Best 15 Degree bag out there?

[goodolehunt]

Might upgrade my old REI special for next season and wanted some input. Anything helps

 

[WeiserBucks]

Feathered Friends and Western Mountaineering

 

[Matt5266]

SG Chilkoot 15 is a good option as well

 

[Jram138]

Second western mountaineering

 

[C Bow]

Western Mountaineering Badger

 

[Grassymike]

The new REI magma 15 . Has more down than the older ones and comes in 9 sizes so you can get the one that works best for you. I have replaced a feathered friends with this bag in a wide size and really like it.

 

[douglasfir]

Feathered Friends and Western Mountaineering

Yep. Basically that's the answer. If your budget doesn't quite get you there, the Marmot Helium is a great bag, along with the REI Magma.

 

[Dr.Chill]

If you're thin & athletic, then Western Mountaineering Apache (left). If you're wider or like extra room, then Western Mountaineering Badger (right). True to temp rating, US made, and truly worth the steep price - good sleep is priceless. They hold their value quite well too if you need to resell

 

[doverpack12]

FF and WM are great bags. I think Stone Glacier offers some elements that those two don’t especially if you are a tall or wide torso/shoulder person.

SG foot box just sort of floats over your feet and does not push on them. Never found another bag that does that. Once you try or feel what I am describing you won’t go back. I have size 15 feet so that is important to me.
SG has differential cut so even if you push on the inside you are not compressing down.
SG has an excellent size and shape that accommodates wide shoulders and back sleepers with elbows resting at sides. I use the 25” wide exped tapered pad and my elbows are just on the pad but not pushing on the bag at all. Not restrictive through the hips or legs.
Huge loft on the SG.

Only other bags to maybe look at are Sitka (features like arm holes and center zip), or KUIU but I think the SG Chilkoot is too good for my needs to consider the KUIU. Argali doesn’t check any boxes to make me consider them but a lot of people really like the Argali.

 

[Speaks]

I would stick with Feathered Friends and Western mountaineering though have and sometimes use a zen Bivy as well.

For colder I use the FF Lark (it's 10 not 15) I also have a Flicker Quilt and the warmer weather version of zenbivy.

 

[Jbehredt]

WM Badger. I call it “fluffy town.” Take me down to fluffy town at the end of a loooong day,

 

[NMNomad]

Western Mountaineering Versalite.

 

[DrBeetleKill]

I run the SG 15 and it has been great. For me it has been very true to the temp rating. I have seen these on sale before for a pretty big discount on Eurooptic. I think you have a good amount of time to wait and find a quality bag on sale. I know GoHunt had some of their WM bags on sale earlier in the year for 20% off.

 

[minas stiris]

I've made the transition to (EE) quilts, but used and loved a WM Megalight for the previous ten years. I've never seen a better designed, constructed or higher function sleeping bag than WM.

I'm not saying there isn't anything out there that compares favorably to WM, but I would not buy any other bag.

Oh yeah…I still have the Megalight and it is as perfect today as it was 10 years ago.