Winter Bag: Warm, Light, Rectangular Winter Bag?

WM is pretty much the gold standard. The Sequoia GWS is a wide cut semi-rectangular bag rated at 5 degrees F. It has 33 oz 850 down fill. Weighs 3 lb 10 oz. MSRP $745

The Sequoia is also available with the Microfiber (MF) shell material.  I think the Ponderosa has a 1/2 inch of loft less than the Sequoia, but doesn’t have a hood…I think it’s rated at 15, probably because of the lack of a hood, but you can get overfill at some places on WM bags.

Feathered Friends has the Puffin and Condor, Downworks has some rectangular bags as well.

Are you sleeping as a couple?

If you are why not think about a LW summer rated rectangular down bag and get a large 2-P overquilt?

Take a look at the Montbell Down Hugger series. I have been using different ones for both my summer and winter bags for several year now and I love the super spiral stretch system. I side sleep and I toss & turn A LOT. The stretch system makes movement very easing and you never feel confined. However, you can get cold spot if you stretch part of the bag too much, such as sleeping on your side with knees bent. But there are easy ways to avoid this. At this point, I don’t think I could go back to a “normal” bag.
https://www.montbell.us/products/list.php?cat_id=4000

We don’t double up.  Need the space.

I looked at the Montbell Down Hugger. Might be too revolutionary but haven’t counted it out yet.

Also looking at Feathered Friends Penguin 10 and maybe have them stuff a little extra down in it.

Thanks!

IMO – If your wife is like many women and sleeps considerably colder than men, she may need a warmer bag if she really needs to go to 0*F.  The Marmot Quasar (formally W’s Helium)  has as much loft and down as most 0*F bags for men and most brands rate even their women’s bags to the men’s EN rating.

Brad,

The problem is she’s a bit taller than the average outdoorswoman (about 5’10”). That sort of pushes her into man bags, I think.

Thanks!

That doesn’t hurt anything, just be aware that if she really needs to be warm at 0*F, she may need a -20*F bag to get her there.

Also of note a wider bag (especially a rectangular bag) will be very hard to heat, and may not be very feasible at those temps.

Dont overlook a warm sleeping pad(s) either.