Argali sleeping bag review—complete!

[S.Clancy]

I’ll probably end up getting another 40 degree quilt, but beyond that—it’s bags only

I own a 40F quilt and a 15F bag. That's covered all my hunts, shed trips, etc. for a decade plus. I've taken those down to -10F or so. Any colder than that and I really don't want to sleep outside too much.

 

[mtwarden]

I’m with you on the -10F limit

 

[Spiral Horn]

I just bought the 0 degree bag and will be taking it on a sheep hunt in late August in the northernmost part of the Yukon. It was replacing a fairly old Kuiu bag that has a very snaggy zipper and develops some cold spots. It would likely still work but I really didn’t want to go through night after night of fighting the bag in the field.

For me it came down to a choice between SG Chilkoot and the Argali. Personally, I try to support companies that honor those that serve our nation and both of these companies are generous in that regard and offer high quality products. Both appear to be high quality bags. To me, the Argali appears to be a slightly better thought out design - both are high-quality wide bags, but I prefer the baffle design of Argali, along with the differential cut, and the down / fill weight.

Really struggled on deciding between the 20 and 0 degree bags. But I have a history of sleeping quite cold and was previously very happy to have a 0 degree bags on far north sheep hunts. Yes, there were nights where I left the bag open or was tempted to use it as a quilt. But the memory of previously using a 15 degree bag, shivering all night and unable to sleep convinced me to go with the 0.

Anyway, I’ll be certain to report back on my experience with the bag.

 

[mtwarden]

Nothing worse than losing sleep being too cold.

 

[Quailchaser410]

I was thinking the argali would be a good alternative but may just bite the bullet with WM

 

[mtwarden]

I was thinking the argali would be a good alternative but may just bite the bullet with WM

Honestly you won't be disappointed with either