Hi all!
I need your help and recommendation about my sleeping bag.
So the question are:
- I am looking for spring, summer and early autumn bag.
- I am expecting to sleep in single layer tent (cotton/poly) and also outside with no bivy
- I am expecting to have external temperatures outside (tent or no tent) around -2C to 20C.
- I am not a cold sleeper and I usually have some base layer on (merino) when sleeping.
- I prefer having collar option just in case but not sure if I really need it for this temp range.
- full zip is a must to be able to use bag as quilt
- prefer snap zip closure compare to velcro (FF or PHD can do this), from reading reviews people hate WM velcro zip closure.
I am looking into below bags where i put some short comments on each , like pros and cons for me.
1. WM UltraLite - collar, might be to warm for my usage but i am on safe side here.
2. 4. WM AlpinLite - same as Ultralite but bigger.
3. WM SummerLite - no collar, nice summer bag but it might not enough for temperatures lower than 0C ?, to narrow for me
4. WM MegaLite - more down as SummerLite, top inner collar, up to -2C, wider cut-not sure if i prefer it
5. PHD Minim 400 (not sure if you know this UK based company)- CUSTOM DESIGN: I would add Drishell-PU coating, inner collar, mummy hood, full zip
6. FeatheredFriends Swallow or Osprey - both no collars, reading down fill weight seems both are warmer compare to SummerLite or Ultralite. Material similar to Drishell (PU coatings on back fabric)
7. WM Apache MF - collar, better material compare to SummerLite or Ultralite, still not as water resistant as Drishell or Pertex Endurance (FF bags). I guess also to warm for my needs which means extra weight which is not needed. On the list just because of good deal at the moment.
I am 181cm, 75kg, around chest 98cm , around arms in chest area 120cm.
Looking into WM i am thorn between narrow (150cm shoulder area) or wider cut like MegaLite or AlpinLite.
Anyway i just want to get one bag quiver as much as possible.
Thank you for help.
Take care.