hey everyone, we are on the a.t. right now in damascus va and we are in need of big help! we are looking for summer bags. i found a montbell thermal sheet that weighs 12.5 oz and is rated at 50*. we are wondering if anyone has used this bag or a bag that is comprobable to it. very light and compacts very small. thanks for the help!!!
pockets and tonka
Well…you’d know better than me seeing I’m staring my hike next year, but the Marmot Atom 40-degree bag weighs 1 lb, and looks like it has won many awards.
Also, Western Mountaineering makes a 40-degree bag called the MityLite that weighs 1 lb 10 oz
Both are pretty expensive, but high quality. Good luck. I envy you all right now!!
Michele
I really enjoy my Western Mountaineering Caribou MF 35* summer bag. It weighs 19 oz. If you don’t mind a somewhat snug-fitting bag, then the WM Highlite is 35* at 16 oz. Both are expensive, but you’re definately paying for quality. WM bags also hold their value very well if you ever decide to sell it.
guru
I found a great combination last year while on the AT. A Big Agnes Lost Dog 50 degree summer bad. It weighs 20.6 Oz’s. The neat thing about this bag is my full-size Thermarest sleeping pad slips in under the bag into corner holders securing the bag and pad together. No more sliding off your pad during the night. I got it at the outfitters in Waynesboro, VA.
NedtheFed
Contact Kay @ QUEST OUTFITTERS in Sarasota, Fl. Get ‘ya some one ounce ripstop, any colors you like and some three ounce Primaloft. My “summer” quilt is as big as a barn door, an inch less than 5x8 feet and weighs 25 ozs. I use a full length pad and have a strip of velcro 20 inches sewn to the bottom edge (centered ) of the quilt, with its’ receiver glued to the bottom of the pad. I roll out my pad and hook the velcros up. I am 6 ft 1 1/2inches (I used to be sixtwo but I am shrinking with age.)and I can pull the quilt entirely over my head and my sixty pound Labrador and sleep to freezing with a couple three layers. The bottom hookup of velcros make certain that my feet are never uncovered even if the whole mess is sliding down the slope sleeping. My quilt could be much more streamlined if I didn’t sleep with Bella the NOBOLOBO. All that temperature rating is only close at best; some people sleep hot, some cold. Quilt making is the simplest form of flat sewing. If you don’t sew, buy the material and put it together with someone who sews. My “winter” quilt 5x8 feet,jet black and fire engine red, has 7 0zs, per square yard of Primaloft and it will roast 'ya. Of course this is heavier than down, but far cheaper and Bella fits. When the ground is cold or frozen, I position my pack or packcover or stuff sacks or raingear under my arms where they overhang my pad. I turn from side to side all night while sleeping. I never miss having a sleeping bag underneath me. Sew yourself a quilt. Peace is the only way. Muleskinner
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