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Anyone use Snugpak sleeping Bags

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KiljoyKutlery

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I know of atleast one guy on here that uses these..anyone else. I am looking for a packable sleeping bag that performs.
Any other light bags that perform can be reccomended also.
 
I use the Snugpak Softie Merlin. I have used it down to 33-34 degrees in the freezing sleet under the stars on the side of the mountain and slept like a baby. I was inside a USGI gortex bivi bag though.

Packs up to the size of a football.:thumbup:
 
What temp. rating are you looking for? What types of conditions will the bag be subjected to? I use a Montbell ultra light super stretch down hugger #3. It is rated to 30 degrees, has elastic sewn into the baffling so if you are a tosser/turner at night the bag will move with you, and it packs down to roughly a nalgene bottle size. It weighs a scant 1 lb. 7 ounces. Highly recommended. :thumbup::thumbup:
 
I'm also curious and have been looking at them since they first appeared in Blue Ridge. I bought a Snugpak rocket pack a few years ago that has served me very well. Really well built and still looks new after lots of camping trips. Hopefully, the bags are just as nice!
 
I'm looking to get a Softie Chrysalis Autumn model sometime soon after the new year. I've been wanting one for a while, I'm looking forward to getting it, I don't have any experience with them though.
 
I've used a Snugpak Softie 6 for the last few years. Minus 10 is the lowest i've gone down to in it. I use it with a bivi bag with mine and it works just fine.

Great bag for the price.
 
I am not to worried about the temp rating..I live in New England..I can handle the temps here pretty well...I learned last winter campout..poncho liners are great, but the lack of a "BAG" allows to much air flow and heat loss...I think that I would utilise a bivy bag also, which would add a small amount to the rating as well. Ofcourse I would have a sleeping mat and poncho on me as well. I want a small one...maybe not the lightest..but right in there.
I guess I am most concerned with the durability. I have heard nothing but rave reviews..so I guess my concerns are unfounded, anyway.
I think I will just go ahead and start the search for one...I will ofcourse have to sell something to buy one..this close to Xmas..:(, but thats fine.
 
I've got a Snugpak Special Ops integral set. I've had mine for a while and given it a good beating. Comes with two bags, one to 40deg. and another to 0deg. one zips in the other to go even colder. Unzips in the center and not side so I can sit up easier.

Solid, and warm! They use a synthetic fill that is lightweight. A little expensive, but great quality and compresses small to fit in my hand. Can throw it in my pack and have plenty of room!
 
I have the Softie Merlin with a zip in extension and a bag liner for the deeper cold.Great system.
 
I've had a few and still run one now. Obviously they have disadvantages compared to down and to some extent my heart does sink a little when I'm trying to squeeze one into the space a down bag fits, but that's inevitable. I really like them. Great for when it's damp which it is here a lot of the year. One of the few remaining bags actually made in Europe, perhaps the only one.
 
My light bag is a 15 degree Marmot Helium (1 lb. 13 oz.). I've had it in weather down to around 20 and it's been comfortable. Biggest surprise is that the standard size comfortably fits someone who is 6 ft., 225 lbs.

I have a Feathered Friends expedition overbag and they make great products too. One of my hiking buddies bought his wife a Western Mountaineering bag a few years ago and it seems to be very well made.

DancesWithKnives
 
I'm not sure what kind of temps you're looking at, but I use the Snugpak Jungle Sleeping bag. It's rated to about 7C, but I've only had it down to about 10C. It's a great for spring through to autumn where I live. It has a square foot (I hate the mummy bags, to restrictive) and it packs up in a pouch the size of a coconut and weighs about 750g. I have a silk liner to go with it, and on chilly autumn nights, I've been easily warm enough.
 
My better half and I zip together two Snugpak Softie 3 Merlins for overnights in the CO mts throughout the year. We love them. Bought ours from the folks at outdoorgb.com, who have always shown me speedy & outstanding service. For solo hikes though I use a down Back Country Blanket made by nunatakusa. They offer several choices of shell material for lightness, toughness, and weatherproofness. It packs down incredibly small, can be a blanket for two on a summer night or on the bleachers, and has full length velcro to turn into a proper sleeping bag. Extremely versatile and easy to have at hand.
 
Hey Schlotskey, thanks for the heads up on outdoorgb.com. By far the best prices on Snugpak bags I've seen. How were shipping costs coming from the UK?
 
That site keeps throwing me a page error so I have no way to compare. I did see a US site selling the Merlin for $164.45 so it might be worth me mentioning that I saw them recently on ebay uk for £49.99 = $82.32. Worldwide shipping. Sorry I can't link directly.
 
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