Western Mountaineering Real World Experience?

[Wrench]

I have a bunch of down bags and the difference between a badger and a 20* sea to summit is that my badger WILL keep me as a cold sleeper warm at 15* in just my normal sleepwear and my sea to summit will be chilly at 30* in the same clothes.

It takes a -20 bag from the typical commercial company to hang with the badger.

 

[Kenai]

I’m going to go against the grain a bit and say Western temp ratings are pretty close to advertised.

I have had a ton of them and without overfill I tend to just be OK right at their temp ratings. That said everyone sleeps a little different so my experience may differ from someone else’s.

WM bags are high quality though and you can’t go wrong wit them.

I ran a FF Ibis bag all winter and I was still quite warm at 0 degrees. I find most of their temp ratings to be more conservative but it comes at a slight weight penalty.

 

[Fowl Play]

I’ll echo the above. If I wear my base layers for the next morning in my Megalite WM bag (30F), I will be comfortable at the temp rating. If just in my boxers, I am slightly cold. I also would get the largest size next time, just to have a little more room in the bag.

 

[Decker9]

Been using an Antelope for a number of years, only had it down to -15c or so, but kept me warm.

If I lost it today though, I’d buy a Taiga bag tomorrow for half the price of a WM but same quality ime.