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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1031644" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>Bret,</p><p></p><p>That Kelty bag is nice but they use their own temp rating instead of the scientific European rating scale. Western Mountaineering and Feathered Friends are the only US companies I know of that accurately rate the minimum temperature of their bags.</p><p></p><p>I just bought an Eddie Bauer Karakoram 0 bag with Down Tek treated down (for moisture resistance). It's a decent bag but the inner neck collar is at my tits instead ov my neck and it lacks several other features to make it useful so the bag goes back to EB this week.</p><p></p><p>I'll likely get a Sierra Designs or Kelty bag (but ONLY if they make then with goose down) because they also use a Durable Water Resistance (DWR) treatment on the down. That DWR down treatment is worth its weight in gold.</p><p></p><p>I need a bag long enough to store my felt or foam boot liners and water at the bottom</p><p> and wide enough that I can wear my down jacket and pants inside for more warmth.</p><p></p><p>JMDEN, Wearing extra clothes inside your sleeping bag is standard mountaineers' practice. It means less weight to carry (clothes you use during the day too, instead of a warmer, heavier bag) and works very well if the bag is not too tight. I've slept in 15 F. weather in Colorado's Indian Peaks region in a 30 F. Western Mountaineering Megalite bag with a full insulated suit and was cozy warm. </p><p></p><p>The old saw about being warmer by sleeping "naked" is absolutely not true. The only thing that does is heat up your bag faster - then you get cold if the bag is not warm enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1031644, member: 54178"] Bret, That Kelty bag is nice but they use their own temp rating instead of the scientific European rating scale. Western Mountaineering and Feathered Friends are the only US companies I know of that accurately rate the minimum temperature of their bags. I just bought an Eddie Bauer Karakoram 0 bag with Down Tek treated down (for moisture resistance). It's a decent bag but the inner neck collar is at my tits instead ov my neck and it lacks several other features to make it useful so the bag goes back to EB this week. I'll likely get a Sierra Designs or Kelty bag (but ONLY if they make then with goose down) because they also use a Durable Water Resistance (DWR) treatment on the down. That DWR down treatment is worth its weight in gold. I need a bag long enough to store my felt or foam boot liners and water at the bottom and wide enough that I can wear my down jacket and pants inside for more warmth. JMDEN, Wearing extra clothes inside your sleeping bag is standard mountaineers' practice. It means less weight to carry (clothes you use during the day too, instead of a warmer, heavier bag) and works very well if the bag is not too tight. I've slept in 15 F. weather in Colorado's Indian Peaks region in a 30 F. Western Mountaineering Megalite bag with a full insulated suit and was cozy warm. The old saw about being warmer by sleeping "naked" is absolutely not true. The only thing that does is heat up your bag faster - then you get cold if the bag is not warm enough. [/QUOTE]
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