I'm on the hunt for a new sleeping bag.
For preference I want one under £100 which packs down well and is rated for winter use. The snugpak softie elite 4 seems to tick all of these boxes (£84.95, rated to extreme -15ºC, 26 x 24cm fully compressed pack size, Weight: 1950g) so that's what i'm leaning towards.
I've been using the same bag for the last 8 years so I have no real idea whats out there now, I heard that snugpak bags are really good for the money though. Any other recommendations guys?
Cheers!
I'm also looking at getting a Snugpak. I'm doubting about getting the Osprey 12, Harrier 10 or Elite4.
I'm curious if someone had Experience with their sleeping bags.
>>774825
op here
on further research the softie 9 hawk looks like a much better option. Smaller, lighter 3 season bag which can be made to a 4 season bag by adding a liner. I think i'm sold.
http://www.snugpak.com/outdoor/softie-9-hawk-sleeping-bag
You can find it elsewhere for £100
>>774825
I've got the "Special Forces System" (dumb name I know).
Basically it's a pair of bags meant to be able to zip together, one inside of the other. The idea being you have three options, the light inner, the medium outer, or the two combined for extreme cold.
They do kind of exaggerate their "extreme" ratings. I've used the two combined in a bivi bag in a freezing rainstorm, and I was pretty sure at the time that I was in danger of death. Maybe it would meet their -20C claim bone dry with no wind, but I think you'd be pretty fucking miserable even then.
However, I do like the versatility, and they are absurdly small and light compared to the down-filled Canadian military bags that I have.
Also look at auction sites like ebay or whatever is local to you. I got this for $25. It is a Fairydown bag made in NZ, two layers of 200g filling rated to 0C.
>>779125
Also has a separate zip at the bottom so you can sleep in boots. This allows me to walk around camp /confy/ as fuck while all my mates are looking at me jelly.
>>776311
"extreme" is extreme though, it means you survive, nothing more. It's also for males, and is supposed to be inside a tent with no wind and iirc with insulation from the ground.
Comfort is what you should be looking at, the caveats above apply.
I just picked up a caribee deploy 1300 pretty cheap here in emuland. It's ugly aiscam bit good quality and rated to 0 degres Celsius. If it gets any lower i have two liners to chose from that add 8 or 15 degres extra. They all pack pretty small and light as well.
> liner
> 15°C extra
I wouldn't count on that
>>774949
I have the Softie 3. They are good bags but their ratings are very optimistic, even at their 'comfort' level I would want a decent mat and be wearing a set of thermals.
Mountain Equipment make a very good range of synthetic bags - I have a Starlight II that I am more happy to use year-round in the UK.
