Originally Posted by
Vegan Packer
It's been years since I used a sleeping bag. Now that I am "mature," I want some room and comfort. I have an Enlightened Equipment Prodigy 50 Quilt, and I love everything about it, except . . .
It doesn't seem to keep me warm enough at the lower end of the rated spectrum. At 60F, it is fine. At 55F, it still seems fine. When I was in Washington State last summer, once it got down to 48 inside my tent (by my watch thermometer), even with thick a thick fleece bottom and top over my thin long undies, I was still cold, and not just a little bit cold. I ended out running to REI and getting a puffy, and wearing that under the quilt did the trick.
I am still trying to figure out what I am going to do about this coming season. If I go to a 40 degree version, that adds about 10 ounces to the weight. I've recently bought Patagonia Thermal Weight long undies, and a puffy vest. I am just not sure of which combination I should go use, or if I should just get the 40 degree quilt.
I am leaning toward sticking with the lighter quilt, and then using various clothing options for colder conditions, because that allows the most flexibility, but I am not sure. I am not thrilled about wearing a bunch of restrictive clothing while trying to sleep.