Sleeping Bag Recomendations

[Captain PartyMarty]

HI Guy's

So I finally decided to retire my 30year old sleeping bag (Had it since I was 9). I am in the market for a new one. Anybody have a recommendation on which one to get? Mostly used for hunting in the fall and the winter.

I was thinking about the cabella's brand like the -18.

Capt

 

[UkeeDreamin]

I still use my MEC synthetic -7C bag and, while pretty ratty from nearly 30-years of hard use (including multiple stints living in field camps for months) it still seems to function at its rating. Camping/fishing in the east Koots a couple weeks ago w/ overnight temps at/around zero and was plenty warm. My wife, who’s very sensitive to the cold has a newer mec down bag rated to -12C and she’s never complained about the cold while using it. Fairly affordable compared to similar bags from the fancier outdoor brands.

Cheers!

Ukee

 

[Fisherman Rob]

It depends on how much backpacking you need to do for your hunting trips. A synthetic -18 bag is pretty bulky. A down bag will be less than half the weight and 1/4 the volume packed (I went with down for these reasons). But down will cost more, and looses it's warmth if it gets wet.

 

[markowwes]

Go to your local Army Surplus store, I have an army issue bag and i gaurantee you will not get cold in any Canadian weather and they wear like a pigs nose.
Wes