So what sleeping bags are you all carrying?

Bigtallfatbloke · June 2007

I need to buy one soon...I want it to be very lightweight, must be minimum of 210cm X 90cm and pack down small. I'm not going to the arctic, but I think it needs to be able to deal with some 'typical' English and north european weather.

I assume most of you will have had similar criteria...so what did you end up with? [:)]

Sheddy · June 2007

I can rememer the days when I could carry the Misses upstairs - not anymore though !

Too much of anything is too much for me

howesym · June 2007

I have one of theese

http://www.blacks.co.uk/blacks.storefro ... 94527.aspx

vert light 800g and packs down realy small goes in the bottom of my pannier

Unknown · June 2007

A Vango Ultralight

http://www.calamander.co.uk/camping/sle ... ralite.htm

and a silk liner, very, very light but adds a season to any sleeping bag's limit.

george

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Anonymous · June 2007

Mountain equipment "Dreamcatcher 500"

Non Omnis Moriar

stevercp · June 2007

merlin softie 3 for the summer
mtn euipment iceline for the winter

i used the iceline last month on the great glen way
temp dropped to 4 deg
sweat was lashing off me during the night
last week i switched to the softie 3 much better during
scotlands so called summer [:D]

"once a rockape always a rockape"

Asterixcp · June 2007

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ditto

Pour vivre heureux, vivons le v‚lo..

amaferanga · June 2007

Snugpak Softie Elite 3. Check out the Snugpak website - http://www.snugpak.com - there's quite an extensive range. Something for everyone.

More problems but still living.....

megilleland · June 2007

I bought a Snugpak Merlin softie 3 bag (900 grams) in 1999 and it cost me œ58. Good down to -5 degrees. Eight years on and replaced by model in previous post and avalable for only œ56 at:

http://www.campshop.co.uk/item70.htm

although they quote a lower weight of 750 grams? I've had a couple of really cold nights when the bag didn't perform, but this was mainly being at a high altitude in mountains when forced to pitch camp away from a lower destination.

The more you spend - the faster you go - the less you see.

rustynut · June 2007

I use the Stormlite Rolling Clouds 300 which is down and a excellent buy for it's price. I also use a Silk liner to add warmth and keep the bag clean.http://www.fieldandtrek.com/cat_id/EQUI ... -31327.htm

rgisme · June 2007

I'm peed off with the fact that most makes and models of bags only seem to come in one size - extra large. I'm not 2m tall and I don't need or want the extra volume and weight, thank you very much!

Alistair27 · June 2007

Softie 3 Merlin
it's comfy, warm enough for spring and summer tours and packs down to the size of a pineapple. It's the business.

Bigtallfatbloke · June 2007

thankyou all for your help...I like the look of the blacks bag best...it's on buget, only 900g and seems to pack small[:)]

Two sheds · June 2007

Also a Dreamcatcher - but a 300 this time.

Put a hump in your back
Shake your sacroiliac
And ride on

Tako · June 2007

Mountain Hardwear series. I have the Lamina 20, excellent warmth:weight ratio.

Bigtallfatbloke · June 2007

After returning a decathlon bag because their xl is in fact dwarf size, I ended up buying a Blacks XXL bag for œ40, it was the only bag I could find with enough space inside for me to get comfy.

http://www.blacks.co.uk/blacks.storefront/product/095028.aspx?searchbreadcrumbs=quad-sleeping-bag

It's only 2 season but thats all I need right now, it's a little heavier at 1.8kg but at least I can get a good nights rest in it unlike the lighter bags which I would never have been able to sleep well in so what would Have been the point in carrying a lighter bag that I couldnt sleep in.
It even has zips at the bottom to stick out my feet if I so wish! I doesnt pack as small, but it should fit in my panniers still and the stuff sack will make a good pillow full of clothes

Blacks also gave me a fiver off a decent sleeping mat as well.

jimstercp · June 2007

AlpineDream500:

http://tinyurl.com/38cz72

Birthday present from me to me.

paul_smith_srcc · June 2007

something I have learned is that two sleeping bags plus a silk liner can be a good idea, as they are lightweight and you can use one inside the other to regulate temperature, many popular tours such Channel to the Med' ride towards a warmer climate so at the start you simply use both bags and unzip one to regulate temp' etc. A hat for night time use is also a good idea, as is a Travel Eye Mask, they not only keep the early morning light from waking you but keep your face warm during the night.

Most people naturally use the temperature rating on the bag as a guide, it is worth noting that many campsites are near rivers and the night time temperature can fall much lower than many expect, nothing worse than being cold and getting a terrible nights sleep as a result, this has to be the most common complaint at breakfast amongst my holiday companions, closely followed by "how hilly is it today" [:D]

Paul_Smith
www.bikeplus.co.uk

Surrey Road CC, articles of my tours; Lejog, North Sea to the Alps, English Channel to the Med', 'End to End' Ireland,London to Paris,Corsica

sensei · June 2007

I had the wife make one of these: http://www.ray-way.com/quilt/index.shtml

I hate having my arms pinioned and there is no point carrying material that you are compressing under you.

nun · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by sensei

I had the wife make one of these: http://www.ray-way.com/quilt/index.shtml

I hate having my arms pinioned and there is no point carrying material that you are compressing under you.
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I'm a Jacks r Better quilt user, a Shenondoah summer quilt is good to 40F combine it with some long underwear or an emergency blanket and you are good tp below freezing.

sensei · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by nun

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by sensei

I had the wife make one of these: http://www.ray-way.com/quilt/index.shtml

I hate having my arms pinioned and there is no point carrying material that you are compressing under you.
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I'm a Jacks r Better quilt user, a Shenondoah summer quilt is good to 40F combine it with some long underwear or an emergency blanket and you are good tp below freezing.
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Mine is cheaper! :0)

nun · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by sensei

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by nun

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by sensei

I had the wife make one of these: http://www.ray-way.com/quilt/index.shtml

I hate having my arms pinioned and there is no point carrying material that you are compressing under you.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I'm a Jacks r Better quilt user, a Shenondoah summer quilt is good to 40F combine it with some long underwear or an emergency blanket and you are good tp below freezing.
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Mine is cheaper! :0)
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Not if you include your good wife's labour....;-) seriously I'm with you on the quilt thing, I'll never go back to a mummy bag whan I can have the flexibility and freedom of a quilt. I don't tour in the winter so 90% of the time I simply drape the quilt over me, if it gets cold, I put it in its foot sack configuration and slide my sleeping pad inside and then wrap and strap the quilt around the pad to keep out draughts

psmiffy · June 2007

Tesco for œ6 in the summer - North face XL Kazoo for theree seasons

sensei · June 2007

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Not if you include your good wife's labour....;-) [/quote]

If you knew my wife you wouldn't say good; you'd say saintly!
I never go down the road of what she is worth; she might start pondering how little I am worth in comparison :0)

I haven't used mine in a tent (worked well in the boat) yet but have fitted the draft excluders and gorget as illustrated in the link.

butterfly · July 2007

I use a Rab Quantum 600 in the summer and a Rab Summit 800 in winter. Mind you, I'm a cold person and I camp all year.

So what sleeping bags are you all carrying?

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