Bag rating - camping with stove

[Desk Jockey]

A bit of a broad question, but how do you think about a bag rating (recognize these are subjective) if you are going to be in a shelter with a stove. Do you bring along a bag that is rated for the weather without the shelter or do you count on the shelter stove combo to be warmer and require less of a bag.

 

[jhm2023]

I bring a bag rated for the weather because I'm not going to be a slave to the woodstove. Plus if something unforeseen happens such as your tent burning down or being destroyed or whatever other bad thing that can happen, I would want a bag I can count on. Even on my winter hunts when I bring my arctic oven and woodstove I'm still bringing an adequate bag just in case and just sleep on top of it with a light blanket over me. That gives the option of crawling in a warm bag when the cold wakes me up because the stove went out.

 

[Rifleman86]

Stoves don’t supplement bag rating... Unless you want to get up constantly to stoke the fire throughout the night.

They are a luxury item, but one worth it’s weight in gold with regards to morale and comfort.