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I'm in the market for a new sleeping bag.
im thinking a 2-3 season bag,as i dont intend to go out in the winter, and will probably be keeping it spring-summer-inside
i do however, want to be able to make it MANY SMALLS, in order to carry out some light bivvying adventures. therefore i'm quite convinced i would like a down bag, of around 800g
AHA you say, an alpkit pipedream would be an EXCELLENT value bag, and it is indeed the bag i would like, however as you may have gleened from the title, I am 6ft 5"
an alpkit skyhigh bumps it up to a porky 1300g, and this makes me sad.
anyone able to recommend a bag within my criteria?
Many thanks team!
Me
thoughts on a pipedream 200, the legs only option, and then an appropriately sized down jacket?
Just using a down jacket and something to keep your legs warm doesn't result in a good nights sleep. A xl Mountain Equipment Xero 350 fufills your requirements though.
Dumb question (as much for me as for you), but if you're bivvying, is down the best idea?
When I've bivi'd if there's been a chance of rain I've just used a ultra light Rab bivi bag. My ME bag is water resistant enough to cope with dew/condensation well enough
not a clue!
good spot Gribs
100 quid for 1200 gram
~250 quid for 800
worth the extra? i would be less sad if i ruined a 100 quid one i guess.
not a clue what my.... 15 year old, 50 quid at the time, synthetic bag weighs
What you want will probably not be cheap, PHD if money's no object, Mountain Equipment and Marmot do high quality down bags and a few years ago both certainly did down bags of 700gms in long versions. I've got the ME Dewline which is used for lightweight bivis.
Just using a down jacket and something to keep your legs warm doesn't result in a good nights sleep.
What is worth considering is a very light weight sleeping bag and a lightweight down jacket.
I'm 6ft 7 and have a couple of Big Agnes down bags.
Well worth a look at their range if you are a big chap.
@olly (and nicko), I think you'd have to be a ****less idiot to ruin a bag, but I agree with what you're getting at. In uk climate I'd probably not want to be dealing with a down bag on a bivi for more than a night or 2. They often will need to be aired and/or dried between use and that isn't easy during prelonged use in the uk
Do Rab Still make custom bags? I know they altered mine to have less down than a standard bag when ordered.
Rab don't do custom bags, not for normal people anyway. Mountain Equipment's lightweight Xero bag comes in an XL option, check out the 350. Getting a down bag wet when bivvying won't permanently wreck it btw, but you'll need to dry it out with agitation to stop the down clumping together, but if it does get wet, it won't keep you warm - no lofting.
A bag with a highly water resistance outer - Pertex Ebdurance or ME's equivalent, Drilite? is a good move for UK bivi use.
Synthetic bags are more resilient in wet conditions and easier to care for, but generally significantly heavier and bulkier than a down bag offering the same thermal performance.
PHD if you want custom, Western Mountaineering - US brand - makes awesome down kit as well.