Best 15 Degree bag out there?

[Blind Squirrel]

I just used the kuiu 15 degree bag on a hunt. I thought it was perfect. Overnight temps were in the upper 30’s. I slept in underwear and a lightweight wool t-shirt. Never fully zipped the bag. I’m a side sleeper and I had enough room to wiggle around to my side no problem.

 

[Carrot Farmer]

El Coyote… albeit a quilt


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[Banana_Horn]

I’ve used my SG Chilkoot 15 degree bag on several southeast Alaska backpack hunts, I’ve been impressed. Even had to sleep myself dry in it about 4 times and it did it, so I can’t complain.

Not saying that it is the best out there, but it has really saved my ass a few times.

 

[lintond]

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

I got my badger with extra stuffing. That thing is a magical cloud of fluffy down.


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[TradLife406]

I got my badger with extra stuffing. That thing is a magical cloud of fluffy down.


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Can you send a bag in to have more fill added? I thought I heard or read that somewhere. My Badger gets here tomorrow. I have a Versalite but I'm too broad for it so my kid and wife and use it. Also wanted the wind stopper shell for more durability so I can use it for glassing during the day.

 

[AkMtnRunner]

Here to say for the umpteenth time, Western Mountaineering. The Apache has been amazing so far, even when we had to pitch our floorless tent on a hillside and water came in underneath and it got wet. There's a youtube video out there (sorry, I don't remember what it's titled) of a guy testing just how cold a natural down sleeping bag gets when it gets wet. The synopsis was that it needs to get take on A LOT of water to be significantly effected. And when he did, it was uncomfortable but he was alright. So I have no qualms with squeezing my down bag deep into the gaps between other gear at the bottom of my pack.

 

[S.Clancy]

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.

Sizing the bag is as important or, IMO more important when you get to a certain level of quality. If you buy a Western Mountaineering bag that's too big it will be colder than a "lesser" brand like marmot, REI, mountain hardware, etc. that is sized appropriately.

 

[Grassymike]

For me the Feathered friends Lark was to narrow of a fit in the shoulders. I had to keep my arms on top of my body to fit. The Magma in a medium wide size lets me sleep on my back with my arms beside my body, way more comfort. All that room only cost me 5 ounces more in my pack. FF bag is exceptional quality ,I just got the wrong one for me.