by Al M » Wed 05 Jun, 2019 11:53 pm
Do you know if you are a warm or cold sleeper, meaning do you get cold and need more blankets than others, if so then maybe a cold sleeper and then need about 5 C warmer bag than possibly rated?
If you are a warm sleeper then maybe aim for a 0 to -5 C bag and with a liner adds another 3-4 C.
Of those bags you linked first one is a heavy 1.9 kg synthetic fill but it doesn’t say how the fill is layered or you need to search the performance of the stated fill. I would predict it’s about a 0 to -2 C bag in reality but it’s just too heavy if you plan to hike with it.
Second bag linked is a heavy 1.5kg down fill but they don’t state type of down, however even lower quality down feather can be quite warm and I would guess it’s at least a -5 C bag. At 1.5kg it’s still too heavy for hiking.
Third bag looks quite good and the brand seems better quality, they state the down fill quality as 750 not the best at say 900 but would still be good. At 1kg it is ok for hiking.
Bags 1 & 2 links don’t seem to provide a standardised international, EU or Australian warmth rating quoted so hard to have absolute trust in the ratings. I would go for third product among the choices. Such gear will last 20 years plus so don’t mind the extra expense it will be appreciated for all that time.
Be careful not to aim for too warm a bag it will be useless in most other Aust winter camping at around 5 - 0 C you will just cook and it sits in the cupboard for 10-20 years until you realise this, unless you are planning on several rated bags to choose from.
Other ones to consider like Aegis Max good value and Gumtree lightly used at around 1/3 price, which can be easily hand washed googling for instructions.
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Al M on Mon 10 Jun, 2019 12:57 am, edited 1 time in total.