Is a hood on the bag needed?
What temperature rating should I be looking at for a sleeping bag. I'll be going with the western mountaineering brand.
Thanks
To cover all the bases, I have several sleeping bags. When and where do you intend to use it?
If you want to get the full temp rating you need to use the hood......I think quite a few people are claustrophobic and do not do that.Is a hood on the bag needed?
I've looked at them. But like the extra room of the sequoia. Strongly considering taking a weight ding for the roomier bag.15 degree. The western mountaineering badger is about as good as it gets.
Zap it's not the hood that bothers me. It's the tight spaces and not being able to really move my feet or arms....I can tolerate a mummy bag for overnight sleeping when I'm exhausted and going to pass right out....and not as fat as I am now....If you want to get the full temp rating you need to use the hood......I think quite a few people are claustrophobic and do not do that.
Yeah, they aren't for everyone. I don't move much when sleeping.I've looked at them. But like the extra room of the sequoia. Strongly considering taking a weight ding for the roomier bag.
Wapiti1 ..I tried the quilt ..once and only once. One of the worst weeks I've had in a long time. I learned the hard way I toss and turn overnight..and everytime I would drift off to sleep I would inadvertently roll over and expose my back and let my heat out. ..3 days of that and my hunting partner had to drive me to hospital treatment due to exposure
Well, yeah you need to use the hood and zip up all the way....if the tightness bothers you there is a way around that. Get a roomier bag and sleep in the bag very often until you get used to it.Zap it's not the hood that bothers me. It's the tight spaces and not being able to really move my feet or arms....I can tolerate a mummy bag for overnight sleeping when I'm exhausted and going to pass right out....and not as fat as I am now....
But if I was rained out and trying to entertain myself......then someone somewhere is going to need a xanax supply