"Kinda depends on the sleeping bag. A synthetic fill sleeping bag won't recover from squashing as easily as high-quality down!"

I learned about this as soon as I started researching MYOG and lightweight options. I was surprised to hear about it because I have used compression stuff sacks on a few occasions and haven't noticed any problems yet.

I have a Eureka Silverlight 32 degree synthetic bag that I use in combination with a Sea to Summit stuff sack. The sack has compression straps and I have used them on a few occasions but haven't experienced any problems.

Is 2 lbs considered heavy for a synthetic bag? Does anyone know if the rating on this bag is accurate? Should I worry about compressing the bag? So far I have only used the bag on two weekend trips. I haven't used it on longer trips yet.