Features
TEXCOTE™ HYDROPHOBIC DOWN. STAYS LOFTED WHEN WET.
Standard down collapses when it absorbs moisture — the loft that creates warmth disappears, and it takes hours of dry heat to recover. Texcote™ treats each down fiber at the molecular level with a hydrophobic coating, causing moisture to bead off the fiber surface rather than absorbing into it. In the humid interior of a sleeping bag — warm exhaled breath, body heat condensing on cooler surfaces — the down maintains its structure. The warmth stays where you need it.
THERMOWALL™. HEAT STAYS WHERE YOU PUT IT.
Conventional sleeping bags use flat horizontal baffles — when you move, the down shifts with you, creating gaps in coverage and cold spots at the edges. ThermoWall™ uses a 3D trapezoid side-wall baffle structure: each chamber is angled and interlocked with the adjacent ones, keeping down distributed across the full interior surface regardless of how you sleep. More even warmth. No cold spots from shifted fill.
CAMPWEAR™. HANDS FREE AT CAMP.
The bag opens at the center with a dual-direction zipper and two arm ports. At camp, between the stove and sleep, you don't choose between warmth and mobility — open the arm ports, keep the bag around your body, and use both hands freely. The DAWA works as a wearable camp garment. Cook in it. Navigate by it. Sleep in it.
DRAFTGUARD™. COLD AIR STAYS OUTSIDE.
Two structures seal the bag where heat escapes fastest: a full-wrap saddle-shaped collar conforms to the neck and face, closing the gap between hood and head; a reinforced draft baffle runs the full zipper length on the interior. Cold air infiltration at the neck gap and zip line — eliminated at both points simultaneously.
PICK YOUR TEMPERATURE. NOT YOUR FILL WEIGHT.
DAWA 35 covers spring and summer camping above 35°F (2°C). DAWA 20 handles cold shoulder seasons down to 20°F (-7°C). DAWA 5 reaches alpine winter at 5°F (-16°C). DAWA -15 is rated for severe cold at -15°F (-25°C). Buy the temperature for your coldest planned night. The fill weight is the means. The temperature is the point.
ANATOMICAL FOOT BOX. WARM TOP TO BOTTOM.
A standard mummy bag tapers to a flat seam at the foot — your feet compress the insulation from two sides, eliminating the air pocket that creates warmth. The DAWA's pre-shaped foot box follows the natural angle of a relaxed foot. Down surrounds the foot without compression. The warmth at the bottom of the bag equals the warmth at the top.
TRIPACK™. THREE STORAGE MODES.
CORDURA® compression sack for travel — resists the sustained internal pressure of a compressed 800FP bag without fabric fatigue. Mesh storage bag for home — long-term storage in a compressed state permanently degrades down loft; the mesh bag allows full loft recovery over months. Three configurations: mesh storage, standard compression, maximum compression.
15D NYLON. BREATHES. DOWN-PROOF.
15D Ripstop Nylon shell — water-repellent DWR coating, down-proof construction. Moisture permeability rated at 8,590 g/m²/24h, air permeability at 12.7 mm/s — the shell moves vapor and warm air out freely before either can condense inside the bag.
