Looking for a sleeping bag

[Itamajus]

Looking for a very compact sleeping bag, the thing is i need something that wouldnt take up much more space then 1 litre packed and would be sleepable in at 1-5c temps outside. Any ideas what should i bee looking at? Experiances?
Thanks in advance

[Waterman]

Check out th Snugpak bags......I have 2, been good gear......

http://www.snugpak.com/

[Arfah]

at +1-5c temps, just take a sleeping mat and wear an insulated jacket. Travel light.

[crazyman]

the good ol' army issue MOLLE sleeping bag is great, have used it well below zero with no issues. comes with cinch bag to tighten it down when youre ready to go

[flanker7]

Travel light. = Sleep cold at night :-)

Also look at Carinthia's models

[theholeinthedonut]

at +1-5c temps, just take a sleeping mat and wear an insulated jacket. Travel light.

This is the most retarded post I read over here for at least two years!
Are you an effing Andy Mc Nab or what!

Look into Snugpack or Carinthia, as you're in Europe they should be easy.

If you will have to sleep outside in negative temperatures for more then a night in a row do not try to save weight and space at all costs.

[oldsoak]

In Arfahs defense, some blokes sleep very hot. We had a lad in basic who did just that - HH jacket, kip mat, woolly hat and combats. f8cker was snoring while the rest of us were gibbering in old 58 pattern sleeping bags.

It all depends on your metabolism and conditions. I'm a cold sleeper and I find Snugpacks a bit optimistic. Others find 'em spot on. Current bag is an Agunjilak - packs smaller that the issue slug and is just as warm.

[CombatBoots]

Travel Light = Sleep cold at night :-)


Ha :) I remember Baboonass had shared some experience on this.

[Arfah]

This is the most retarded post I read over here for at least two years!
Are you an effing Andy Mc Nab or what!

Look into Snugpack or Carinthia, as you're in Europe they should be easy.

If you will have to sleep outside in negative temperatures for more then a night in a row do not try to save weight and space at all costs.


Looks like i've got a bite ! p-)

I use a kip mat, insulated jacket and trousers inside a goretex bivvy bag underneath a basha. Works just fine.

I do use a sleeping bag occasionally.

[oldsoak]

These the issue olive/sand trousers ? They any good ?

[Itamajus]

Thanks for the imput guys. The snugpak looks very promising.



at +1-5c temps, just take a sleeping mat and wear an insulated jacket. Travel light.

Been there, done that. Used to sleep in late autumn and in early spring on nothing but webbing and fir branches. Now im left with pain in my joints then the weather gets colder.

[oldsoak]

Agunjilak are good too.

[Arfah]

These the issue olive/sand trousers ? They any good ?


It works for me but I may be a 'hot' sleeper p-)

In the depths of winter I use my issued bag. Warm and roomy enough for a 'jostle' :)

[jsb]

Come to Holland here we use the carintia sleeping system[or spin-off].

A 5 piece modular sleepingbag new 160 euro large /xlarge.

Gore-tex bivybag new 125 euro.1 pole.

I think a system YOU can change in what situ your sleeping in for this price is just CHEAP.

jeroen

[oldsoak]

@arfah

They told me those rustling noises were hedgehogs....

@jsb - where would we get that from ?

[jsb]

@arfah

They told me those rustling noises were hedgehogs....

@jsb - where would we get that from ?

Give me a PM ,I,m a large collector of modern dutch equipment.
And I can get my hands rather easy on these items.

Check out my post in the Dutch tread from today.

jeroen

[Ghostryder]

If you wouldn't mind my input, I'd say poke around some AT thruhikers forums on the topic of ultralight/compact bags.

[aaronlow]

Honestly, if you want it to fit in a 1 litre nalgene and be light, you can't beat stuff from Western Mountaineering. Expensive? Yes. But along with a couple other brand (eg Feathered Friends), just about the best. Also, if you want light, down is lighther than the equivalent temp rating in synthetic. I've used WM's bags in extreme conditions (-40, blowing snow) and am still here. WM's site: http://www.westernmountaineering.com/index.cfm?section=Products&page=Sleeping%20Bags

[JRT]

= Sleep cold at night :-)

Also look at Carinthia's models

x2. I sleep around 2-3 months a year in a Carinthia army bag, ranging from +25 to -40C. Can't describe the awesomeness.

[JSV]

Also, if you want light, down is lighther than the equivalent temp rating in synthetic.

Yes, but it is worth mentioning that it takes some experience to use and maintain a down sleeping bag. For example, if you get it soaking wet for some reason it is almost impossible to get it dry again in the field (it takes a lot of time). Wet down is absolutely useless, but synthetic fibre still works - to a degree.

I use and really like down, but I have had a few problems with it. For example, I was on a late autumn canooeing trip and I had with me a down bag which I had used almost two months in a row. It turned out that the down inside the bag had gotten dirty (surprise) and when temperatures dropped it morphed into little clumps and the bag was virtually useless. Not a nice thing considering that night time temperatures dropped to -10 celsius. The obvious solution to avoid situations like this is to WASH the bag more often :).

[Ghostryder]

Yes, but it is worth mentioning that it takes some experience to use and maintain a down sleeping bag. For example, if you get it soaking wet for some reason it is almost impossible to get it dry again in the field (it takes a lot of time). Wet down is absolutely useless, but synthetic fibre still works - to a degree.

I use and really like down, but I have had a few problems with it. For example, I was on a late autumn canooeing trip and I had with me a down bag which I had used almost two months in a row. It turned out that the down inside the bag had gotten dirty (surprise) and when temperatures dropped it morphed into little clumps and the bag was virtually useless. Not a nice thing considering that night time temperatures dropped to -10 celsius. The obvious solution to avoid situations like this is to WASH the bag more often :).

True that, when I go hiking I consider my bag both a sleeping bag and a last line against hypothermia, My first and only quality sleeping bag is a North Face Cat's Meow, It's a solid bag but not quite ultralite. If your going Down (hehe) or synthetic for that matter i'd suggest a Sea to Summit compression sack, my friend had one and it is the heat.

[Dragonscript]

I have two Cabela's Pine Ridge Classic Sleeping Bag. They cost ~$50, weight less than 5 pounds and are good to 20'F. When i bought them, it had the best price/weight/temp combo that i could find.

[Albatross]

LaFuma is awesome. light weight and warm.

[Andreas]

2KG https://jerven.secure.flexiweb.no/productview/117300/

[aaronlow]

Yes, if it gets wet, down is useless, so you have to consider your environment and how well you take care of things. If you do it right, down can be used in the wettest of environs, it just takes more care. Down also lasts forever without dropping temp ratings like synthetics will. If you need to rough it in a wet environment, go synthetic.

[flanker7]

Sorry to bring this thread up again.

I'd like to ask about the Recon5 sleeping bag.
Does anyone has an experience with it?

I just bought one when I couldn't find the Carinthia model I was going for.

Specs look promising but I'm a little scared because I haven't used it before, unlike Carinthia products that I use and find to be great.

I spent 120euros for it