0 degree sleeping bag

[Jeremiah P]

Ok I have been looking at these for the last few weeks but cannot make a decision. I like the mont bell ul super spiral bag and the big agnes blackburn. Wondering if anyone had used either of have any other suggestions. Thanks

[Bob33]

What's important to you: weight, size, water repellancy, long life, cost?

[high country]

Montbell is top shelf. I run western mountaineering myself.

[halflife65]

Montbell is top shelf. I run western mountaineering myself.

  The difference is that I would LIKE to be running Western Mountaineering.  One of these days...

[Jeremiah P]

Weight is very important due to backpack trips. Are you guys saying that western mountaineering bags are better? Thanks

[Jeremiah P]

The extreme mountaineering grizzly mf 0* bag looks pretty nice

[HardCorpsHuntr]

I'm getting the MH 20 degree Spectre bag when they get back in stock (I want a water resistant shell with down at 800 fill plus). 

Here is their zero, which is what I would buy if looking for a zero.

http://www.mountainhardwear.com/Banshee%E2%84%A2-0-%28Long%29/OU8480_L,default,pd.html

Good luck.

[Wanttohuntmore]

Also check out the North Face bag.  I just bought one of their synthetics after looking at the weights, and am pretty happy with it.  I have an old Eddie Bauer down bag that is my favorite, but it just doesn't work when it's really wet out.

[high country]

Weight is very important due to backpack trips. Are you guys saying that western mountaineering bags are better? Thanks

WM, montbell, valandre.....you are at the top of the heap. You have to focus on what you want in features. I run a wm because they are a bit bigger....and made in the usa.

[swanny]

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.

[7mag.]

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.

Twice I've had it go to single digits on the high hunt in September. I was pretty glad to have a Zero degree bag.

[rasbo]

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

[baldopepper]

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)

[high country]

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

That 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.

[rasbo]

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

That 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.

I finally said hell with it and bought the 23ft comfort aluminum bag,LOL