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what amount of weight is considered "heavy" for a backpacking sleeping bag that will keep a person relatively warm.

In Key West? On the moon?

the title says "backpack hunting". Not much of that done on the moon or Key West.

On a hunting trip during the hunting season in most western mountain states.

I consider more then 2 lbs. heavy...

I would consider more than 2.5 lbs heavy, and personally wouldn't use a bag over 2-ish lbs.

Ditto.

Prefer under 2 lbs. and have a couple of ultra lights for early Fall.

You quilt guys

Uh, quilt? Seriously?

What temperature (lowest) would you expect to sleep in? Will you have a heated tent or cover? Is it going to be moist/wet alot where you will be. The Moon or Key West comment, though unnecssarily sarcastic, is noting that you need to establish such parameters.

You first need to have a bag that will keep you warm. Second is to reduce sweating. Third is actual physical weight.

Dan, you really need to get on the quilt bandwagon. I've taken my 30 degree wide EE quilt down to the high 20s comfortably. Weighs 19 oz. In the sea to summit event stuff sack and cost less then 2 bills. What's not to like?

Northern Rockies in November can get well below zero.. in those temps I'd not want your "quilt"... just saying.

I'd have no trouble running my 10 degree version of the same and still be well under 2 lbs.

Brad- Which 2 lb bag are you using that goes below zero?

WM Versalite. Simple with a bit of layering.

I resemble that remark.

I was a quilt guy in the mid-70's. Made my first one from Hollow-fill. Now I use mummy bags open like a quilt with a closed lower section at least 90% of the time, but I seldom sleep out in below zero F.

Years ago in -40 F I slept a few nights in a Snow Lion Polargard bag and don't think I zipped it fully closed. 'Course those things weighed 5 or 6 lbs.

-10 is a hell of a lot different than +10 I assure you.

If it has 6" of loft, and is filled with 850+ fill power down... What's the difference?

Only someone that hasn't btdt would ask that question.

Revealing... but not surprising.

You're right. I've never spent a 0 degree night in a 6" loft quilt. I HAVE slept in 0 degrees in my Badger one more than a few occasions.

Your arrogance and egotistical cock sucking knows no limits. Don't move out of Boz Angelas.