Bag plus Liner

[schlepper]

I was thinking of going with a 2 pound 4 oz 20 degree down bag with a 20 oz fleece liner. My thought was that the combo would be warm enough for a late February start and when the weather warmed up I could send the liner home. Do you think this would work?

[Christopher Robin]

Yes I use the same w/ a 3 season thermo rest.

[saimyoji]

And then when the weather warmed up even more you could switch out the bag for just the line. Be careful when you do this though, there can be some cold nights even in late May, June depending on where you are.

Also, see how you like sleeping with a liner before you get out on the trail. Many people hate then, get all twisted around...

[take-a-knee]

I would look hard at this one from Western Mountaineering. It could also be used as campwear, just stick your feet out the bottom and pull the lower hem up to your waist, like a FF Rock Wren. But remember, you gotta have room for it inside your bag or it won't work well.

http://www.westernmountaineering.com/index.cfm?section=Products&page=Sleeping%20Bags&cat=ExtremeLite%20Series&viewpost=2&ContentId=29

[Tinker]

I would look hard at this one from Western Mountaineering. It could also be used as campwear, just stick your feet out the bottom and pull the lower hem up to your waist, like a FF Rock Wren. But remember, you gotta have room for it inside your bag or it won't work well.

http://www.westernmountaineering.com/index.cfm?section=Products&page=Sleeping%20Bags&cat=ExtremeLite%20Series&viewpost=2&ContentId=29

I have used a Rock Wren. A lot of wasted space (and extra weight) from the excess material in the lower half of the bag necessary to allow you to pull the bag up over your waist to walk around (and in my case, not enough room in the shoulders).

A better idea might be for a zipper on the bottom of the bag up to the waist to allow for a tighter taper when sleeping and yet allow you to unzip it for walking around (and, of course, ventilation). Less material in exchange for a little zipper weight would still make a lighter bag.

[take-a-knee]

[quote=take-a-knee;480692]I would look hard at this one from Western Mountaineering. It could also be used as campwear, just stick your feet out the bottom and pull the lower hem up to your waist, like a FF Rock Wren. But remember, you gotta have room for it inside your bag or it won't work well.

http://www.westernmountaineering.com/index.cfm?section=Products&page=Sleeping%20Bags&cat=ExtremeLite%20Series&viewpost=2&ContentId=29[/quote (http://www.westernmountaineering.com/index.cfm?section=Products&page=Sleeping%20Bags&cat=ExtremeLite%20Series&viewpost=2&ContentId=29%5B/quote)]

I have used a Rock Wren. A lot of wasted space (and extra weight) from the excess material in the lower half of the bag necessary to allow you to pull the bag up over your waist to walk around (and in my case, not enough room in the shoulders).

A better idea might be for a zipper on the bottom of the bag up to the waist to allow for a tighter taper when sleeping and yet allow you to unzip it for walking around (and, of course, ventilation). Less material in exchange for a little zipper weight would still make a lighter bag.

That is true, but I like wiggle room for my feet. That larger footbox on the Rock Wren probably does raise it's rating. Feathered Friends rates the Wrens five degrees higher than their mummy bags with the same loft. The Rock Wren makes is super simple to enter and exit a Hennessy hammock, and that is the main reason I love mine.