Double bagging... Sticking a quilt inside a sleeping bag

[mad_angler]

I just got back from deer camp. I was bringing a guest and I wanted to make sure that he was warm..

I stuck an Enlighted Equipment 20F quilt inside a 0F Wiggy bag. It was amazingly warm and comfortable. I can not recommend it highly enough...

I need to try it at lower temperature to see low it can go...

 

[JRay]

Interesting. It does sound comfortable. We’ve done the opposite with layering a Kifaru doobie over our bags.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I do this all the time with a fleece blanket, especially when sleeping in my truck without running the heater/generator.

 

[TCUHunter34]

I’ve done this for a few years. I take an extra sleeping bag that stays in my truck. We tend to end up back there at some point during hunts. If it’s cold, I am inside both with one typically open and draped on top like a blanket. It’s very warm and comfortable.

 

[kaleb.nosack]

Just tried this on a rifle elk hunt worked great!

 

[Hunterscamera]

I just got back from deer camp. I was bringing a guest and I wanted to make sure that he was warm..

I stuck an Enlighted Equipment 20F quilt inside a 0F Wiggy bag. It was amazingly warm and comfortable. I can not recommend it highly enough...

I need to try it at lower temperature to see low it can go...

What temp did it get down to on this trip?

 

[Trr15]

Only read the first half of the title when I clicked…double-bagging meant something different when I was a younger man

 

[Macintosh]

This is fairly standard I think. Dont overlook the order of your bags/quilts too. Some people specifically choose a thinner synthetic quilt/bag to go OUTSIDE the main sleeping bag. Outside because moisture from your body is going to be pushed to the outer layer and condense there more, simply due to the temperature gradient. Plus any moisture from condensation in your tent. This keeps the moisture from both inside and outside concentrated in the synthetic part where it makes less of a difference than it does in your down bag/quilt.

 

[Taco John]

Put your fancy bag inside a giant/double cheapo from wally world. Ive survived -27° in that combo.

I tried to get my dog in there with me, but she wouldn't have it. Just slept on the foot of my cot....till it got below -10°.....then she would jump in without an invite.

 

[elkguide]

Fleece blanket here. Very warm.

 

[Lawnboi]

Quilt will work even better on the outside. You won’t lose any loft due to compression.

 

[camelcluch]

I have a rule that if I need to double bag, I don’t want to be in there.

 

[Maverick1]

I have done this plenty of times. Works well.

Back in the day, I did it with two cheap wal-mart sleeping bags - a mummy and a rectangular bag. Slipped the mummy inside the rectangular bag. Slept fine at 5 degrees in a tent.

Don't always need the latest and greatest, most expensive bag to stay warm.

 

[il_cop]

I'm glad you shared this. I always assumed the outer bag would compress the inner bag to the point of uselessness. Now I know.

 

[mtnbound]

Quilt will work even better on the outside. You won’t lose any loft due to compression.

I have double-bagged before, but double quilts were by far better.

 

[JoeK]

Quilt will work even better on the outside. You won’t lose any loft due to compression.

This is the way I would do it. I've double bagged it on cold nights and as long as the outer bag is big enough to not compress the inner too much it works well as expected. Also the above tip on using a synthetic quilt/bag over a down inner is something I've heard of in the mythical "wet places" for managing moisture while still utilizing your nice down bag. Plus a thin synthetic quilt has good use in warm weather camping

 

[Caseknife]

I use a fleece bag inside my down bag all the time. Most of the time the down bag is not zipped up all the way. Can't stand the feel of the nylon against my bare skin. The other thing that I do if it works out for which side of the tent I set up my cot, is to have my down bag upside down with the hooded portion over my head instead of under it, keeps my head lots warmer.

 

[JoeK]

Can't stand the nylon against bare skin but you can smother your face with the mummy hood??

 

[Caseknife]

Can't stand the nylon against bare skin but you can smother your face with the mummy hood??

Yep, nose is off to the side breathing fresh air.

 

[Wiscgunner]

This is fairly standard I think. Dont overlook the order of your bags/quilts too. Some people specifically choose a thinner synthetic quilt/bag to go OUTSIDE the main sleeping bag. Outside because moisture from your body is going to be pushed to the outer layer and condense there more, simply due to the temperature gradient. Plus any moisture from condensation in your tent. This keeps the moisture from both inside and outside concentrated in the synthetic part where it makes less of a difference than it does in your down bag/quilt.

This is what I do. Found an Eddie Bauer 50 degree Primaloft quilt at Costco that is quite light. Not big enough for me by itself but I run a shock cord on the corners under my sleeping pad so is stays in play on top of my 20 degree bag. really extends the range and helps with condensation build up in my Cimarron.