high country sleeping bag

[creepingdeath]

I'm wondering if a 30 gegree bag will be enough for my sept 15 washington high buck hunt? Any suggestions? Thanks CD

 

[muleygrande]

I took a lightwieght 30 degree bag to Southern Utah last late September and it got down to 30 degrees at night. Big mistake, I froze the first night. Then I wore all my layers of clothes the rest of the time. Never again that late in the year with that bag.

 

[RACKMASTER]

I use a fat cat(rei) 20 deg bag and long underwear!
rack

 

[Blank]

Two best kept secrets to comfortable sleep in a medium rated bag are clean, dry socks and a nice comfortable polar fleece hat to keep the head warm. I will use a 20 degree bag down to about 25-35, but for colder than that I break out my 0 degree NorhtFace Bigfoot. I have never been cold in that!

 

[flight]

another thing you can do is use a liner and make sure you have a good sleeping pad along with socks and hat.

www.huntbackcountry.com

 

[ridgerunner]

I use a 30 degree bag here in Wa during that hunt and do just fine. Often it gets down to right about 30 at night, not too much lower.

 

[tooele]

Look at the helium by mountain hardware or marmot, it is a 15 degree bag and weighs just under 2 lbs. Much better than a similar 30 lb bag.

T

 

[acafton]

I would second the Helium by Marmot. I have the helium and it is a great bag. Have used it several times in the warm weather or with frost on the ground. It is right at 2 lbs and honestly rated down to 15 degrees. The problem with the ratings is that company to company they are not accurate. In some bags rated at 30 degrees you will freeze at the same temperature. If you wanted a bag rated at 30 degrees that will perform well at that temp try the hydrogen by Marmot.

 

[Flipper]

I have used a Zero degree North Face Goliath bag on a few different WA High Buck Hunts in Sept. Never gotten cold but had snow on more than one occasion so I was glad to have the Zero degree along. We are usually at about 7,000' +/- so you should plan for the worst. I agree w/ the extra layer thought with the lighter bag. Makes a big difference and then you may not need to buy another bag. Good luck.

 

[MTmuleymaster]

For backpack high country hunts and fishing trips I use a 25 degree synthetic (primaloft) bag that compresses very well and also take a Sea To Summit "Reactor" liner. The liner is amazing. It weighs 9 oz., rolls into a 3x5 inch stuff sack and adds about 15 degrees to your bag (manufacturer's claim and I agree that's about right). It is made of dupont thermolite which I would describe as a very thin polypropylene type material. At 9 oz., if you take it and dont need it, don't use it!

 

[creepingdeath]

Hey guys thanks for the input!!! I know that being warm is much better than being cold.

MTmuleymaster, wher did you find that bag liner. That might save me some money!!! And about how much are they? Thanks CD

 

[MTmuleymaster]

I ordered mine from REI; it was $50. They look pretty thin and whimpy when you first see them, but they do seem to work. Good luck!