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I got a good deal on a WM Antelope for my wife and I a couple years ago from Eastern Mountain Sports. That's still the only place I've seen them on sale.

It's a great bag, and worlds above the MH 20 degree bag I had.

I got one of Kevin T's Draft Dodger quilts made by Enlightened Equipment last week and have one night under it so far. I'm gonna love that for warmer weather.

I ended up getting a revalation quilt. Havn't had a night under it but its coming up!!!

I can suggest not purchasing the Cat's Meow from NorthFace. On at least three occassions the bag has left me cold and shivering. The bag is rated 20f and each time the temps were above the rating by 10 degrees easily.

Either you sleep very cold, or you left the bag stuffed in a stuff sack for a prolonged period and destroyed your bags' loft. If that is the case, you deserve to freeze.

That or they just don't make 'em like they used to. The NF Cat's Meow was the first (and one of the few) to have actually been tested and certified on the Hatick Lab's "brass man".

I have a NF Snowshoe 0 and Cats Meow 20 and love them both. 20 bag for Sept and 0 for October.

I don't expect to ever get in a "real" mummy bag again. After using a Western Mountaineering semi-rectangular (got 3 now) I'm pretty much done with being burrito filler.

My only two remaining "mummy" bags are pretty spacious. Even at that I often sleep with them unzipped more as a quilt than a bag.

I was looking for a good sleeping too when I came across this post. There seems to be a lot of good info here. If anyone has a good quality sleeping bag in good shape they would want to sell PM me. I'm not really a backpacker so lightweight is not that important. I just want a good sleeping bag for once. I'm tired of these cheapos. I would prefer a rectangle shaped one. Thanks.

Nobody has a good bag they want to get rid of? See above post.

If wieght isn't an issue..... It is hard to beat the military sleep system. Have you looked at those? I have two sets and i have used them to 0 Deg's a ton. There just bulky and heavy.

I think i seen some on ebay for around $50.

Takea look at the Wiggy's Ultra or Superlight sleeping bags, tem ratings are different for both but they are both very good bags. Not the lightest out there but the temp ratings are spot on and they are roomy.

I'll check both of those options. Thanks.

Ordered a Wiggy's last week. It's the 0 degree bag called the Hunter Superlite. Also got a pair of their pack boots for $50 bucks when I ordered a sleeping bag -- and all free shipping. Hopefully I'll like both of them.