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Chip Irons

Wide Light Warm-Weather Sleeping Bag

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Does anyone know of a 2 pound bag that is at least 35 inches wide in the hips?

I like to sleep with one leg hiked up at a 90 degree angle. And because I am 6’1” tall, this means I need a bag that is 35-36 inches wide in the middle. Since I’m 185 pounds, it can be narrower at the foot and shoulders.

I found the North Face Mercurial bag (1 lb. 10 oz.), but as best I can tell (at its EU site) it is only 32 inches wide.

I have a 20 degree bag that is 36 inches wide (ALPS Mountaineering), but at 3 lbs 11 ounces, it is too much for early August on the AT in southern Vermont.

Does everyone else sleep with their legs together? I can’t be the only one who likes one leg straight and one leg bent. It seems sleeping bag manufacturers are missing this niche of backpackers.
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  1. reverend's Avatar
    Not much out there to meet your needs. Semi-rectangular is the way to go, but few manufactures make them. My Western Mountaineering 0 degree lets me sleep in the position you describe but too warm for summer backpacking.
  2. grateful 2's Avatar
    Try a Montbell Spiral down hugger. I sleep like that and it is big enough for me . They STRETCH a lot.