What's The BEST Sleeping Bag For You? | Comparing Temperature Ratings with Marmot Sleeping Bags
What's The BEST Sleeping Bag For You? | Comparing Temperature Ratings with Marmot Sleeping Bags
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Great video.
Temp ratings are inconsistent among vendors, and in some cases, completely made up. There is no governing body enforcing these standards; ISO/EN certification is entirely voluntary. And even the bags that do have an ISO/EN rating might use the lower extreme as the bag’s advertised temp rating, in order to make it seem warmer than it is.
With only a couple of exceptions, I wouldn’t trust any model bag to keep me warm down to its rated minimum, without at least testing it in advance. Feathered Friends and Western Mountaineering are two companies I’m aware of that, if anything, undersell how warm their bags really are.
Thank you I finally feel like i have a starting point! It sounds like the 15 or 0 bag would be best for me since I am rarely hot when I sleep
Thanks for the tips brother. Think i’ll go with the 15 degree bag.
I’m such a difficult customer. I hate hot weather and heat. Sleeping bags are kinda hot. So when I go camping I often end up with just sheets. That being said, I moved to new england so now I actually need more than sheets.
is this all in a tent?
If its below zero with the wind if it’s dry I will still be out in the woods all day making my food cooking over the fire…if it’s wet I’ll just go to like a mcdonald’s and wait it out. The synthetic sleeping bags are pretty good Theyll get you through any temperature people just don’t like carrying them around if you don’t someone will find it and take it.
great review and very informative. I feel like a 15F sleeping bag is the best rating for year-round camping. If the weather is too warm in the summer, I can unzip the 15F bag and cover half my body or sleep completely uncovered and still be ok. If the temperatures are too cold (below freezing), I add a down or wool blanket for an extra layer with midweight baselayer clothing and I’m toasty in temperatures in the teens. These methods saves me from buying multiple bags. Of course, as you said, everyone’s body type is different.
U should mention that if you dont have a decent R rating sleep pad it dlesnt matter how great your bag is because youll be cold well before the 15 degree limit
If “comfort” limit is when a woman would feel comfortable in that temperature, wouldn’t that defeat the purpose of having a “women’s” version of a sleeping bag. Isn’t comfort limit be for male and a woman’s version sleeping bag would usually have extra fill to adjust to a woman’s comfort temp? 🤔
Useful vid. Thanks 😊
I bought a 15 degree marmot sawtooth for my first sleeping bag. is it good for beginner backpackers?. not sure if I should switch to a 20 degree bag both seem very versatile
Thoughts on a Marmot CWM -40 down sleeping bag? Worth the temp for the price? I would be going somewhere very cold
The best sleeping bag video!! Thank u
This was very helpful!
Who calls their wife’s dog, “their wife’s dog”?
Finally someone who actually explains what to do with the temp indications. Btw, that looks like a sick tent. What is it?
I have a 20f down bag and a 35f down quilt. Used alone these get me through most of the year and used together they’re good all the way through NC mountain winters. I bought both from Enwild, too, along with another sleeping bag, a couple backpacks, a jacket, a stove…. I think one of my tents came from Enwild…. I really do love these guys. Best prices and the best customer support and everything I’ve bought from them has shipped the day I ordered it. And I don’t mean they just created a label, but *on* the UPS truck headed down the highway.
So far this is the best Enwild video I’ve watched.
Is the bag you lost no longer or your wife’s dog no longer?
Is there a better bag than the Marmot brand you’re pushing in this video? Cost isn’t a factor for me, nor is compressibility or weight.
Great review, I’m a side sleeper and the bags available are limited – rectangular bags
Sweet video man. Very informative.