Mummy, summer bag is synthetic (Marmot) and Winter bag is a MTN Hardware 800 down fill. Both under $250
What is the coldest outside temperature in which you normally camp? coldest nights are in the twenties. If it's below 20, I'm not going.
If you were going to buy a new sleeping bag, how important are the following factors in making your choice?
(a) Weight. The lighter the better as we do 4-5 day trips sometimes on the AT.
(b) Comfort. A wider mummy is nice because I sleep in a hammock, so it adds to the padding around me and increases warmth.
(c) Durability. A middle ground? I'm scared to say long-lasting because then I won't be able to afford it.
(d) Sharing
Here's an idea for hammockers... I'd like to have a sleeping bag that had a sown-on "sleeve" on the bottom to slide a thermarest in. One of the biggest problems in hammock sleeping is that the sleeping pad ends up sliding out from under a part of your body and you wake up at 3am and can't feel whatever limb isn't on the pad. Have a thin pocket sown up both sides on the bottom to slide it down in to keep the mat in place.
(e) Price. I'd spend up to $250 on a good bag. I simply don't go enough to justify anything more.
(f) Country of origin I would prefer USA, but I won't pay another $100 to have it that way.
(g) Color. Polka-dots. I prefer earth tones. Both of my bags are blue.
(h) Water resistance. Not terribly important. I sleep under a rain fly.
(i) Try before you buy. If I knew it hadn't been slept in before, sure. Otherwise I'd be worried that mr. fat and sweaty had it before me.
(j) Warranty. Warranty is a huge plus. This is the biggest reason I buy my stuff from REI.
What is the coldest outside temperature in which you normally camp? coldest nights are in the twenties. If it's below 20, I'm not going.
If you were going to buy a new sleeping bag, how important are the following factors in making your choice?
(a) Weight. The lighter the better as we do 4-5 day trips sometimes on the AT.
(b) Comfort. A wider mummy is nice because I sleep in a hammock, so it adds to the padding around me and increases warmth.
(c) Durability. A middle ground? I'm scared to say long-lasting because then I won't be able to afford it.
(d) Sharing
Here's an idea for hammockers... I'd like to have a sleeping bag that had a sown-on "sleeve" on the bottom to slide a thermarest in. One of the biggest problems in hammock sleeping is that the sleeping pad ends up sliding out from under a part of your body and you wake up at 3am and can't feel whatever limb isn't on the pad. Have a thin pocket sown up both sides on the bottom to slide it down in to keep the mat in place.
(e) Price. I'd spend up to $250 on a good bag. I simply don't go enough to justify anything more.
(f) Country of origin I would prefer USA, but I won't pay another $100 to have it that way.
(g) Color. Polka-dots. I prefer earth tones. Both of my bags are blue.
(h) Water resistance. Not terribly important. I sleep under a rain fly.
(i) Try before you buy. If I knew it hadn't been slept in before, sure. Otherwise I'd be worried that mr. fat and sweaty had it before me.
(j) Warranty. Warranty is a huge plus. This is the biggest reason I buy my stuff from REI.