Let's see your sleeping bags !!!!

[apsilon]

Snugpak Softie 6 kestrel for me...

You don't find it to warm for our conditions? I have a Softie 3 Merlin and it's too warm at least half the year for me. Even dead of winter I only need a liner if I'm in a big tent or outside. In my swag it's warm enough that I mostly use it as a blanket.

I'm thinking of ordering the Jungle bag for something cooler.

 

[Bob W]

Mine is made by Caribou, whatever seemed like the best bag at the best sale price at the time from Sierra Trading Post. I'm rather cold-blooded and don't like to sleep clothed, so it's rated at 0-degrees as I recall.

 

[HighDesertWalker]

HighDesertWalker--I think those quilts are a great innovation in sleeping gear. The insulation beneath you is compressed and not doing much anyway with a conventional bag. The quilt makes sense and can cut down on weight. Thanks for the link. If I do an upgrade in a couple years, I'll definitely look carefully at them.

Yes, thanks for pointing out that the insulation left off the back would have provided very little additional warmth. Better to leave it off and save on weight. Another advantage is that you do not need to sleep in a compact bag to save weight. The quilt covers what it needs to w/o limiting your range of motion. If I used a bag it would have to be large rather than compact in order to provide room for my shoulders, so compact is not an option for me.

Another weight efficient ploy to gain additional warmth is to use the sleeping quilt in conjunction with a light, breathable, water repellent bivy such as the superlight bivy made by Mountain Laurel:

http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.co...id=30&osCsid=3f134942bc4b665391a28ded6a8e7137

This bivy only weighs about 6 oz and has a bug proof face aperture for the occupant. Because the bivy material is so light you can afford to get one large enough to fit you with your quilt and ground pad.

Finally, Nunatak quilts can be obtained with ratings all the way down to 5 F.

 

[nick-nack]

You don't find it to warm for our conditions? I have a Softie 3 Merlin and it's too warm at least half the year for me. Even dead of winter I only need a liner if I'm in a big tent or outside. In my swag it's warm enough that I mostly use it as a blanket.

I'm thinking of ordering the Jungle bag for something cooler.

No not really - once or twice it got a little stuffy so i just unzipped the base to get some ventilation. But Im a cold sleeper and really like it warm when i sleep.
Also the rating on it is definately not what it says. I have a Snogum Hume bag that is rated the same and it is heaps (and heaps) warmer. But that is when I head to the snow with friends.

I also tend to go out during winter because of school so i dont really need a summer bag. The cold i face is not your typical Aus weather. Im not sure why but its probably where I go. I prefer the cold weather.

 

[PB Wilson]

Yes, thanks for pointing out that the insulation left off the back would have provided very little additional warmth. Better to leave it off and save on weight. Another advantage is that you do not need to sleep in a compact bag to save weight. The quilt covers what it needs to w/o limiting your range of motion. If I used a bag it would have to be large rather than compact in order to provide room for my shoulders, so compact is not an option for me.

Another weight efficient ploy to gain additional warmth is to use the sleeping quilt in conjunction with a light, breathable, water repellent bivy such as the superlight bivy made by Mountain Laurel:

http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.co...id=30&osCsid=3f134942bc4b665391a28ded6a8e7137

This bivy only weighs about 6 oz and has a bug proof face aperture for the occupant. Because the bivy material is so light you can afford to get one large enough to fit you with your quilt and ground pad.

Finally, Nunatak quilts can be obtained with ratings all the way down to 5 F.

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.

 

[Skunk Ape]

If I'm doing my living history stuff, I use wool and a piece of canvas, otherwise,it's an older Kelty Sawtooth.