Posted by: everlastingstorm
Sleeping bag choices - 10/21/12 11:21 PM
I am thinking about getting a new sleeping bag for backpacking trips in mostly northern California...I am new to backpacking though I hike frequently and I have gone car camping quite a few times. I do have a pack, and I have a tent.
I have a 20 degree bag that's worked for me for car camping situations. It's synthetic, apparently 2 lbs., and it is kind of bulky, but I can pack it down enough to fit into the sleeping bag compartment of my pack. However it is a very inexpensive bag I brought on sale at the sports authority, so not what one might call a great reputable bag (it's an Alpine Design, so not a north face, mountain hardwear, etc.). I'm fine with keeping it for car camping, but I would like to begin backpacking and camping in the mountains, and eventually get into mountaineering, where it would be mostly colder.
Should I bother with getting a 0 degree bag? Is it worth it being that I have the 20 that can fit into my pack? I am not looking to spend an arm and a leg, so I'm looking at synthetics. Particularly, I'm a short guy so I am looking at the Mountain Hardwear Lamina 0 deg. bag in a short from REI. Thoughts? Opinions?
I have a 20 degree bag that's worked for me for car camping situations. It's synthetic, apparently 2 lbs., and it is kind of bulky, but I can pack it down enough to fit into the sleeping bag compartment of my pack. However it is a very inexpensive bag I brought on sale at the sports authority, so not what one might call a great reputable bag (it's an Alpine Design, so not a north face, mountain hardwear, etc.). I'm fine with keeping it for car camping, but I would like to begin backpacking and camping in the mountains, and eventually get into mountaineering, where it would be mostly colder.
Should I bother with getting a 0 degree bag? Is it worth it being that I have the 20 that can fit into my pack? I am not looking to spend an arm and a leg, so I'm looking at synthetics. Particularly, I'm a short guy so I am looking at the Mountain Hardwear Lamina 0 deg. bag in a short from REI. Thoughts? Opinions?