Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => General Chat => Topic started by: Wolf_Larson on February 08, 2012
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could anyone advise me on a sleeping bag for mourn moutains for spring and summer.
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for our summers you'd nearly need a winter bag ;D
so what sort of budget are you on? and is weight important?
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I was in blacks in Belfast last week they had a lot of good quality sleeping bags on sale,as Liam already pointed out spring,summer bags don't really cut it here,you'd be wiser spending a wee bit more on something warmer
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Ok, i have a -12 sleeping bag. Would that be good for the mournes ?
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that would do tonight nicely :) but what weight is it?
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1155g
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Wolfs sleeping bag
berghaus, 3 season
risk extreme -12.3 c
transition comfort +2.6 c
comfort comfort +7.2 c
My friend needs a bag and im just wondering if he needs a better bag than the one i have.
P.S It for camping on the moures on 24th 25th for the 26 mile with NI WILD
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Wolfs sleeping bag
berghaus, 3 season
risk extreme -12.3 c
transition comfort +2.6 c
comfort comfort +7.2 c
My friend needs a bag and im just wondering if he needs a better bag than the one i have.
P.S It for camping on the moures on 24th 25th for the 26 mile with NI WILD
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Wolf, do you mean the walk in March? The Moyle Way is in the Antrim Hills.
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Wolf IMHO that sleeping bag would do ok spring/summer if you used a liner, silk liners are super light and add nearly half a season to your bag. Plus if you wanted you can get a heavier fleece liner which helps even more. Much cheaper than getting a lower rated bag if you like the one you have. If its for the Moyle way walk I look forward to meeting you. I'm a kit junkie and can talk for hours about it.
Can anyone tell me tonight's winning lottery numbers?
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looks like a decent bag wolf, but remember that minus 12 rating is on a "will keep you alive, just " basis, if you are in the mournes at that temperature in that bag you may well be tempted to get up and walk home, you ceratinley wouldn't sleep much :o but we don't get those extreems too much and we camp in them even less ;D
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Tiso have some awesome advice on their website about kit. I just came across this web page after this topic was brought up.
http://www.tiso.com/ask_expert/buying_guides/sleepingbags/ (http://www.tiso.com/ask_expert/buying_guides/sleepingbags/)
I hope somebody finds this useful.
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Great info peeps, Ill have to invest in a better sleeping bag maybe a real army one.
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no your bag is fine, just get yourself a liner, a pair of long johns and a thermal vest for those realy cold nights, if its really bad just sleep in all your clothes. test your bag out first and see how it performs, some people just seem to have a knack of getting a good nights sleep in any old bag (dowser) whereas i never sleep well in a tent no matter what bag i use
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The army ones tend to be heavy. So even if its nice and warm it will take up most of your pack and if you are going any distance you will wish you left it behind.
Couple of possible bags for a decent price...
http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/index.cfm/product/deuter-travel-lite-300-long/fuseaction/products.detail/code/82310096/id_colour/108/group/572/level/2 (http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/index.cfm/product/deuter-travel-lite-300-long/fuseaction/products.detail/code/82310096/id_colour/108/group/572/level/2)
http://www.gear-zone.co.uk/outdoor-equipment/camping-equipment/sleeping-bags/4-season-synthetic-sleeping-bags/snugpak-sleeper-xtreme?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=shopping (http://www.gear-zone.co.uk/outdoor-equipment/camping-equipment/sleeping-bags/4-season-synthetic-sleeping-bags/snugpak-sleeper-xtreme?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=shopping) I have this one!
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interesting that that snugpack bag, has the same extreme limit (-12) as wolfs bag, but they have totally different comfort limits (+3 and -7) ??? they really need to standaridize the ratings so we can compare properly
but here's a wee bag that won't break the bank at only a tenner, says tog 6.7 which i think equates to about 3deg comfort limit, not too heavy at 1.35kg
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LICHFIELD-350GSM-MUMMY-SLEEPING-BAG-/350534501009?pt=UK_SportingGoods_SleepingBags_SM&hash=item519d7c0291