New Sleeping bag advice

[C Bow]

I am going to buy a new sleeping bag I have a Western Mounteering Badger 15 degree bag it weighs 38 oz. I have been very happy with it zero complaints. At 70 years of age I am thinking about trying a Feathered Friends Raven UL 10 degree at 33.5 oz or the Swift UL 20 at 29 oz. I will be hunting the Bearthtooths in September. I have been cutting weight as much as possible on everything Thanks for any input

 

[robertmpalmquist]

Check out a quilt. As long as you have a good pad. I use a 22 degree quilt with a x-therm pad down into high teens. Super light and very warm.

 

[Pilsner]

I've got a Stone Glacier Chillikote 0 degree bag which is amazing.
Anything above 10 degrees or so I use a quilt that is a custom job rated to 12 degrees.
Both are at or under 2#.

 

[TURNER208]

I have the regular Feathered Friends raven and love it. On nights it’s too warm I just unzip and use it like a quilt.

 

[Bubblehide]

Zen bivy.

 

[sneaky]

Depends on how much room you like in your bags. Those are slimmer cuts than the Badger. Quilts have a learning curve, and if you are comfortable with a bag i wouldn't change now to save a few ounces. What pad are you using? Usually easier and cheaper to save weight switching pads than bags.

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[IdahoBeav]

I like the EE Conundrum. You can run it as either a quilt or bag. I have the 0° long & wide size in 850FP that finishes at 38 oz. You can shave weight by ordering less fill and/or smaller size or paying extra for 950FP. I do not recommend going with less fill unless you sleep in your hunting mid layers.

 

[C Bow]

Thermarest pad at 19 oz and I have lost 60 lbs down to 170 so I know the feathered Friends bag will have enough room as the badger is huge also 6 oz is huge to a 70 year old I do not think I would like a quilt

 

[CaseyRyback]

If you go with a quilt, ask around about comfort rating versus what is advertised. I have a 20 degree EE Enigma. In my experience, using a Big Agnes Rapide insulted pad, they are overly generous on their rating by about 10 degrees. I sleep warm and this was a my experience wearing a base layer and rigging the quilt to use the zen bivy sheet with down hood.

 

[Grassymike]

Thermarest pad at 19 oz and I have lost 60 lbs down to 170 so I know the feathered Friends bag will have enough room as the badger is huge also 6 oz is huge to a 70 year old I do not think I would like a quilt

Way to go on the weight loss. Also love to hear that you are 70 and still going strong. I have a feathered freinds Lark 10 degree bag that is right at 34 ounces. I would like to sell it as the fit is too tight in the shoulders for me. I purchased an REI Magma 15 to replace it. They come in three different lengths combined with three different widths so it is possible to get a good fit for just about any size or shape. I could have purchased another FF with a wider fit but the Magma on sale was a great deal. Used it last year and have zero regrets as the wide is amazing for comfort. I did however gain 5.4 ounces on my bag which I offset with a lighter pad so a net loss of 5 ounces. The slight gain in weight is worth it for me in the greatly increased comfort . The slight drop in warmth from the 10 degree bag to the 15 degree works better for me as well as I run hot. At 58 I am also upgrading and eliminating all non essentials to decrease weight.