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Post by messybear on Jul 16, 2020 19:04:39 GMT -5
Hi guys. Need to buy a cold weather sleeping bag for a bed roll. Want it rectangular for room and to fit the roll. Surfed around the web and didn’t find much I was interested in. Don’t really know what I’m doing. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Post by rangersedge on Jul 16, 2020 21:21:17 GMT -5
My real cold weather bag is a Siera Designs. It is rated way below zero and keeps you very warm; but is the mummy style that makes most (including me) claustrophobic too. Those with more expertise will probably want more info regarding coldest temperature you anticipate and all that. www.theadventurejunkies.com/best-rectangular-sleeping-bag/
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Post by rjm52 on Jul 17, 2020 4:24:24 GMT -5
Wiggy's...USA Made...lasts a lifetime... Have been using mine since 1998...just did two more camping trips this month... Has been laundered 1-3 times a year every year since new...don't try that with a chinese made bag...which almost all of them are now... www.wiggys.com/sleeping-bags/rectangular-style-sleeping-bags/Bob
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Post by jgt on Jul 17, 2020 8:53:53 GMT -5
I would buy a sleeping bag system. A bag with a liner and an outer shell. It can be made comfortable no matter what the temperature. REI carries bags for expeditions. Must warn you they are liberals based in Seattle.
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Post by contender on Jul 17, 2020 9:16:51 GMT -5
I concur on the sleeping bag system. An outer shell,, and a liner are EXCELLENT additions for serious comfort. And for truly cold weather,, goose down is an excellent filler. Not cheap,, but worth it in cold stuff. I also add a second outer shell idea for really, really cold camping. I use an army rain poncho, under & around my outer shell. Combined with a quality pad that gets you off the ground,, and you can sleep in complete warmth in deep cold weather.
Now,, most really good deep cold weather bags are going to be mummy bags. A mummy bag reduces the wasted square footage of space, causing some heat loss. I use a mummy myself,, so I'm no help in current stuff. BUT,, I can say that you might look into "Diamond Brand" equipment. They used to have a factory locally, and it is (was?) American made. Just ask the questions before spending $$$!
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Post by bula on Jul 17, 2020 9:40:38 GMT -5
MessyBear, some details please. "Bedroll" leads me to think of horseback or truck camping. What temps are worse case scenario and how will it be transported. I used to backpack and mountaineer. Many nights in un-heated tents, snow caves and such. I had my new bride(at the time) sew me up a bivy shelter years ago. Bought gore-tex and coated nylon by the yard. Just a big sleeve, me, my pack and gear and a double bag set-up could all slide into. Sometimes a bird dog crawled in too. Had a good down mummy that we cut open the top baffles on, we added 4 oz more down to it. The outer bag a tapered 1st gen PolarGuard with the zipper removed. It made a good summer bag by itself.
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Post by rjm52 on Jul 17, 2020 10:22:54 GMT -5
I have one of the Wiggy's "systems"... Their Nautilus FTRSS Overbag has dual zippers. The outer zipper zips up the bag and a matching rectangular bag zippes inside so their is no shifting. Two bags can also be opened up, zipped together to make a giant double bag.
Almost all other systems are mummy style.
Also if the bag gets wet, it will dry out with body heat...don't try that with down.
Bob
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Post by bula on Jul 17, 2020 10:31:43 GMT -5
Googled the Wiggy's and like what I see there.
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Post by Robster on Jul 17, 2020 11:17:45 GMT -5
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Post by JM on Jul 17, 2020 12:04:17 GMT -5
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Post by messybear on Jul 17, 2020 15:01:55 GMT -5
Use a canvas rectangular roll for convenience on an army cot. Usually in a wall tent with or without heat. Late fall to early winter northern US. Camp hauled in of course. Thanks for the ideas guys. Like the American made suggestions.
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Post by bushog on Jul 17, 2020 17:03:55 GMT -5
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Post by rjm52 on Jul 17, 2020 20:11:05 GMT -5
If you are sleeping on a cot in a tent especially if it's freezing out, and in the tent, make sure you have an insulated pad under the sleeping bag. Friend of mine was in Colorado a couple of years ago and his Outfitter had cots with no insulating pads. They about froze to death even though my friend was in a zero degree Wiggy's bag. They ended up having to drive back out to town and buy pads for the cots. From that point forward they slept just fine.
Wiggy's has two excellent mats the thinner of which I have been using for 20 years. His new luxurious Matt is specifically made for sleeping on cots.
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Post by Robster on Jul 18, 2020 6:43:45 GMT -5
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Post by Robster on Jul 18, 2020 6:45:20 GMT -5
And I absolutely agree that if you are sleeping in a cot, you need to have a mat/pad underneath you. If you don't it will be a long cold night
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