Bushwalk Australia

Hi everyone,

I am looking for a light weight synthetic sleeping bag for my wife that will go down to 0 or below 0, and not be too heavy.

Looking at getting one that we can take to the Overland Track during the summer months. She does tend to feel the cold a bit, so I was trying to get one that will keep her warm under the worst case conditions.

The hard part is, finding a synthetic bag that has a good warmth rating and does not weigh too much.

Any suggestions?

to that temperature? theres a reason why people use down, its not as heavy
you'll be looking at around a kilo
http://www.mainpeak.com.au/hike-camp/sl ... eping-bag/

Thanks for the link and reply Wayno. I use down myself. But the Mrs is does not want to buy any animal products.

So many around and just about every major brand has a synthetic line in their sleeping bag range. Personally, we have two synthetic bags from the Mountain Hardwear range, one of 0C and the other 7C by spec. We've used the UltraLamina 32 (that's 32F/0C) in a tent there in Pine Valley just during the past Christmas. Ambient temp got down to close to 0 overnight and we were fine. Our UltraLamina 32 weighs 870g. In comparison, our 800 fill MH Phantom 32 down bag weighs 620g. As for any of these things, wait for sales.

Cheers GPSGuided. I had a look for the UltraLamina, but can't find any in stock in Aus or OS. It seems like they are possibly the lightest for what warm rating you get. How did the UltraLamina hold up temp wise in Pine Valley?

If lightweight is your aim, have you considered a quilt?

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Strider wrote:If lightweight is your aim, have you considered a quilt?

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+1

The EE Prodigy and the MLD Spirit 28 would be good lightweight options for a synthetic quilt.

nitro wrote:Cheers GPSGuided. I had a look for the UltraLamina, but can't find any in stock in Aus or OS. It seems like they are possibly the lightest for what warm rating you get. How did the UltraLamina hold up temp wise in Pine Valley?

I think we bought the MH UltraLamina 32 from Mountain Designs' outlet store 1-2 years ago at a decent price. Not sure who carries them presently. Irrespective, there should be other brands and model that have comparable performance. This particular bag was slept in by my teenager son, squeezed in b/n mum and dad (me) in a 3 person tent. We were all in 32F/0C bags and all wore a base layer overnight. We were all fine through those nights on our Exped UL 7 mats. Our baby thermometer told us that it was zero or just above outside overnight. I hope this gives an indication.

The quilt idea might be a viable option for her. Thanks for the tip on that one.

Also, GPSGuided, thanks again mate. That gives me a good indication. I will try and hunt one, or something similar

I'm a big fan of my EE prodigy quilt.
Rated to -1. Will only get that with a liner and thermals.
At 5'6" I'm at the upper limit of the length and next time will get a longer one. Took some practice to learn how to 'cinch and tuck' to keep the heat in.

Would purchase again.

drakkar wrote:I'm a big fan of my EE prodigy quilt.
Rated to -1. Will only get that with a liner and thermals.
At 5'6" I'm at the upper limit of the length and next time will get a longer one. Took some practice to learn how to 'cinch and tuck' to keep the heat in.

Would purchase again.

I got one of these too
I like the way it never seems to get wet in the morning from my own moisture on outer of the bag. This is the real strength of synthetic fill, after a few nights at low due point conditions down bags start to wet out.