SG Chilkoot vs Peax Solace

[Matt5266]

I have no experience with the peak but love my SG 0 degree

 

[Olympics777]

Id say get western mountaineering or feathered friends.

 

[Velder]

Id say get western mountaineering or feathered friends.

What about the hyperdry dwr treated down on the SG bags? Thats one thing that makes me want to get a SG bag vs untreated down. The ability to use the bag to potentially dry myself or in damper climates without compromising all the loft. How does an untreated WM or FF bag handle this?

 

[LongWayAround]

What about the hyperdry dwr treated down on the SG bags? Thats one thing that makes me want to get a SG bag vs untreated down. The ability to use the bag to potentially dry myself or in damper climates without compromising all the loft. How does an untreated WM or FF bag handle this?

Watch Argali's down test video.

 

[ther3v]

Currently deciding between the chikoot 15 vs 0. I have one late Oct. Hunt in CO that the 0 would worke well for but the 15 seems more practical for most hunts

 

[LongWayAround]

Currently deciding between the chikoot 15 vs 0. I have one late Oct. Hunt in CO that the 0 would worke well for but the 15 seems more practical for most hunts

The 15 would be fine and more versatile.

 

[ther3v]

The 15 would be fine and more versatile.

Yeah sort of leaning that way right now.

 

[Pilsner]

Currently deciding between the chikoot 15 vs 0. I have one late Oct. Hunt in CO that the 0 would worke well for but the 15 seems more practical for most hunts

Its much easier to unzip a sleeping bag and use it quilt style if you are hot than try to get more insulation out of a lighter bag when you need it...
Get the 0 degree bag.
I have owned a 0 degree Chillikote bag for... 5 or 6 years now and love it! I also have a 20 degree quilt. If I have any question about low temps I grab the SG bag and leave the quilt at home.

 

[Matt5266]

Its much easier to unzip a sleeping bag and use it quilt style if you are hot than try to get more insulation out of a lighter bag when you need it...
Get the 0 degree bag.
I have owned a 0 degree Chillikote bag for... 5 or 6 years now and love it! I also have a 20 degree quilt. If I have any question about low temps I grab the SG bag and leave the quilt at home.

This is what I do as well. I have a Big Agnes 15 degree and the 0 degree SG. I always grab the SG in late fall/winter hunts. Just unzip it to vent if needed.

 

[ther3v]

Its much easier to unzip a sleeping bag and use it quilt style if you are hot than try to get more insulation out of a lighter bag when you need it...
Get the 0 degree bag.
I have owned a 0 degree Chillikote bag for... 5 or 6 years now and love it! I also have a 20 degree quilt. If I have any question about low temps I grab the SG bag and leave the quilt at home.

Really good thoughts here. Thanks for the insight.

 

[doverpack12]

I was able to swap bags on a recent hunt. I have the SG Chilkoot 15 and I was able to try the Peax 15 for awhile.

To me in person they are not anywhere in the same category. The Peax has significantly less loft, talking several inches of height when it’s laying on the pad. Foot box is much more restrictive and overall less room in the bag body than SG. I was a little too cramped and was compressing down because I was pushing on the bag in a few spots.
I don’t know if it has a differential cut like SG but it didn’t really feel that way.

I like the center zip and arm holes but these bags are nowhere near equivalent. The features of the Peax are not worth giving up the loft and warmth and size of SG.