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Dante Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 2815 | TRs | Pics
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Dante
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Mon Jun 30, 2003 9:54 am
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In my experience it varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. Marmot and Western Mountaineering are pretty credible based on my own experience and what I have read. They are expensive, but you can usually find Marmot bags on sale somewhere.
I like the freezer idea
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forest gnome Forest nut...
Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 3518 | TRs | Pics Location: north cascades!! |
I just used a western mtn'ring bag twice and the temp ratings are accurate. Look at "the lightweight backpacker " for a review on bags.
you should get a 2lb. w.m. bag rated at 15/20 degree. !!!! this is my next bag/ the quality and craftsmanship are tops
I bought the mity-light, rated 40 deg. (225$ no tax and free shipping from www.travelcountry.com and sleep in polypro. w/hat. and allso a down vest, if needed (not yet)
This bag is the same as the marmot hydrogen. But is not a mummy, it's rectangular.and you can move the down to the top side.Iwas leery of that at first but now like the feature.
cold? try taping an auto sunscreen/windshield shade from shuks over the top of the bag to the pad. The sunscreen works nice as a ground cloth.
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Dante Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 2815 | TRs | Pics
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Dante
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Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:20 pm
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I've got a Western Mountaineering MegaLite last year. LINK
I can recommend one without reservation. I weighs 1 lb. 9 oz. on my scale. It's rated at 30 degrees, but I've never had to zip it up during three season hiking. I usually end up unzipping it and throwing it over myself like a quilt (which was the reason I chose it over the 1/2 zip Marmot competitor). I think it would even suffice for snow caving, but last winter I was too chicken to try it. I think Tom even spotted a rare sale on WM bags recently.
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kiliki Member
Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Posts: 2310 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:46 pm
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Being a small woman I am convinced that big sweaty men rate these bags. I use a +15 bag for road trips to desert climes and a 0 bag for here, even in the summer, and I am never too warm.
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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Dean (aka CascadeHiker)
Joined: 02 Mar 2002 Posts: 1967 | TRs | Pics Location: ex Kennewick, Wa & Lehi Utah |
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Mon Jun 30, 2003 9:56 pm
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The Highlite is a sweet lightweight summer bag. I've used mine with my HHammock nicely with a pad underneath. Great lightweight setup. Hey BPJ, you have good taste in gear.
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forest gnome Forest nut...
Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 3518 | TRs | Pics Location: north cascades!! |
highlite, mega light, (I have the mitylight) I WANT ONE OF EACH!!!
Please?? please sir may I have another??
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
Why thank you Doc. I have a Mity light too! Western makes great stuff!
TB
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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hikermike Member
Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1238 | TRs | Pics Location: Tacoma |
Ratings are only a rough estimate as they are a result of a technology only vaguely related to human physiology. Both rei and Backpacker mag at various times have taken on the topic to not much satisfaction. Essentially, they place some form of water filled bag inside a bag in a cold environment and measure the heat loss. This is a crude approximation of the equipment but you get the idea. However, everyone's metabolism is different as is their insulation (fat), circulation, personal choice of comfort, fatigue, dehydration... on and on. Also the shape of the bag, the clothes you wear (heat loss by conduction and radiation). I remember one trip when I took the kids into Cow Mdws. and it was warm going up. Later, as I was setting up camp, I realized that the only clothes I had were what I had on, a t-shirt and shorts. As the evening went on, I became very cold and worried how the nite would go. I got busy setting up the tent and cooking over the stove, and later, as the stars came out and I made my last minute pre-bedtime ramble, realized that I was perfectly comfortable. There's a lot of psychology in comfort. Eskimo babies are naked in their igloos. I have a recent Cat's Meow and yet have had to zip it to the top.
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Allison Feckless Swooner
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 12287 | TRs | Pics Location: putting on my Nikes before the comet comes |
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Wed Jul 09, 2003 11:59 pm
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Sleeping bag ratings are I believe not yet standardized, it's difficult.
And kiliki, you just need to go on the Bacon Diet, and it will all make sense. Bags are always as warm as advertised for me!
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