I've wanted to buy a nice bag for a while. But god damn they are expensive!
I've wanted to buy a nice bag for a while. But god damn they are expensive!
Don't overlook MEC bags. They make some pretty decent ones for a very reasonable price compared to WM or other top of the line brands. Especially if you're going to try out back pack hunting and don't want to fully commit.
I've had a -2 mec bag for over a decade now. It's nearing the end of it's life but has seen many, many trips all year round. For winter stuff a sleeping bag liner will boost the temp rating by a few degrees.
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Western Mountaineering Summerlite = 19oz & 0*c
Marmot Helium (waterproof)= 36oz & -9*c
Both have been great. Only reason I bought the Summerlite was for the significant weight savings and compactness going into this years early season sheep hunt.
Another vote for Western Mountaineering. Yes, they cost an arm and a leg, but so worth it. I use their -7C alpine light bag plus a 0C quilt from Englightened Equipement. These 2 cover me for all conditions - quilt in the summer, bag in shoulder seasons, combine them in winter for about -25C rating. Saves cash and combined they pack down smaller than a winter bag.
https://support.enlightenedequipment...-Sleep-Systems
It's they rye that does that
"You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks." - Winston Churchill
[/QUOTE]So take the plunge, give it a whirl. This approach to backpacking gives you way more room to pack the important stuff - like good food, and a mickey of rye![/QUOTE]
I reckon I would need at least a mickey of rye every night without a sleeping bag.
Last edited by Beachcomber; 09-04-2018 at 10:44 PM.
I kind of chuckled when I read your post as my brother and I used to just take a -30 Synthetic fill mummy bag and just curl up under a fir tree at 5500 feet or so when Alpine Mule Deer hunting in Southern BC, if it was frosty/snowy out we would lay a emergency blanket over us, it works when its nice and dry in early season and you have a tree to sleep under...........not so much fun when it goes from dry and cold to -10 and a foot of snow overnight and your fighting with the mule deer for their bedding area...........yes been there done that.
I certainly wouldn't recommend your process for a Stone Sheep Hunt in Northern BC !
7mm PRC soon to be the most popular cartridge in North America
As Matt says above The Valandre Shocking Blue one of the best bags I have ever used, I also have a Valandre Bloody Mary which is a touch lighter and more of a 3 season bag,
one thing about better down bags they are usually black on the inside, when you get in them they heat up in seconds unlike a synthetic bag and if damp at all turn them inside out and with very little sunlight they dry quick.
The other bag I have on order is the Western Mountaineering 6'6" Badger GWS Gore Windstopper Series, looking forward to seeing how it compares to the Valandre Shocking Blue.
Feathered Friends also makes very good bags, comparable to Western Mountaineering.
Last edited by Weatherby Fan; 09-15-2018 at 05:15 PM.
7mm PRC soon to be the most popular cartridge in North America
Here is a good site for sleeping bags, and its a Canadian company, https://www.wexgear.com/shop-canada