Camping tips:The Sleeping bag

[Kevin B.]

In my experience, not that it's worth much, all the sleeping bag liners work on the principle of filling up empty space. The material doesn't add much R value, it's the baffles the folds of material create. So go with whatever fits the needs that budget and packability dictate.

 

[clfrnacwby]

What is recommended for sleeping bag liners? I would like to make my big agnes bags a little warmer for my upcoming backpacking trip. Silk, cotton, nylon, fleece? I am space and weight conscious, but price is important too. Recommendations?

I added this one to my 40º Kelty down mummy bag when hunting above 10k feet in WY last year. Kept me nice and warm through a nasty snow storm. Very compact and light.

Sea to Summit Reactor Plus Compact Thermolite Mummy Liner

 

[Rot Box]

Well my North Face (Tundra -20F) gave up over the weekend. Zipper snagged and broke. I’ve never had a cold night in that bag in all the years I’ve owned it.

Can I go wrong with the Wiggy? 🤔 Any other brand I should consider? Another North Face in that temp range is more money than I’d like to spend at the moment.. thoughts?

Ultima Thule › Mummy Style Sleeping Bag

Manufacturer of the finest sleeping bags and outdoor gear in the world. Nothing keeps you you warm & dry in cold, wet conditions like Wiggy's!

www.wiggys.com

 

[glockman]

My cold weather bag is a Kelty Cosmic 0. It's been slept in a lot, is down, light, packable and sweaty as hell most of the time I used it in +30 weather. I picked up a Siera Designs quilt last year. It is super comfy down to about 30 which is where I will switch to my Kelty. The SD was around $200 and the Kelty was slightly less expensive.

 

[moab_cj5]

Well my North Face (Tundra -20F) gave up over the weekend. Zipper snagged and broke. I’ve never had a cold night in that bag in all the years I’ve owned it.

Can I go wrong with the Wiggy? 🤔 Any other brand I should consider? Another North Face in that temp range is more money than I’d like to spend at the moment.. thoughts?

Ultima Thule › Mummy Style Sleeping Bag

Manufacturer of the finest sleeping bags and outdoor gear in the world. Nothing keeps you you warm & dry in cold, wet conditions like Wiggy's!

www.wiggys.com

I have had great luck with my Klymit sleeping bags. They are local and have decent gear. I haven't seen a -20 bag, but I have a 0 and a +20 that are awesome.

I have also heard great things about the Wiggy stuff from Grand Junction.

 

[Tonkaman]

I have a few bags from Outdoor Vitals. They are an Utah company that focuses on ultralight backpacking. They often have used bag ( in new condition) which will give you a substantial discount.

 

[TRD270]

I don’t like mummy bags replaced mine with a Kelty years ago and love it. Feet can get a little cold, but on extra cold nights I just fill the void with an old army poncho liner.

 

[Corban_White]

I've really liked my Ledge sleeping bags (I think we have about 7-8 of them), especially for the price. I was looking for their website to link here, but it looks like they have gone out of business. 😢. If you aren't worried about a warranty then there are some retailers that still have stock.

 

[Gravy]

those wiggy ones look sweet.
I guess stuff is just expensive now because that hurts my wallet to think about a $250 sleeping bag.

 

[Rot Box]

Thanks for the I input fellas! 😎

 

[Houndoc]

Well my North Face (Tundra -20F) gave up over the weekend. Zipper snagged and broke. I’ve never had a cold night in that bag in all the years I’ve owned it.

Can I go wrong with the Wiggy? 🤔 Any other brand I should consider? Another North Face in that temp range is more money than I’d like to spend at the moment.. thoughts?

Ultima Thule › Mummy Style Sleeping Bag

Manufacturer of the finest sleeping bags and outdoor gear in the world. Nothing keeps you you warm & dry in cold, wet conditions like Wiggy's!

www.wiggys.com

I have gotten good use out of my Wiggy's several trips to Canada with sub-zero highs, lows down to -35 in a tent.

 

[Houndoc]

Next month my son and I are headed on a week of camping in Tanzania. Most the trip will be pretty warm (60s overnight) and the light weight, compact bags I bought for a previous Africa trip should work well. A couple nights will be higher elevation with temps into the 40s.
With packing limited to a duffle bag each, looking for thoughts on a light, compact and reasonably priced solution.
Sleeping bag liners is my main thought at this point, but interested in any suggestions for sleeping bags that would fit the temp window (40s to 60s) be highly compact, light weight and not too expensive.

 

[UNSTUCK]

be highly compact, light weight and not too expensive.

As they say, pick any two.

 

[ID Bronco]

liners

 

[DAA]

Just wear some clothes to sleep in. Clothes you would bring anyway - nothing extra. That's all I've ever done to stretch the temp range lower.

- DAA