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Lightweight, compact 25F WRD, long sleeping bag < 400$?

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PostedMay 16, 2014 at 1:44 pm

A lightweight, EN Comfort Limit of 25F, compact, water repellent down sleeping bag under 400$, that fits a 6.1ft woman for my 18 months trekking trip of the Americas (starting in Guatemala this coming June and working my way down south)? Also, shall I toss my Klymit Inertia X Frame and replace it with a better one (which one?) or just double it with a foam pad?

Expected coldest Temperatures:

43F
25F
5F
-13F

Cheers

Jesse Anderson BPL Member
PostedMay 16, 2014 at 3:21 pm

I think one of the best hidden secrets right now in 3 season sleeping bags is from the new Kelty TraiLogic line.
Bag specs (for men's regular)
Fit's up to 6' (you'd want the long)
800 fill Dri-Down
2 lbs 1 oz with 1 lb 2 oz of fill
waterproof material at head and foot
and all for $299 ($20 more for the long)
Pretty tough to find another bag with 800 fill for less than $300

You might find some other. lighter options. But for the price, this one is pretty nice.

PostedMay 16, 2014 at 3:52 pm

…which makes it an EN rating of 20. It's important to know how the EN rating scale works, since it uses both men and women in it, as well as comfort and lower limit. Wiki puts it this way:

Upper Limit — the temperature at which a standard man can sleep without excessive perspiration. It is established with the hood and zippers open and with the arms outside of the bag.

Comfort — the temperature at which a standard woman can expect to sleep comfortably in a relaxed position.

Lower Limit — the temperature at which a standard man can sleep for eight hours in a curled position without waking.

Extreme — the minimum temperature at which a standard woman can remain for six hours without risk of death from hypothermia (though frostbite is still possible).

Note the genders, as well as sleeping positions required to achieve the ratings. Realize that most bags are sold with the lower limit rating as their classification title, like the Kelty 20, being only "comfortable" down to 31 degrees for a woman.

Dena Kelley BPL Member
PostedMay 16, 2014 at 4:52 pm

I picked up a used Western Mountaineering Versalite for less than $400 a year ago, and all it needed was to be washed and fluffed again and it's like new.

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