Backpacking sleeping bag
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I have a Big Agnes Lost Ranger (not for sale) with the sleeping pad insert, which saves weight because theres no down on the bottom. Never slide off your pad again. Very wide and roomy. Love it. Found this combo for you... a steal for $200. Ed F
Big Agnes Lost Ranger 15 degree down sleeping bag + Air Core Sleeping pad | eBay
Used only once. Great condition. Insulated Air Core Sleeping pad 20X72X2.5 is made to fit into pocket under bag to avoid sliding off. Right Zip. Oversized with plenty of foot room. Polyester lining.
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Thanks for the info, funny thing. I had a big angus with the same pad set up. I froze my a** of in Utah last year. Vowed not to use it unless it’s in the 40’sI have a Big Agnes Lost Ranger (not for sale) with the sleeping pad insert, which saves weight because theres no down on the bottom. Never slide off your pad again. Very wide and roomy. Love it. Found this combo for you... a steal for $200. Ed F
Big Agnes Lost Ranger 15 degree down sleeping bag + Air Core Sleeping pad | eBay
Used only once. Great condition. Insulated Air Core Sleeping pad 20X72X2.5 is made to fit into pocket under bag to avoid sliding off. Right Zip. Oversized with plenty of foot room. Polyester lining.www.ebay.com
Yep... that goes with most sleeping bag ratings. This bag is a 40° bag at best. I use it for early season high country hunts. You didn't specify the conditions... Ed F
I have the lost ranger 15 bag. I have slept in it down to 29 degrees and not been cold. I think a lot of the temp rating depends on the pad you are using.
With that said I still have the bag. But have switched over to an Enlightened Equipment 20 degree quilt for the weight savings.
With that said I still have the bag. But have switched over to an Enlightened Equipment 20 degree quilt for the weight savings.
LP....What is the lowest temp you have been in with the quilt? Do quilts follow the same general rule as a bag? IE... 20 degree bag would be comfortable to say 35 - 40 degrees? Or do quilts stay warm down to temp rating?
Camofire has a lot of closeout bags on sell throughout the week. Cheap heavy ones on up depending on the day.
My 10deg enlighten equipment keeps me warm
in the teens, like sweating if I have on base layers. But I use an xtherm pad so it really keeps the heat in. Like LP said the pad makes or breaks your sleep system. Only thing that can stink about the quilt is unless you are in a shelter if there is wind it can find ways in. I love my EE quilt.
I use that 10 deg quilt in all temps under 50 nice thing about a quilt is you can really regulate the temp since you can stick out limbs etc.
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Dan last season was the first time I used the quilt.
My quilt is rated for 20 degrees. The coldest temp I have been in with it was 29 degrees and I was warm and felt that if the temps were lower I would have been fine. I’m pairing it with the Big Agnes Q coreSLX that I believe is rated to 15 degrees.
I think the higher quality bags and quilts
like the EE quilts and Western Mountaineering bags are usable closer to their temp rating.
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Patrick and I went in depth with sleeping systems on our Gear podcast, Patrick being the more experienced back packer, he has saved my ass a few times lol.
He swears by the the rating of bag being the surviving temp and not the comfort rating. Obviously most of you guys on this thread have experienced that aspect of a sleeping system. That being said. I use the XKG summit 0 degree bag.
It is light and is perfect for back packing. I don’t run a pad with it until I know the temps are going to be in the 30’s. The cold ground is the killer and will suck the heat away, will make for a long night. Last year in Utah it as in the low 20’s and I was not cold with therm-A-rest pad.
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He swears by the the rating of bag being the surviving temp and not the comfort rating. Obviously most of you guys on this thread have experienced that aspect of a sleeping system. That being said. I use the XKG summit 0 degree bag.
It is light and is perfect for back packing. I don’t run a pad with it until I know the temps are going to be in the 30’s. The cold ground is the killer and will suck the heat away, will make for a long night. Last year in Utah it as in the low 20’s and I was not cold with therm-A-rest pad.
XKG Summit 0 Degree Mummy Bag
The XKG Summit 0 Degree Mummy Bag is our warmest high-performing sleeping bag. This super lightweight bag has a carry weight under 4 pounds and built to keep you warm and comfortable during the cold nights in the backcountry. Over-sized 84" x 32" Thermolite Insulation - 2.9 lbs. fill Drawstring...
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$189.00 is not bad. To stay warm.Patrick and I went in depth with sleeping systems on our Gear podcast, Patrick being the more experienced back packer, he has saved my ass a few times lol.
He swears by the the rating of bag being the surviving temp and not the comfort rating. Obviously most of you guys on this thread have experienced that aspect of a sleeping system. That being said. I use the XKG summit 0 degree bag.
It is light and is perfect for back packing. I don’t run a pad with it until I know the temps are going to be in the 30’s. The cold ground is the killer and will suck the heat away, will make for a long night. Last year in Utah it as in the low 20’s and I was not cold with therm-A-rest pad.
XKG Summit 0 Degree Mummy Bag
The XKG Summit 0 Degree Mummy Bag is our warmest high-performing sleeping bag. This super lightweight bag has a carry weight under 4 pounds and built to keep you warm and comfortable during the cold nights in the backcountry. Over-sized 84" x 32" Thermolite Insulation - 2.9 lbs. fill Drawstring...
I have had good and bad experience.
You are absolutely correct about the ground sucking the heat out of one..
Getting cold is just miserable.
Good way to ruin an otherwise good hunt and camp..
Just remember if necessary build a shelter.
is the heater broken in your trucks?
Not saying the trucks a bad thing. Just saving it for when I’m old.
But Daryl you are old
Damit Lee. I was trying to keep it secret.
Looks like I might be sleeping in the truck tonight.
You guys are such pussys...This is my dad and my uncle Paul hunting the Scodie's in 1947...Hard wood board pack with a rolled up wool bag.
ps...My dad said it was the coldest night of his entire hunting life & would never do it again....lol
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ps...My dad said it was the coldest night of his entire hunting life & would never do it again....lol
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Steve my old man was like Hatchet with his kids.
When I was a kid we would go to the desert. The old man gave me a 40 degree bag to sleep in 30 degree temps on the ground no pad. (I might be stretching the temp rating a little) the wind would blow right through the bag. So many nights of shivering all night long with no sleep.
All while he was sleeping in the camper.
When I was a kid we would go to the desert. The old man gave me a 40 degree bag to sleep in 30 degree temps on the ground no pad. (I might be stretching the temp rating a little) the wind would blow right through the bag. So many nights of shivering all night long with no sleep.
All while he was sleeping in the camper.
I spent a lot of nights at the desert on a cot or in a tent while the adults were in the camper.
Drew I had a choice between the wood floor on the flatbed trailer or the ground.
The trailer had 10” sidewalls so I would try and tuck behind it for a wind block.