How much does your sleep system weigh???

[littlebuf]

One of my Long/Wide 0* Enigmas will set you back 24oz Perhaps the lightest 0* option out there.

-Tim

Wow! That's what my 20* L/W rev X weighs. If I was a cold sleeper that would be a no brainer there. I don't think I could ever use a zero degree bag, I get too warm. But I was eyeballing the 20* enigma. 18.5 oz for a long wide! I don't need it but I want it. Need some one to type up a good review

 

[MarshLaw303]

Haven't had too hard a time getting great reviews but none as Indepth as yours for sure.

-Tim

 

[5MilesBack]

One of my Long/Wide 0* Enigmas will set you back 24oz Perhaps the lightest 0* option out there.

-Tim

What is this Enigma bag? Googled it and can't find it.

 

[colonel00]

What is this Enigma bag? Googled it and can't find it.

http://www.enlightenedequipment.com/

 

[5MilesBack]

http://www.enlightenedequipment.com/

Thank you. Too bad they are down.......I seem to have an allergy to sleeping with down.

 

[MarshLaw303]

Check out the Prodigy then, Climashield APEX

-Tim

 

[5MilesBack]

Check out the Prodigy then, Climashield APEX

-Tim

They only go to 20 degrees. And the website says "quilts". Are these quilts or sleeping bags?

 

[TEmbry]

After using a quilt I doubt I go back to a bag. With a good pad underneath you really don't lose anything from the flattened insulation that used to be there with a bag.

EE makes quilts though, can be used flat or with the footbox zipped up or snapped together essentially back down to a bag. Pretty versatile system.

 

[littlebuf]

They only go to 20 degrees. And the website says "quilts". Are these quilts or sleeping bags?

read this


http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?6186-revalation-x-20*-long-wide

 

[BackpackHunter]

Sleeping Bag - 36.6 oz
Military Surplus Sleeping Pad (3/4 length foam) - 14.8 oz
Homemade Silnylon Tarp (w/ stakes) - 14.6 oz
OR Aurora Bivy Sack - 21.6 oz

Total = 5.4 pounds

 

[bbrown]

I have a couple different options:
- Summer trips or early season - Marmot Cloudbreak 30(33oz) + BA Q-core SL(18oz)= 51 oz or 3lbs 3 oz
- Later season hunts - Marmot Pinnacle 15(38.5oz) + BA Q-core SL(18oz)= 56.5oz or 3lbs 8.5oz
*I typically run a Ti Goat Ptarmigan bivy unless the wife is coming so that adds 6.8oz

I also just picked up a EE Prodigy X 40 that I can use for the summer trips with the wife, easy blanket when traveling or as an over bag for the Pinnacle if its really cold. It weighed in at only 24oz so coupled with the Q-core SL that's only 2lbs 10oz.

 

[Arbutusbucks]

Well Bros, I just decided to keep what I have with the BA Encampment and the pad. I'd like to upgrade to something lighter, but I'll just chalk this up to a learning experience. I can either pay to upgrade or pay with sweat so that I can manage it better over the length of my hunt. At this time in my life sweat is cheaper, and I can use the money I save on applications and points. I really appreciate everyones comments.

 

[Mad Mountain Mike]

Sounds like you're a guy who makes well thought out decisions. There are other areas of life that consumes a persons money, it can't all go to hunting. Getting out there and using the equipment you have is more important then acquiring better equipment. As time goes on a person upgrades as their own personal situation allows. My own sleep system is not overly light but it's comfortable and on extended stays that is important to an old dog like me.

 

[AK Troutbum]

32 degree synthetic bag=32 oz.
bivy=6oz.
pad=14oz.
shelter with stakes and cordage=28oz.
Total=80oz. or 5 lbs. even

I could save some wt. going with a down bag, but I don't trust down (or myself with down) in the conditions that I normally hunt in. I also have a super simple shelter that weighs only 7oz. that I occas. use, but generally I like to have a little more room to move around in.

 

[tttoadman]

I have a 0deg down bag that is almost 4# that I have to have even in sept to stay warm. I have a BA insulated air core and I also need an inflatable pillow. This is obviously heavier than most, but there are lots of other places i have gone really lightweight. I went through the agony of bad sleep as well.

 

[Kevin_t]

I tried an encampment a few years ago and thought the temp rating was optimistic. My sleep system varies from 2.5 lbs to 5 or 6 depending. For temps not below freezing it is an enlightened equipment quilt, EVA CCF pad and prolite torso. Once a decent amount of snow is on the ground, or temps are in the teens pretty regularly, I go to an Exped UL Downmat, and either double up quilts or take a bivy or some other combination.

 

[luke moffat]

Anywhere from 3.5-6 pounds depending on the trip.

 

[Where's Bruce?]

5lbs...its a heavy, big & bulky Wiggys that's bulletproof.

 

[HarpT]

Wow, my set up is quite heavy compared to most of these posts. I had a Q-core and personally, I think that pad sucks! It got a leak or the valve was bad and I ended up returning it. I tried to find the leak to patch it but it was no use. The instructions given on how to find the leak were to inflate it and then submerge it in water to find where the air bubbles were coming from. But the thing is a damn flotation device! I mean, literally! You could inflate it and kick back in the middle of your swimming pool drinking a beer on it! So getting it under the water in a bath tub was all but impossible.

I went with a Thermarest trail pro and it is heavy at 2 lbs. 12 oz (XL size). But it's very tough and keeps me warm in 0 degree temps with a 4.8 R-value. It also works great in my hammock negating the need for an underquilt. I have 3 bags. A 0 degree North Face Inferno which I paid $130 for on ebay because it had a rip in it. Other than that it was brand new. It weighs 3 lbs. I like this bag but spend a lot of time in climates that synthetic insulation is better for. I also have the 40 degree green patrol bag from the MMSS and the newer 20 degree coyote color 3-season bag. I paid a total of $60 for these two bags and also had to repair the 20 degree. The green patrol is about 2 lbs. (I removed the heavy draft collar) and the 20 degree about 2 and 1/2.

I will have to get a lighter sleep pad for warmer climes but over all am happy with this kit. The down and 20 degree bags will fit inside of the green patrol bag (not both at the same time) for extra cold weather or adding modularity for long sustainments. I also have a poncho liner that can be used as an extra insulative layer in any of the bags (it weighs about 1 lb.) My bivy sack also weighs in at 2 lbs. Thing is, it just depends on what you're going for. Lighter weight gear often comes at the sacrifice of comfort and generally has a specific intended usage which makes its application limited. I like lightweight gear too, but it doesn't always suit my purpose.

 

[BackpackHunter]

32 degree synthetic bag=32 oz.
bivy=6oz.
pad=14oz.
shelter with stakes and cordage=28oz.
Total=80oz. or 5 lbs. even

I could save some wt. going with a down bag, but I don't trust down (or myself with down) in the conditions that I normally hunt in. I also have a super simple shelter that weighs only 7oz. that I occas. use, but generally I like to have a little more room to move around in.

Is that just a bug net? If not what is it?