Two bags zipped together

Joshua, I believe WM do a 'coupler' which would give you the room you need.

I think the coupler works with their semi-rectangular bags. You unzip the bag and zip the coupler underneath. The coupler is just a flat piece of material with zipper. I don't own a semi-rectangular bag so I would have to buy the bag and the coupler. I already own one Alpine lite. Let me know if this isn't correct or if there is another coupler I don't know about.
Thanks Josh

You're right, my mistake. Couldn't you get another alpinlite with the opposite hand zip? They are extra wide bags anyway I think. If you go for something else, let me know. My WM ultralite is just slightly tight round the upper body for me when I'm fully zipped in.

>Couldn't you get another alpinlite with the opposite hand zip?

Edited because it needed edited. Response below was incorrect.

"A right zip won't mate properly to a left zip."

I zip a Summerlite to a Megalite often. In warmer weather the Summerlite goes on top. In cooler weather, the Megalite.

I would have thought that I would need a right and a left. I would think that the bags would stay oriented the same way just zipped together otherwise how do the foot boxes and hoods work. I like the idea of the lighter bag on the bottom, though. You use this system with a partner,correct? (Silly question)
Josh

Joshua,

You're right! Shame on me! I guess I went right to the light / heavy topbag configuration and didn't try the side by side.

We just use this for MILD weather! I wouldn't join bags in extreme weather. Too drafty a setup.

So not to beat a dead horse but do you zip a left zip to a right zip or what?

Joshua,

Left to a left. The footboxes are perfectly normal, and the the hood has never been an issue. All you see of Deb at night is her nose anyway ;)

Sorry for the confusion. Mine that is.

I just called some stores today and they said that a left would mate with a right. Maybe I'll have to check it out for sure before buying the wrong thing again.
Josh

Most manufacturers make their bags so that a right zip and a left zip will mate right up. But of course it's always safest to check first – you should be able to get WM on the phone for a quick answer like this.

Awesome that you are taking your 5 month old. My 2-1/2 year old loves sleeping between us in mated bags. I use two different temp REI bags for this purpose. I sleep in a 30 degree bag, and my wife in a 0 degree bag. I keep our little furnace (err, our son) toward her side!