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Montbell is top shelf. I run western mountaineering myself.
Weight is very important due to backpack trips. Are you guys saying that western mountaineering bags are better? Thanks
Love Marmot bags personally. Do you really need a ZERO degree bag?! +15 should be plenty for most any time of the year in our state, for almost anywhere you go.
Quote from: rasbo on February 27, 2012, 08:41:45 AMwhen I see the degrees posted on bags,Like, good to 15 degrees,Im sure that means you wont die at 15 degrees,but your gonna freeze your ass off all night...I had a zero degree mummy,stayed warm at 12 degrees but was most uncomfortable in it..to tightThat is exactly how bags are rated. You will not be comfortable in a 0 degree bag in 0 degrees, but you will not die.Read an article that said to buy at least 20 degrees less that you were expecting the temp to be.
when I see the degrees posted on bags,Like, good to 15 degrees,Im sure that means you wont die at 15 degrees,but your gonna freeze your ass off all night...I had a zero degree mummy,stayed warm at 12 degrees but was most uncomfortable in it..to tight
Quote from: JKEEN33 on February 27, 2012, 08:48:13 AMQuote from: rasbo on February 27, 2012, 08:41:45 AMwhen I see the degrees posted on bags,Like, good to 15 degrees,Im sure that means you wont die at 15 degrees,but your gonna freeze your ass off all night...I had a zero degree mummy,stayed warm at 12 degrees but was most uncomfortable in it..to tightThat is exactly how bags are rated. You will not be comfortable in a 0 degree bag in 0 degrees, but you will not die.Read an article that said to buy at least 20 degrees less that you were expecting the temp to be.It all depends on the mfr. I ran a Sierra designs for a few years. They make a good solid product, but the rating was a bit optimistic imo. My wm bag is lighter and I have taken it to 5* under its rating (15* bag) and my only gripe was when my hat fell off. I did sleep in my long johns and was comfy all under my megalight, which is noting more than a tarp. If you use a bivy you can get away with less bag.
If you are not backpacking with it, don't mess around-buy the -35 oversize bags. Spent a couple of nights hunting in Utah where it was so cold our Igloo water jug froze solid and all beer and pop cans exploded, still slept warm. Much easier to un zip and throw off a bag that's to warm than to try to stay warm in an under rated bag. Unless you have to for back packing, I would never consider a mummy bag unless you have a body that resemble a pipe cleaner. Oversize is the only way to go!!! (They're cheap enough these days a person can own 2 easy enough-one for summer and one for winter)
I say go with the Big Agnes sleep system. There are many advantages to having the sleeping pad incorporated within the sleeping bag. You can't go wrong especially if you ever sleep in a bivy or Hannessy Hammock.
You might wanna check out a wiggley bag . they have a sleeping system . inner and outter bag the outter shell makes a good summer bag the inner goe's down to the teens and both gets you as low cold as you wanna go !
Quote from: coachcw on February 29, 2012, 09:54:12 AMYou might wanna check out a wiggley bag . they have a sleeping system . inner and outter bag the outter shell makes a good summer bag the inner goe's down to the teens and both gets you as low cold as you wanna go !They are awesome for everything shy of backpacking. Well built, huge zippers and warm....but compressability is about equal to steel. Make sure if you buy one, you don't give jerry your email addy.....he is herpes to the spam account, he just won't go away.