Jay03
WKR
I have a 20* wide slick bag, and IMO its more of a 35-40* bag for me. I use a BA insul Q-core SL pad and a bora bivy big enough to fit both inside. This last Elk trip the temps got down to the mid-upper 30s and that was pushing it for comfort level. I slept with a beanie, wool socks, and a light merino base layer on. My girlfriend froze her buns off in a 10* BA bag over a insul BA air-core pad, she actually ended up in the slick bag with me but thats another story.... The wide came in handy. And Im not making a sexual reference.... it was actually serious for her and nearly ruined her trip and mine. Turns out having the right sleep system for you can be important...
I got the wide because of some advice I recieved about having room for a woobie(army blanket) inside when the temps got low. Well with the added weight of the blanket I think it would make more sense weight and comfort wise to get a lower temp rated bag that fit a little better without the dead space. Im 5'11" and 175 for reference. So in short if I had to do it over again I would get a 0* regular slick bag.... but whats really going to happen is I am going to replace the slick with a western mounaineering bag before next season.
I got the wide because of some advice I recieved about having room for a woobie(army blanket) inside when the temps got low. Well with the added weight of the blanket I think it would make more sense weight and comfort wise to get a lower temp rated bag that fit a little better without the dead space. Im 5'11" and 175 for reference. So in short if I had to do it over again I would get a 0* regular slick bag.... but whats really going to happen is I am going to replace the slick with a western mounaineering bag before next season.