Juudbruinsma wrote:Any suggestions as to good sleeping bag options?
wildernesswanderer wrote:Personally I'd rather be to warm than to cold, easy to get cooler, hard to get warmer.
My last bag was a S2S APII, great bag for warmth, been to the vic high country in very windy cold conditions around -5 and was toasty warm. Thing I hated about the bag, heavy, 1200 grams and the mummy shape was pretty tight.
aloftas wrote:well...today I was fortunate enough to convince the guys at Macpac to give some seriously good prices. Very accommodating, cool cats as well, full of pertinent up to date info, for example, the olt atm is frozen and solid, but I suspect mush. Anway I am a bit inept at posting images, and I cant find any info online. Is called the Blizzard. Has 1100 g of 750 loft. "Boots On" capacity with nylon lined foot box. Much...more generously proportioned than this Mountain Expedition bag I got off Gumtree. So..Thanks Macpac. Rated down to -40 c full UN Mil spec.
Got snowshoes?
Strider wrote:aloftas wrote:well...today I was fortunate enough to convince the guys at Macpac to give some seriously good prices. Very accommodating, cool cats as well, full of pertinent up to date info, for example, the olt atm is frozen and solid, but I suspect mush. Anway I am a bit inept at posting images, and I cant find any info online. Is called the Blizzard. Has 1100 g of 750 loft. "Boots On" capacity with nylon lined foot box. Much...more generously proportioned than this Mountain Expedition bag I got off Gumtree. So..Thanks Macpac. Rated down to -40 c full UN Mil spec.
Got snowshoes?
I'm not sure whether this is a serious comment or not? Are you planning a trip to Antarctica? Do you really sleep with your boots on? What is the total weight of this monster?
Strider wrote:aloftas wrote:well...today I was fortunate enough to convince the guys at Macpac to give some seriously good prices. Very accommodating, cool cats as well, full of pertinent up to date info, for example, the olt atm is frozen and solid, but I suspect mush. Anway I am a bit inept at posting images, and I cant find any info online. Is called the Blizzard. Has 1100 g of 750 loft. "Boots On" capacity with nylon lined foot box. Much...more generously proportioned than this Mountain Expedition bag I got off Gumtree. So..Thanks Macpac. Rated down to -40 c full UN Mil spec.
Got snowshoes?
I'm not sure whether this is a serious comment or not? Are you planning a trip to Antarctica? Do you really sleep with your boots on? What is the total weight of this monster?
Scottyk wrote:Strider wrote:aloftas wrote:well...today I was fortunate enough to convince the guys at Macpac to give some seriously good prices. Very accommodating, cool cats as well, full of pertinent up to date info, for example, the olt atm is frozen and solid, but I suspect mush. Anway I am a bit inept at posting images, and I cant find any info online. Is called the Blizzard. Has 1100 g of 750 loft. "Boots On" capacity with nylon lined foot box. Much...more generously proportioned than this Mountain Expedition bag I got off Gumtree. So..Thanks Macpac. Rated down to -40 c full UN Mil spec.
Got snowshoes?
I'm not sure whether this is a serious comment or not? Are you planning a trip to Antarctica? Do you really sleep with your boots on? What is the total weight of this monster?
they always sleep with there boots on in Antarctica![]()
I bet they were keen to get rid of that bag, probably been hanging around the shop for years. I can't think of it being much use on this continent.
Travis22 wrote:Sounds like decent sleeping bag for alpine / snow camping. I doubt its as 'overkill' as it sounds (if your intended use is sleeping in a tent on snow) and the -40 will be survivability not comfort but id say you'll still be pretty good at -10. You'll still want a good sleeping matt to pair it with.
Whats the overall weight, 1.5/1.6kg?
Travis.
north-north-west wrote:Depends on your budget. I'm a fan of the S2S bags, but there are cheaper options out here.
Head for our Equipment section and do a search on sleeping bags. There's plenty of discussion there - enough to send you ga-ga, in fact.
kitty wrote:The [OT_Safety_&_Full_Gear_Checklist.pdf] that you have to sign and hand over at Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre says "A good quality warm sleeping bag (kept dry in a waterproof bag) (minimum temperature rating -10˚C)"
Would that be the "lower limit" rating?
aloftas wrote:Travis22 wrote:Sounds like decent sleeping bag for alpine / snow camping. I doubt its as 'overkill' as it sounds (if your intended use is sleeping in a tent on snow) and the -40 will be survivability not comfort but id say you'll still be pretty good at -10. You'll still want a good sleeping matt to pair it with.
Whats the overall weight, 1.5/1.6kg?
Travis.
Well it would have to be, I was too dumb to weigh it before I sprung the bag open)_
You talk about the "big 4"
whate about the "Big 3"
Tepmerature, humidity and wind chill.
I will happily sleep in a bag flung open because its too hot, rather than try to keep kidney function ticking along, any day.
I hate being cold, and so will every newbie who underestimates the combined doom in cold wet and windy conditions.
Juudbruinsma wrote:Also, does anyone have any experience with sleeping bag liners? I will need to get one regardless of what bag I will get (as Travis pointed out, some protection will help the bag go a long way). I am just contemplating whether to get a lower rated sleeping bag (= less $$) and one of those liners that claim to add XX degrees to your bag, or to just get a simple light weight liner and a higher rated bag. From what I have seen, the warmer liners can be quite heavy and I'm not sure whether to believe the claims of the added degrees they promise to add to your bag - some claim to add as much as 15c.
Juudbruinsma wrote:
Thanks, been looking at the equipment section - lots (and LOTS) of information indeed - useful stuff though. From what I can gather, the main brands mentioned as being good are Western Mountaineering, Sea to Summit, Malachowski and Cumulus... Although these are also the top priced brands (really like the look of the Western Mountaineering - Versalite btw (anyone any experience with this bag?), but dear me, it's expensive!). I like the S2S bags as well, although they are a bit heavier... Any brands that do bags that are a bit more affordable with a say -7 comfort rating?
Juudbruinsma wrote:
Also, does anyone have any experience with sleeping bag liners? I will need to get one regardless of what bag I will get (as Travis pointed out, some protection will help the bag go a long way). I am just contemplating whether to get a lower rated sleeping bag (= less $$) and one of those liners that claim to add XX degrees to your bag, or to just get a simple light weight liner and a higher rated bag. From what I have seen, the warmer liners can be quite heavy and I'm not sure whether to believe the claims of the added degrees they promise to add to your bag - some claim to add as much as 15c.
kitty wrote:The [OT_Safety_&_Full_Gear_Checklist.pdf] that you have to sign and hand over at Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre says "A good quality warm sleeping bag (kept dry in a waterproof bag) (minimum temperature rating -10˚C)"
Would that be the "lower limit" rating?
aloftas wrote:30% off a grand is about 600 plus or minus a cats whisker.
MickyB wrote:aloftas wrote:30% off a grand is about 600 plus or minus a cats whisker.
That cat must have fat whiskers
aloftas wrote:MickyB wrote:aloftas wrote:30% off a grand is about 600 plus or minus a cats whisker.
That cat must have fat whiskers
I guess it depends on how much discretionary spending power the cat has.
Some cats are more discretionary, than others.
The Law of Flexibility.
Anyway, its a GREAT bag. I am going to try it with a s2s liner now.
Id love to buy another one
Hence its the cats whiskers...
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