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Title: Looking for a new back packing sleeping bag.
Post by: eastfork on December 31, 2016, 07:44:48 PM: Im in the hunt for a new bag...something good to maybe 15-20 degrees and around 2 pounds ideally. I dont like true mummy bags but will do it if need be. Ive been looking around for a bit and thought maybe ill see what kinda input i get. Thanks
Title: Re: Looking for a new back packing sleeping bag.
Post by: 4T on January 02, 2017, 09:35:54 PM: I've got a mountain hardware banshee. -20 I believe, took it late October on an elk hunt and stayed plenty warm. I think it may be in the 3 to 3.5 range. Check them out. I think mountain hardware has good stuff.
Title: Re: Looking for a new back packing sleeping bag.
Post by: huntnnw on January 02, 2017, 10:34:02 PM: check out enlightened equipment
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on January 03, 2017, 08:21:44 AM: I have a nemo 15 degree down bag that i like very well.
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Post by: highside74 on January 03, 2017, 08:29:47 AM: http://m.llbean.com/product.html?bc=null-1097&skCatId=77723#77723
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Post by: vandeman17 on January 03, 2017, 08:48:08 AM: Tag. Looking as well
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Post by: Magnum_Willys on January 03, 2017, 09:18:59 AM: montbell downhugger 0 degree spiral stitch does the job for me. just under 3#
Title: Re: Looking for a new back packing sleeping bag.
Post by: Mtnwalker on January 03, 2017, 10:23:11 AM: Any kind of budget? In that temp range you have a ton of options, lots of good bags out there now. A little more info on what you are expecting out of it might help with recommendations. I personally use a Marmot lithium at the moment and love it. Also have a couple Mountain Hardwear Banshees that are fully waterproof for when things get ugly, but they are not easy on the wallet. Also I am a VERY restless sleeper at home, RLS runs in the fam so lots of tossing and turning but for some reason on backpack trips I don't mind the mummy. :twocents:
Title: Re: Looking for a new back packing sleeping bag.
Post by: trophyhunt on January 03, 2017, 10:58:38 AM: Quote from: huntnnw on January 02, 2017, 10:34:02 PM
check out enlightened equipment
:yeah: I hate mummy bags, enlightened equipment will build your own bag to your specs, very light!
Title: Re: Looking for a new back packing sleeping bag.
Post by: CoryTDF on January 03, 2017, 11:10:23 AM: http://ireviewgear.com/cool-gear/therm-a-rest-antares-hd-sleeping-bag-and-neoair-all-season-pad-review/

http://ireviewgear.com/cool-gear/big-agnes-zirkel-ul-20-and-q-core-sl-review/

I like both of these!
Title: Re: Looking for a new back packing sleeping bag.
Post by: huntnnw on January 03, 2017, 09:42:01 PM: Quote from: trophyhunt on January 03, 2017, 10:58:38 AM
Quote from: huntnnw on January 02, 2017, 10:34:02 PM
check out enlightened equipment
:yeah: I hate mummy bags, enlightened equipment will build your own bag to your specs, very light!

no kidding! I have no idea how anyone can sleep in one
Title: Re: Looking for a new back packing sleeping bag.
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 03, 2017, 10:33:15 PM: Here you go, no tent will be needed with this, just thro a tarp over you. :chuckle:

I have two of these super hot to sleep in, I be been in 16 degree temps and was sweating. :yike:

https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Cold-Weather-Military-Sleeping/dp/B007GERHZE#customerReviews
Title: Re: Looking for a new back packing sleeping bag.
Post by: M_ray on January 03, 2017, 10:50:19 PM: I feel like there are a few sleeping bag threads out there right now :dunno:

I have an Enlightened Equipment 20* that is 18oz
And if I want a zipper a North Face Cats meow 20* at 34oz
I would pair either with a Klymit pad at 3.2 rating that's 18oz
I'll sleep in my clothes if need be and be plenty warm just about anywhere.
Title: Re: Looking for a new back packing sleeping bag.
Post by: JoeE on January 03, 2017, 10:58:13 PM: I used an EE 10 degree quilt for ten days in Alaska in September on my moose hunt. Hated it. I couldn't get comfortable, froze my butt off, and too drafty. I spent each night waking up several times trying to adjust it to make it work. Back to a mummy bag for me.

I admit I should have done some more testing with it to see if I liked it before taking it to the Alaskan backcountry, but I listened to all the reviews here and Rokslide and thought I would love it. Worst gear "upgrade" mistake I've probably ever made.
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Post by: swanny on January 04, 2017, 07:58:30 PM: Marmot Helium +15 has always been a good choice too. Right at 2lbs, I have one that never gets used that I might consider selling. It only has a handful of nights.
Title: Re: Looking for a new back packing sleeping bag.
Post by: actionshooter on January 04, 2017, 10:02:20 PM: Quote from: Magnum_Willys on January 03, 2017, 09:18:59 AM
montbell downhugger 0 degree spiral stitch does the job for me. just under 3#

Yep, these are the *censored*, Check out Montbell before you buy anything else.
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Post by: fishngamereaper on January 04, 2017, 11:05:35 PM: Man you guys have some high dollar taste in bags..more power to you. I personally enjoy my cheap old slumberjack stuffed into a goretex bivy. If its really cold I throw a hand warmer down in by my feet. Maybe one of these days I'll drop coin on a new improved system. Or save a few bucks and realize shivering is a sign that I'm still alive.
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Post by: deerslyr on January 05, 2017, 08:08:52 AM: I went the quilt route and ended up always having to sleep in my down pants and jacket. Went to a Western Mountaineering Badger this year and will never look back. Its a mummy style but very very roomy.