Sleeping Bag Opinion
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davebks
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Re: Sleeping Bag Opinion
check out western mountaineering bags at Neptune. I LOVE mine.
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JimR
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Re: Sleeping Bag Opinion
I also have a Marmot Never Summer bag and like it. It's been warm enough for me for autumn camping and for Kili. Too warm for summer, but I have another bag (actually 2 different bags) for that.Marmot96 wrote:Sorry to revive this thread, but I've been looking for deals and used bags (ended up looking at one used, it definitely wasn't well cared for).
Then I stumbled upon this bag, which seems too good to be true. Anyone have experience with this bag? The reviews across multiple sites look alright.
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I have more age than experience, more experience than knowledge, and more knowledge than wisdom.
Yet somehow I usually make it back to the car safely; and oftentimes, so do the people that I'm with.
Yet somehow I usually make it back to the car safely; and oftentimes, so do the people that I'm with.
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SkaredShtles
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Re: Sleeping Bag Opinion
Pretty sure Western Mountaineering won't even be in the ballpark of the OP's requirements: "I am trying to buy a winter bag, and it needs to be under $300"davebks wrote:check out western mountaineering bags at Neptune. I LOVE mine.
That said - they're nice bags.
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TheRealRooster
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Re: Sleeping Bag Opinion
I also have a Marmot Never Summer. Nice bag, should be a huge upgrade over your current bag in terms of warmth and packability. Actually ended up being too warm actually for most of my use, but I haven't done much winter mountaineering...
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spiderman
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Re: Sleeping Bag Opinion
+1 on the tip to have better ground pads. In the winter I use a combination of a foam pad + an air pad. They both have orthogonal weaknesses so the duo performs quite well. I also have love my home-made Tyvek Bivy bag for an added +10 degrees warmth. It isn't the most comfortable for long expeditions, but is adequate shelter for an overnight 1-person trip and saves a bunch of weight. Some carpet tape and a section of Tyvek is very inexpensive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_UHoJwLiWs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_UHoJwLiWs
Re: Sleeping Bag Opinion
I do use two ground pads in the winter, REI Flash (air pad) and a foam pad and I already use a Bivy with my tarp in cold weather.spiderman wrote:+1 on the tip to have better ground pads. In the winter I use a combination of a foam pad + an air pad. They both have orthogonal weaknesses so the duo performs quite well. I also have love my home-made Tyvek Bivy bag for an added +10 degrees warmth. It isn't the most comfortable for long expeditions, but is adequate shelter for an overnight 1-person trip and saves a bunch of weight. Some carpet tape and a section of Tyvek is very inexpensive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_UHoJwLiWs
So it looks like a bunch of people have given me the thumbs up on the Marmot bag. I will be going with that I think!
