Depends on the "summer"! In the Rockies, it can freeze and snow any month of the year. For example, five years ago, in Wyoming's Wind Rivers, for two Saturdays in a row it snowed (almost a foot was reported in Titcomb Basin) and the temperature went down to 15*F (20*F at Elkhart Park). (If my dog hadn't gotten sick, I would have been at 11,000 feet for the second storm.) I would not go out in either the Rockies or Cascades with anything less warm than a 20* bag, plus plenty of warm clothing.

Of course if you live in Ohio or Alabama....

In other words, your "summer" sleeping bag needs to be suited to where you are backpacking.


Edited by OregonMouse (08/15/16 02:07 PM)
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