Done with big agnes bags need help

[fire652]

I am tired of my big agnes bag. I want one good bag but have already spent near my budget for the year. However for sleeping I decided to go for it. I am looking at the kifaru slick bags. I am 6' 215 and wear a 42-44 coat. Any idea on size.
I was also wondering about temp ratings. If I use my woobie in the 20 degree bag would I be able to cover trmps from 0 to 50. I am a warm sleeper. As always thanks for the great help

 

[SHTF]

Id say with a 20 degree and slick you could get down below 20 as far as 0 hard to say. The new Woobie's have Apex Primaloft instead of the combat so they are said to be pretty warm compared to the combat Primoloft.

 

[Kevin_t]

I think you mean climashield not primaloft

 

[fire652]

Anyone have personal experience doing this

 

[JG358]

I've used an older 20*slickbag(side zip) with a woobie on top of it in a bivy... Wasn't enough for me when it hit single digits and I'm a pretty warm sleeper.

 

[JNDEER]

Which BA bag did you have that gave you the fits?

 

[fire652]

Lost ranger

 

[fire652]

Used it last season and forgot that I wanted to go a different route

 

[carlc]

I just spent ten of my best back country nights in a lost ranger 15. I absolutely love it. What do you not like

 

[tipsntails7]

Western mountaineering badger...

 

[Snyd]

"Lost Ranger".... that just doesn't sound right. The could have come up with a better name.

 

[Hoot]

"Lost Ranger".... that just doesn't sound right. The could have come up with a better name.

Infantry guys and Rangers get lost all the time...

Scouts on the other hand, we never get lost, we reconnoiter...

 

[lchavez]

Tried with an older slick and woobie and I was cold. Can't speak for the new insulation. Also, I assumed the way the site read that extra roomy normal size would work for me. Turns out I needed the wider bag. I have since switched to an insulated pad with a down quilt. This gets me down to 20 toasty warm. Any colder and I add my hpg serape.

 

[Where's Bruce?]

I would seriously consider an EE quilt given your size. I've been down the road you're on and the EEs are head & shoulders above the alternatives for us bigger guys. Just be sure you have a properly insulated mat. Cut weight, bulk and stay warm.

 

[fire652]

I'll look at the quilts. How do they handle temperatures in wide ranges

 

[fire652]

What about the revelation or convert any preference on which one to go with and what fill and temp rating

 

[lchavez]

I found quilts when I tried out hammocks. No longer camp in the hammock, but I kept the quilt. Don't recall the brand, but I believe it was 800 fill and over stuffed. Has snaps to create a foot box. Found this handy for keeping my feet from popping out at night. My pad is a exped with down insulation. I'm a large guy, but I went with the small pad. Found that the extra long/wide pad was just huge. System works very well for me.

 

[boom]

i really wanted to love my 20 slick. but i absolutely froze my butt in mild temps. i was a 44 suit size and the regular felt really tight. grabbiest zipper of any bag i owned too..probably because i was too fat for the thing.

i'm a cold sleeper. my WM 20 is much better, i took it down to the single digits.. and just got a chill in the wee hours of the morning..woke up to ice on my bag. i think my heat was coming thru and the moisture was freezing on me. i am a wuss sleeper, so your mileage may vary.

 

[Where's Bruce?]

Yup

I found quilts when I tried out hammocks. No longer camp in the hammock, but I kept the quilt. Don't recall the brand, but I believe it was 800 fill and over stuffed. Has snaps to create a foot box. Found this handy for keeping my feet from popping out at night. My pad is a exped with down insulation. I'm a large guy, but I went with the small pad. Found that the extra long/wide pad was just huge. System works very well for me.

I'm a hammock guy too, the quilts are true to their rating but I always select a quilt that is 10-20 degrees warmer than the forecasted weather. You can vent em, strip off clothes, stick a leg out but you cannot make em warmer. I too use an EXPED mat, the UL9LW. Great match.