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I'm starting the search for a new backcountry hunting sleeping bag. I've been using a Western Mountaineering�bag for about 10 years. I want a 20 degree down bag, and will probably go with a long. I'll trade a couple extra ounces for comfort/roominess; my current WM bag fits like a condom... What brands and models should I be looking at?
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What WM bag do you have now?
They make a few wider models in the 15�s like the Alpinlite (64�), Badger (66�) and the ponderosa (67�) which is a semi rectangular bag.
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The WM Badger is a nice, roomy bag.
I find it very comfortable down to 20F
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I'm going Enlightened Equipment quilt for my next one.
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Go to WM's website and look into their semi-rectangular bags. I have 3 ... 40, 25, and 5 degree. Absolutely love them.
I tried one of their mummy bags, sort of what you describe, and it was not for me. The semi-rectangular bags are a whole different story.
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Feathered Friends or Western Mountaineering both great american brands.
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I'm going Enlightened Equipment quilt for my next one. I am too. I really like my Montbell super stretch though. I usually use it like a quilt anyway.
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Thanks all for the recommendations! I'll probably go with Feathered Friends or Western Mountaineering. Where's the best place to buy, price-wise?
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Loving my Enlightened Equipment Revelation, will never buy another mummy bag.
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I don't know if it's the BEST price but all of my WM stuff has come from backcountrygear.com.
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I just scored a 20 degree Big Agnes on fleabay for <$100 shipped and I love it.
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Englightened equipment here too! 100 times more comfortable for me.
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I've thought about trying a quilt, but I flop around a lot when I'm sleeping. Will I be waking up cold all the time? In the summer I use my bag like a quilt, but by early Fall I go back to zipping it up to keep from waking up with it tossed off to the side.
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What WM bag do you have now?
They make a few wider models in the 15�s like the Alpinlite (64�), Badger (66�) and the ponderosa (67�) which is a semi rectangular bag. For some reason my WM Antelope fits tighter than it did 20 years ago.......... I've been eyeballing a Ponderosa, my wallet cringes though....... I picked up a never used Big Agnes Encampment and Big Agnes insulated pad cheap enough I figured I didn't have much to lose. Have only spent 3 nights in it, but so far I like it. Casey
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I'm a bad tosser/turner quilt works better for me. With a bag I always ended up tied up with my insulation compressed. Quilt is just like sleeping in bed at home.
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What WM bag do you have now?
They make a few wider models in the 15�s like the Alpinlite (64�), Badger (66�) and the ponderosa (67�) which is a semi rectangular bag. For some reason my WM Antelope fits tighter than it did 20 years ago.......... I've been eyeballing a Ponderosa, my wallet cringes though....... I picked up a never used Big Agnes Encampment and Big Agnes insulated pad cheap enough I figured I didn't have much to lose. Have only spent 3 nights in it, but so far I like it. Casey Ha! The bag I need to replace is also a 20 year old Antelope. I was scrawny until I got into my 30s, and for some reason my shoulders have continued to grow, so now I literally can't get the Antelope zipped up the last couple of inches. Initial cost of a high end bag does give one pause, but I look at it this way - a $500 bag that lasts 20 years costs $25 a year; that's quite the value! Plus it's still in good shape, so my son is going to use it. He'll likely end up inheriting the bag I buy to replace it...
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FYI---WM makes a bag extender. Increases the girth by several inches. I use it on my Alpinlite when I want a LOT of extra girth. Thought this might be useful when using your Antelope.
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I've only got one quilt and I kind of like it. It's by thermarest called an "alpine down blanket". It drapes well and it has a sort of ring around it that tucks in pretty nicely. I slept on my aunt's porch with it night before last and didn't have any issues with kicking it off during the night.
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If you are looking at quilts check out Hammock Gear. From the net I can't see any difference between them and Enlightened Equipment other than the fact Hammock Gear costs less. ??
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