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Title: Best 20 degree and under sleeping bags?
Post by: sellis_414 on July 31, 2025, 12:24:04 PM: Gonna pull the trigger on a new bag for this fall/winter. What is everyone using?
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Post by: Stein on July 31, 2025, 12:32:15 PM: Down quilt unless I'm truck camping and then it's one of the old school flannel giant bags.
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Post by: CP on July 31, 2025, 12:40:28 PM: Electric blanket. I must be getting old.
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Post by: trophyhunt on July 31, 2025, 01:03:02 PM: I have an Enlightened equipment Down quilt, but I’ve found sleeping in good puffy pants and coat, makes any bag warm. The down quilt weighs nothing, just need a good pad.
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Post by: vandeman17 on July 31, 2025, 01:08:24 PM: another vote for a quilt. I have an enlightened equipment 20 degree quilt and it is crazy how warm it is. They are spendy but worth it
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Post by: TitusFord on July 31, 2025, 03:56:11 PM: I've been using a cheap ultralight 40° bag for a number of years down to 18° degrees outside. I never sleep very good and my feet are always cold but I haven't died yet!

I said I would get a new bag before bear season and here we are, bear season eve with the same bag.
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Post by: BeerBugler on July 31, 2025, 04:38:02 PM: Camping or backpacking?
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Post by: bb76 on August 01, 2025, 10:42:41 AM: Tieton Sportsman's Celsius 0 degree rated. It's not a backpacking sleeping bag.

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Post by: kselkhunter on August 01, 2025, 11:35:10 AM: If backpacking or tent camping, I love my Feathered Friends down sleeping bag. Their store is downtown Seattle next to the REI store. Or can just buy online.
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Post by: Seabass on August 01, 2025, 12:38:18 PM: I have the Big Agnes Lost Ranger 3N1. It’s a quilt and a bag that can be used in tandem. I have the 0 degree system which is a 40 degree quilt and a 20 degree bag. Use them independently or together…together they are O degree. I have used it all 3 ways and love it. Very light weight as well…3 lb 11 Oz. I believe the 15 degree system is 2 lb 12 Oz.

I have spent about 40 nights of spring bear hunting April/May in the bag with no issues. A few of those night were in the teens.
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Post by: DaNewb on August 01, 2025, 02:08:31 PM: Quote from: bb76 on August 01, 2025, 10:42:41 AM
Tieton Sportsman's Celsius 0 degree rated. It's not a backpacking sleeping bag.

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We've used 2 of these for a couple seasons now...they are nice, and very warm.

We just got back a couple weeks ago from a tent camping lake trip up at 4500ft elev and our air mattress failed. We ended up spending the night on the ground in just these bags and I was fine. Nighttime temps were low/mid 40's. The wife is always cold no matter what so her claims of 'freezing to death' should be taken with a grain or two of salt.
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Post by: jrebel on August 01, 2025, 02:11:13 PM: Another vote for the enlightened equipment down quilt. I have the long wide 0 degree and it still weighs nothing. Pair that with and Xped down mat and you are gonna be warmer than you probably need to be.
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Post by: pianoman9701 on August 01, 2025, 02:44:47 PM: Quote from: Stein on July 31, 2025, 12:32:15 PM
Down quilt unless I'm truck camping and then it's one of the old school flannel giant bags.

I use two flannel bags and it takes me down under freezing comfortably. $45 each
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Post by: milldozer on August 01, 2025, 04:56:07 PM: I don't have personal experience with it, yet, but my next sleep system purchase will be a katabatic quilt.
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Post by: Stein on August 01, 2025, 08:18:23 PM: Quote from: pianoman9701 on August 01, 2025, 02:44:47 PM
Quote from: Stein on July 31, 2025, 12:32:15 PM
Down quilt unless I'm truck camping and then it's one of the old school flannel giant bags.

I use two flannel bags and it takes me down under freezing comfortably. $45 each

I love my quilt, but those old rectangular flannel bags are awfully cozy. Put them on a double open cell foam pad and I sleep better than at home.
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Post by: Wingin it on August 01, 2025, 10:16:37 PM: If you aren’t packing it’s really hard to beat an old school canvas flannel lined 5 lb sleeping bag. If you are back packing that is definitely NOT the bag to use though.
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Post by: bradslam on August 01, 2025, 11:17:54 PM: Katabatic Gear Flex 22 down quilt (900 fill power). Extremely versatile bag. I absolutely love this piece of gear.
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Post by: spin05 on August 02, 2025, 05:13:12 AM: VIAM Outdoors™ 10 Degree Quilts. Going on year 3 of mine. so far so good
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Post by: Ricochet on August 02, 2025, 08:24:08 AM: I wouldn't say it's the best bag because I haven't tried them all but I picked up a Cabela's Outfitter -20 on sale and slept comfortably in it down to -7. I appreciate that it's a bigger bag so I don't feel like I'm sleeping in a straitjacket. Wouldn't want to carry it very far, however.