Need sleeping bag help!

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#21

Tosser -
Liners come in mummy and squarish shapes. Actually, I use a squarish shape in my mummy bag. Go figure!?
But you can only toss as much as your bag will let you. As far as tossing and turning , No body beats me at that.

Serendipity

#22

Thanks Serendipity, can you or anyone else name some large/ squarish liners that are lighweight and proven performers?

Tosser

#23

Hey Tosser. I love my Design Salt bags and (especially) bag liners. Available in mummy or rectangular, in silk, silk-cotton, fleece, nylon, or straight cotton–lots of choices. Super light, super comfortable. Head to
http://www.designsalt.com

–TR

Teddy Roosevelt

#24

If you can find a sewing machine (your mom has to have one) then you can make them a large as you want. I made mine out of ugly 2 dollars/yard polyester fabic and slopily made a semi-rectangular shape. It still works great even though its ugly as dirt. Buy enough for twice your height (12 ft or 4 yards) and fold it over and sew the sides. The mummy shape is not neccessary. If the fabric bunches inside your bag, it doesn’t matter.
TB

TurkeyBacon

#25

After all my talking about the need of a zero bag, i went out and bought a western mountaineering superlite. Its a 20 degree bag and only weighs 1 lb 14 oz! I got a very good deal on the price too. I NEED to add a liner tho to stay warm. What is the WARMEST liner made? Fleece? Silk? Now that this bag is so light the weight of a liner is not as important. I’d love info on liners. Thanks so much. Oh and supposedly WM bags are conservatively rated so that added to me buying it.
thanks, A-Train

A-Train

#26

I made a silk liner after buying some silk fabric on sale. Incredible warmth to weight ratio. But also, you’ll appreciate the fact that the liner will keep your sleeping bag clean. Keep an eye out for silk on sale. I made my liner for around $10 which is much better than paying $60 for manufactured silk liners.

Sweeper

#27

A silk liner is great for the reasons Sweeper mentioned. It adds 8 to 9 degrees to your bag. It also feels great to snuggle up the liner to your chin on a cool night. Not the same as your bed at home but out there it is the small things. Also, a liner gives you sheets in some of those hostels.

Two Scoops

#28

Is there any difference between having a silk vs light fleece liner other than weight? I think someone mentioned the silk is 6 oz, I found a fleece for around 12oz. Does one add more warmth than the other? Does one hold up better than the other?

Sarah

#29

Sarah, a lot depends on the thickness and quality of the fleece. But assuming a high-quality silk vs. a high-quality fleece, here are a couple of comparisons:

Rectangular liner (silk) adds 1.51 degrees per ounce
Rectangular liner (fleece) adds 0.89 degrees per ounce
Therefore, silk is 169% as effective as fleece.

Mummy liner (silk) adds 2.02 degrees per ounce
Mummy liner (microfleece) adds 0.56 degrees per ounce
Therefore, silk is 361% as effective as microfleece.

If you take care of them equally well, the silk bag will probably last about 1.5 times as long as the fleece bag–but it costs at least 2 or 3 times more.

–TR

Teddy Roosevelt