Sleeping bag recommendations?

Check out the sale on Western Mountaineering. Maybe an Alpinelite. Bigger cut for broad shoulders and get a size up so if you are 6 feet tall geta 6'6" bag.

Actually as a side sleeping toss and turner myself, I find a quilt works better than a mummy bag. For me a mummy bag lets too much air in if used on it's side and wiggling just gets me all tied up like a sausage. With a quilt, I can pull it around my shoulders and no matter how much I wiggle I'm still under the quilt because the foot box keeps it centered. Just throwing that out there.

But as far as the bag, I'd look at Western Mountaineering if I were you. Great weights, great products and you can get a few of them without hoods for a "like quilt" bag. Just really good quality bags.

The WM Alpinlite is a good option. The wider cut works pretty well for my side-sleeping style. Despite the wider girth I haven't had any problems staying warm down into the teens (granted with baselayers and insulation on)

For warm weather I recently switched to a JRB Sierra Stealth quilt and it's simply awesome for side sleeping sprawlers like me. I was using a WM Highlite previously but the mummy style was far too constrictive and forced me to back sleep. I'm cranky if I don't sleep well, so the quilt was a welcome change.

I agree. I didn't think quilts were for me. I bought a Golite Ultra 20, which is pretty wide, and now I sleep like a baby. A quilt makes it really easy to toss and turn, as long as its wide enough.

I also have a Marmot Never Summer 0F. It was my first down bag, purchased 10 years ago. I still like it, but it has become a cold weather car camping bag. Mine is 3lbs 15ozs, not at all lightweight and takes up a huge amount of space.

I just bought a Western Mountaineering Ultralite. They are $385, not sure how that fits your budget. Try the Alpinelite too. They are the same rating, just different widths.

Montbell makes bag that have a stretchy material too. I have never tried one, but if you toss and turn a lot, you could look at them.

I've got a Big Agnes "Horse Thief" top bag. I'm very pleased with the quality and the price. It's hoodless and works very nicely as a quilt when I'm in a hammock, and I really like the pad sleeve when I'm sleeping on the ground as I've always tended to wake up in the night half off my pad and cold.

I ONLY sleep on my side and frankly I toss from one side to the other all night every night.

I have no idea what size guy you are, but I am 6' 5" and use one of tims 58" wide quilts and love it.

I also cant imagine where in the mid west in normal 3 season use you find yourself at 20.

I camp in the high sierra and dont find that temp but maybe 3-5 days a year (3 season).

I would say get a really good 40 degree quilt and supliment with down clothing or long johns.

Tims quilts are the best I have seen, but katabatic is a very close second.

(I like tims snaps and open footbox design vs katabatics sewn in foot box)

In my opinion the golite is way too narrow for any side sleeper unless you are SKINNY :)

Thanks, for your input Joslyn, you got me thinking about a quilt so I looked into them a bit. Found out that the cost is close to a WM bag, and fot that kind of cash I would just as soon have the versatility of a bag.

Mark, Thanks for your ideas. By the way, 5' 9" 190 lbs. I am kind of sleep cold so am looking for a 20 degree bag. Probably wont use it for that cool of temps. And yes it does get that cold in Iowa, especially in northern Iowa's canyons (if you can call them that). And I don't really feel comfortable wearing a bunch of clothing to bed. I did look into the golite and agree with you, and I'm not exactly skinny.

check out the rei sub kilo. it's cheap and light
http://www.rei.com/product/780903/rei-sub-kilo-20-sleeping-bag-regular-09-special-buy

I too am a side sleeper and LOVE my WM Alpinlite. Best bag ever, use it for almost everything. Very warm and versatile. In the hot summer months it might be a bit too much bag but I just leave the zipper undone and it works great.

I have two recommendations:

MontBell UL SuperSpiral #3 (30°F)

Western Mountaineering Alpinelite (20°F)

These are both awesome bags, that weight an acceptable amount, offer a huge amount of room for us bigger guys, and are just awesome.