Coffee
01-25-2017, 09:31
I've owned a 10F zPacks sleeping bag for a while now with its primary use so far being a hike on the High Sierra Trail and JMT last August. Temps never got much below freezing on that trip and the sleeping bag performed pretty well, and I was actually on the warm side a few times at lower elevations. I feel confident that this bag is good down to at least mid teens for me, and probably good to its rating of 10F.
Since I typically like to do some spring and fall trips on the AT and want a lighter bag for that purpose, I purchased an Enlightened Equipment 30F quilt during the black friday sale that just arrived last weekend. I have yet to take it out into the field but plan to soon, maybe this weekend. Lows in SNP are probably going to be in the mid 20s and I want to test the lower limits of this bag so I'll start with it and see how it goes. I'll pack my zPacks 10F as well in case I get uncomfortable.
My question is whether there is a good way to judge whether the *combined system* of the zPacks and EE quilt could be good down to 0F or lower. I don't do enough winter camping to justify a dedicated deep winter bag so I've never purchased one. I've also avoided colder weather for that reason. But I'm thinking of trying out the combined system later this winter, if conditions and schedule permits. Any thoughts on the probable rating for the combined system? I have already tested out nesting the bags. I'd get in my zPacks first, and then the EE, using the EE strap system to secure it in place near the foot end. There is plenty of material on my EE (it is a long/wide version).
Since I typically like to do some spring and fall trips on the AT and want a lighter bag for that purpose, I purchased an Enlightened Equipment 30F quilt during the black friday sale that just arrived last weekend. I have yet to take it out into the field but plan to soon, maybe this weekend. Lows in SNP are probably going to be in the mid 20s and I want to test the lower limits of this bag so I'll start with it and see how it goes. I'll pack my zPacks 10F as well in case I get uncomfortable.
My question is whether there is a good way to judge whether the *combined system* of the zPacks and EE quilt could be good down to 0F or lower. I don't do enough winter camping to justify a dedicated deep winter bag so I've never purchased one. I've also avoided colder weather for that reason. But I'm thinking of trying out the combined system later this winter, if conditions and schedule permits. Any thoughts on the probable rating for the combined system? I have already tested out nesting the bags. I'd get in my zPacks first, and then the EE, using the EE strap system to secure it in place near the foot end. There is plenty of material on my EE (it is a long/wide version).