matters. The leather seems to be decent quality (not spectacular) but I don't have any other leather so hard to make a comparison. Only other thing I have is actually cheap Chinese aliexpress fake leather and I'm sure most of us know how bad that can be. Also, I can sort of zip myself up in it so I also know that the size is very good for me. They actually sewed a size tag/label into the neck of it that says custom... nice touch.
If anyone is thinking about buying from one of these sellers that list these types of leather items, I say go for it. I would probably buy something else from them at some point. The seller I bought from is baronessapproved but there are several "copy-cat" leather sellers from different places selling the same gear.
So, when I won the auction, the seller contacted me to find out what size I wanted. They didn't really have anything that was slim enough for me at my height so I asked for custom. They said no problem and I sent them measurements. There was no extra cost for custom. Days had gone by and I hadn't heard anything out of them or ebay so I was starting to wonder if I would even receive this item but turns out they shipped it DHL and I wasn't even notified that it had shipped until it had passed through American customs in California. It actually ended up getting to me a day earlier than I expected.
This item is not Chinese crap at all. This is Pakistani leather, and it's the first such item like this from Pakistan that I've received. I know we have discussed this before but now I know that the quality is actually quite good for the price. The picture shows a blue lining, but the item I received has a black lining. That's ok, it -is- lined and that's what matters. The leather seems to be decent quality (not spectacular) but I don't have any other leather so hard to make a comparison. Only other thing I have is actually cheap Chinese aliexpress fake leather and I'm sure most of us know how bad that can be. Also, I can sort of zip myself up in it so I also know that the size is very good for me. They actually sewed a size tag/label into the neck of it that says custom... nice touch.
If anyone is thinking about buying from one of these sellers that list these types of leather items, I say go for it. I would probably buy something else from them at some point. The seller I bought from is baronessapproved but there are several "copy-cat" leather sellers from different places selling the same gear.
