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What are some suggestions for a good 15degree down bag for 5ft4in gal. I would like warm and light and long lasting all in one.
bigcranky
05-19-2009, 10:06
How do you sleep? On your back? On your side? Do you thrash around a lot? Pull your knees up to your chest?
My wife had a Western Mountaineering Ultralite, which is a slim-cut 20-F mummy bag. Great bag -- but not for a thrashing side-sleeper who pulls her knees up to her chest. For a non-thrashing back sleeper, it's a terrific bag.
Now she has two Montbell UL Super Stretch Down Hugger bags -- the #0 winter bag (rated to 0-F) and the #3 3-season bag (rated to 30-F.) If you want a 15-F bag, the #1 Montbell UL SS DH might be a good choice.
She sleeps cold, and the #3 has kept her warm to just below freezing (wearing her fleece top and bottom and inside a Tarptent on a good pad.) The #0 hasn't seen a real winter trip yet, but she won't want to be out below 15 anyway, so it should be perfect for her.
NOTE: with both WM and Montbell I would strongly recommend trying the bags before automatically buying the shorter bag. My wife is 5-4 and the WM "regular" (fits to 6-0) was the right size, and with the Montbell she uses the "long" bags (fits to 6-2, supposedly.) In both cases the "short" bags should have been the right size but weren't. So it's worth trying them on.
There are other good options -- Marmot makes good bags, too the Helium being the right rating for you. In any case I like a bag with a full zipper so I can use it as a quilt in higher temps.
Good luck and happy trails.
My wife is 5'2" and she is a cold sleeper. She is currently using a Kelty Light Year 20* down bag and has sworn it's by far the nicest bag she has slept in. There is an extra 3-4" of length in the footbox so it would fit a 5'4" hiker. It is a women specific design, so the fit is right as well. Lastly it's tough to beat the price for a 2 1/4 pound bag that packs really small.
Here is a link http://www.altrec.com/kelty/womens-light-year-20-degree-sleeping-bag
skinewmexico
05-19-2009, 12:12
Western Mountaineering. Beautiful, light, conservatively rated, lifetime bags (if cared for properly); made in the USA. I think the women's specific designs are overblown, unless you talk to the marketing department.
Another vote for Western Mountaineering
flemdawg1
05-19-2009, 13:44
The EMS Mountain Light 20 is on sale now. The women's size fits to 5'6".
http://www.ems.com/catalog/product_detail_square.jsp?STYLE_GROUP%3C%3East_id= 1408474396004017&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442600511
The Will
05-19-2009, 17:25
Feathered Friends and Western Mountaineering will meet your criteria of long lasting.
Feathered Friends has MANY different models, widths, lengths and women-specific bags.
garlic08
05-19-2009, 17:27
Marmot Helium
Yes I am a cold sleeper and I sleep half way on my stomach and half way on my side with my knee bent half way up to my chest. Odd position I know, but I have had to adjust with my cat a small dog. LOL
bigcranky
05-20-2009, 08:27
Yes I am a cold sleeper and I sleep half way on my stomach and half way on my side with my knee bent half way up to my chest. Odd position I know, but I have had to adjust with my cat a small dog. LOL
Then I would expect a Montbell UL Super Stretch Down Hugger #1 would keep you warm well below freezing, and allow the movement and sleeping position. (Warmth assumes you are on a good pad and out of the wind.)
boarstone
05-20-2009, 17:43
Marmot woman's mummy 15 deg. Eco. from rockcreek.com