I’m going on a few multi-day touring by bike adventures, and need the lightest sleeping bag possible. This Vango Planet 100 seems good at only 900g and £35, but still wondered if there is anything better and lighter out there?

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/vango-planet-l-100-sleeping-bag-p196959

http://www.backcountrybiking.co.uk/product/cumulus-ultralight-sleeping-bags/ – 620g
http://www.backcountrybiking.co.uk/product/criterion-quantum-200/ – 495g

How light do you really need to go and what’s your budget? You can’t have the lightest bag unless you have a pretty big budget 🙂 Also, 200g difference in lightweight bags can mean a jump in price of £100+. Is 200g worth that to you?

Scotroute’s suggestions are better than that vango, but you might struggle to find them for £35.

For summer, I’ve got a Vango Ultralight 350, which is about 750g and £50. It’s great value, although a little snug.

http://www.snugpak.com/outdoor/catalogsearch/result/?q=chrysalis

pick the temperature rating you need, I have a 1 for summer

Depends also on temperature you plan to camp in and how warm you run.

I got a cheapo deal from mountain whorehouse for a summer bag. I know a lot of people will poo-poo them, but I dont do ‘everest’ style expeds, so i prefer something cheap enough not to worry about, but good enough to keep me warm.

This one isnt bad now: http://www.mountainwarehouse.com/camping/sleeping-bags/2-3-season-sleeping-bags/microlite-500-sleeping-bag-p11497.aspx?cl=GREEN

carefull about packed size/bulk. i’ve an old down bag that will pack into a pint glass and is 2 season. needs to be kept dry though.

http://www.asmc.de/en/Camping/Sleeping-gear/Seleeping-bags/Sleeping-bags/Sleeping-Bag-Softie-3-Merlin-p.html

More than you wanted to pay but I have one of these that is 20 years old. Still used regularly.

One of the best bits of kit I have ever bought.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

Certainly at the moment anything over £100 is probably more than I wanted to spend.

Plumber – I do like to the look of the Snugpak bags, this Jungle bag looks very compact! http://www.snugpak.com/military/jungle-bag How warm are they though? Realistically i’ll only be doing this when it’s warm outside, so summer!

I guess weight is important, but maybe more so is the ability to pack down quite small…

I’ll have two Panniers, but in there i’ll have a 2 man 1.8kg tent…