Just checking in. Did you do it?
This won’t be a Robby denning in depth review, but I did. For the short version, there’s a way shorter recap posted at the bottom.
Set up the cimarron, xtherm and the bag around 2:30 Friday afternoon. Went outside to bed around 11 with it showing 16*. I knew this would be pushing the limits so I wore a kiln and Klamath hoody up top, some no name brand midweight baselayer and obsidian pants on the bottom along with a carhartt beanie and merino socks.
I woke up three times, two of which were just from being horribly uncomfortable bc of the pillow I used. That’ll be addressed this winter. The third time I woke up with my hands cold since I tend to sleep on my side with one hand under a pillow. This doesn’t work very well in a sleeping bag. This time I could tell it was colder than I’d want to be when sleeping.
I could definitely tell a chill enough to show the bag wasn’t really meant for use at single digits, but never did I feel cold enough to want to get out and go back inside.
Two mistakes I made that definitely could have had an effect on how warm it was inside the bag. 1) The first time I woke up I cinched down the draft collar around my neck, should have done this to start. 2) When I woke up with cold hands I finally realized I never cinched the hood around my head which also would have kept a lot more draft out from rolling down my neck. I honestly forgot this was even a feature and was pretty pissed off the other two time I had woken up wondering why the F my pillow kept moving so much.
In the end I went inside around 6 AM and the temp showed 5*. While technically I probably didn’t sleep in the bag at 5, most of the night was spent in the single digits.
Short Version: Yes you can make it through the night in single digits in the WM badger if you aren’t a cold sleeper, wear some decent clothes and actually know how to use the features on bag like its meant to be used.
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