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General Category => Rides and Touring => Topic started by: MercuryKev on 13 April, 2008, 10:53:57 am

Title: Recommend me a small, lightweight, sleeping bag
Post by: MercuryKev on 13 April, 2008, 10:53:57 am: I'm looking to purchase a new sleeping bag to be used for touring in Scotland/UK (May to September) and to doss down before and after audaxes. I'd like the best balance between low weight, small pack size and affordability (is a £50 limit realistic?).

Can any of you good folk recommend such an item?
Title: Re: Recommend me a small, lightweight, sleeping bag
Post by: Polar Bear on 13 April, 2008, 10:57:54 am: Quote from: MercuryKev on 13 April, 2008, 10:53:57 am
I'm looking to purchase a new sleeping bag to be used for touring in Scotland/UK (May to September) and to doss down before and after audaxes. I'd like the best balance between low weight, small pack size and affordability (is a £50 limit realistic?).

Can any of you good folk recommend such an item?

I have and can wholly recommend a Snugpak Softie Kilo but I think you'll be looking closer to £70 for one.
Title: Re: Recommend me a small, lightweight, sleeping bag
Post by: Hummers on 13 April, 2008, 01:37:51 pm: Another vote for Snugpak here. :thumbsup:

I used a very lightweight one lines with Pertex for bivving on climbs. I think it weighs about 500g but you can only really go nekkid in very warm weather. It's about 9 years old now and it has worn really well.

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Title: Re: Recommend me a small, lightweight, sleeping bag
Post by: andygates on 13 April, 2008, 02:42:17 pm: Snugpak ftw! :thumbsup:

£50 is a tight budget. This is a bit of kit that can last you ten years, so think about biting the bullet now for years and years of good service.
Title: Re: Recommend me a small, lightweight, sleeping bag
Post by: alexb on 14 April, 2008, 02:28:16 pm: try Decathlon? some of their own brand kit is pretty damn good for the money.
Title: Re: Recommend me a small, lightweight, sleeping bag
Post by: PeteB99 on 14 April, 2008, 02:35:43 pm: Firewalker - UL gets my vote good quality and light - if you want to up it a season stick a silk bagliner into your pocket
Title: Re: Recommend me a small, lightweight, sleeping bag
Post by: bikenerd on 14 April, 2008, 03:35:26 pm: The Snugpaks are exceptional quality. They also seem a bit more honest than other brands on the comfort and extreme temperature ratings. I have an Autumn bag which has kept me toasty in the Peaks in November.
You can get Kilo bags for about £50 +postage via ebay.
As my Autumn bag is too warm for summer I also have a Blacks duck down bag which cost about £50 IIRC. Suprisingly good quality, very light and compressible. Rated +3 to 10 comfort, -5 extreme. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Recommend me a small, lightweight, sleeping bag
Post by: MercuryKev on 14 April, 2008, 04:55:04 pm: Thanks for all of the replies. I think that Snugpak have had enough of a recommendation to make them my starting point. I've had a trawl around ebay and it looks like I could get a 2 season bag that packs small and only weights 1kg for about £55.
Title: Re: Recommend me a small, lightweight, sleeping bag
Post by: bobajobrob on 14 April, 2008, 05:06:57 pm: I got a Snugpak "elite" 3-season bag for about 50 quid from ebay. I would recommend it. Weight is about 1.4 kg, IIRC. There are lighter 1 and 2 season versions available.
Title: Re: Recommend me a small, lightweight, sleeping bag
Post by: itsme on 14 April, 2008, 05:11:45 pm: Also consider buying a lightweight good quality sleeping bag liner in addition to a sleeping bag. They weigh next to nothing and let you deal with a much broader range of temperatures.
Title: Re: Recommend me a small, lightweight, sleeping bag
Post by: MercuryKev on 15 April, 2008, 01:38:41 pm: I've taken the advice offered and ordered a SNUGPAK Softie Kilo. I managed to get it for £57 off of ebay so it was only slightly over budget.