The ONLY Sleeping Bag Worth Buying In 2023!

I’m a feathered friends kinda guy!!😉

I have bought Western Mountaineering Ultralite, and the quality is top notch, BUT: I wonder about the rough stitching inside the bag, which clearly irritates if you put bare arms and legs in the bag. I really hope that this irritation diminishes significantly as the bag is used – Unpacking/unpacking, washing etc.?

kisluxbag included, I firmly assert that unless one possesses the requisite skills, differentiating variations in the sack's appearance or metallic elements is an unachievable task.

I'll take the Stone Glacier Chilkoots over anything else. Not well known unless your a hunter but their bags are second to nine

My wife and I both use Feathered Friends 10f bags (and have for 4 years now without issue). Just ordered their kids bag for my son. I have 0 complaints with them, and they should be on this list.

Thanks for a well reasoned review. My 8 year old WM Megalite (overstuffed by WM to 20 F.0 ) is my 3 season bag that WILL handle 0 F. if I wear a base layer, down pants and down sweater and a balaclava. Being the wider Megalite I'm not constricted when wearing the down garments. GO WESTERN MOUNTAINEERING!

why do you keep making pyramid fingers?
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Wish more would make that differential cut. Thanks!

I've been sleeping in mummy bags since 1965,. my first was a M-1949 Army mtn bag by Eddie Bauer, and many others since then. I have had the WM Versalite for about 6 yrs here in the Wind River Mtns of Wyoming and YellowstoneNP. Absolutely worth ever penny.
Another bag I just bought for a spare is the Cumulus Panyam 600 from Poland at $360 shipped. Amazing quality all the way round and half the price of a new Versalite. It's about 10' warmer than my Versalite and nearly every bit as nice. Worth way more than any of those Asian made bags.

Sigh, calls this hiking category and chooses a mountaineering bag that you would NEVER take hiking as you have to be able to use it as a quilt for HOT days when EVERYONE goes backpacking and is in their beeping bad naked essentially as it is too damned hot... which means a full zip toe closing quilt such as the Flutter from Feathered Friends or EN E or... ... Can't make this shit up...

Western Mountaineering makes the best bag IMO.

Too expensive.

I've bought a customized Cumulus Alaska 1300 bag 10 years ago (different inner fabric and additional top fill). The quality and the freedom to customize the bag to your liking / needs have no competition... and all this for a very reasonable price. Have other, lighter sleeping bags as well as a zenbivy double... there is not a singel one for every situation - it depends when where and with whom I'm going on a trip.

Love my WM Versalite!

I bought Teton Leef-o and i was actually surprised how warm it is. Ive tested down to below 5 degree and still shed my thermals.
Leef-o is also cheap and less than $200

Way back in the day, oh about 1971-75 when I was doing a lot of backpacking in Colorado, Holubar was the top of the line down mountaineering products. Wonder what happened to them? Holubar and Gerry were the $)&@!

Love my Zenbivy light bed 25F, its awesome, have you tried the 10F is it still really good for sub zero temps? Guess it still comes down to appropriate rated sleeping pad

Is YKK the best zipper maker around?

Thanks for the video and information. Have you tried the Kulu Sleeping bag? If not, give it a look, I think it's the top two on the market.

Spoiler: It's the consensus best reviewed (and most expensive) sleeping bag on the market. Shocking.

Cumulus bags are 98% as good as WM bags but less than half the price. They are the winner always

That last sleeping bag would be very good in summer but in winter it will be very leaky.

The WM 20 UL was my go-to bag for years. I now use a Zpacks 20 quilt, and I am very happy it. When the seasons change, and it gets colder its back to my WM bag. My WM bags are all about ten years old and in perfect condition. Never any issues with the zippers and I have never been cold, not even a little bit. Being made in the USA is important to me. Remember the saying, cry once.

I have three WM bags, the -7C Ultralite, the -12C Versalite and the -32C Puma. They're incredible bags. My Ultralite has over 500 nights of use, and it is like new. Why the -12C and -7C bags? "Aren't they nearly the same?" No, the -12C Versalite is a severely underrated bag, and I have used it to close to -20C.

Western Mountaineering bags are fantastic. Worth the $$.

Best zipper you have ever seen on a sleeping bag huh? Obviously you've never seen the zipper on a m1949 sleeping bag. Go find one check it out. I don't know why they can't all be like that .

Hhmmm.....my zenbivy doesn't have a zipper. It has these silly loops/fasteners that I've resewn twice.

Honestly, I can’t remember using a bag tapered at the feet in years. Total rip off. Totally uncomfortable. They don’t belong on anyones list. If you use a bag that’s tapered like that you either don’t use it much or you’re basically a zombie passing as human. Not comfortable at all. It’s why so many people use quilts.

Because "USA made"? Is this a reason ?

Western Mountaineering 20* TerraLite! Extra wide semi-rectangular mummy bag that doubles as a quilt, but under 2lbs and stuffs into a 7-8 litter stuff sack. USA made and top quality, 850 plus down is usually over 900 actual fill power. Western Mountaineering is one of the best IF not the best sleeping bag manufacturer in the world..

All you need to know is Western Mountaineering. Warmest for weight ratio, zipper guards don't get stuck, different cut bags for bigger or smaller people. Eg. I have a 25 year old, 20 degree Westerm Mtn bag that is warmer that a brand new 20 degree bag from Marmot. Returned the Marmot bag and bought my second WM bag.

I have three Western mountaineering bags
On my oldest bag I’m working on my fourth decade in it. Still has plenty of loft and keeps me warm.

What are your thoughts on the Nemo Riff 15?

A few complaints on the zippers in this video. Even the best sleeping bag zippers get stuck at times. The Zen Bivy is a good zipperless alternative. Another good alternative is an extra wide (60"+) quilt with side elastics (eliminates drafts), such as those sold by UGQ. Better yet, use that quilt inside a hammock with an underquilt - My favorite set-up for all seasons, as long as I am backpacking where there are trees

I dint think its the same to vompare a cumulus that weights 700 grams with a wetern mountanerring that weights ñiterally 2x. I understand they are worth the same amount of money but they are serving two different purposes.

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Would never buy anything from Amazon again, charged me for a return that was supposed to be free return… got run around when trying to contact via email. Let’s be honest they don’t even have a reward program! No upside for consumers….

I have the western mountaineering megalite. It is bar far the most exceptional and expensive sleeping bag I've ever owned. But I love it. 😊

Wiggys sleeping bags the ultimate bags

I just looked and the western mountaineering sleeping. $1,300 Canadian
That is so far out of my budget,it’s unbelievable

I started putting together my backpacking gear in spring and really went crazy with the research so now I am still not done in late summer. I am deciding what bag to get and I got an idea that I'd love to get your opinion on. During the winter we have lots of layers to keep us warm during the day; usually somewhere between 3 and 6; and then when we go to bed we take them off to get into our super warm, heavy sleeping bag. Why not just wear your warm day clothing to bed and take like a 30 degree bag in the winter? I know they could be sweaty but if you manage your layers properly they shouldn't be that wet right? Plus you could use materials that are warm when wet like wool and some synthetics.

My favorite too. Great all-purpose bag.

I'm telling ya, you've gotta try out the big agnes anvil horn!

If there was a synthetic sleeping bag with the same possibility to compress, insulation and weight comparing to my Spark 3 I’d buy it. Honestly, even more than it’s flimsy materials and cling-foil like haptic on your skin it’s the smell of goose down that I like to get rid off. Couldn’t find a decent alternative yet.

Using the Spark 3 and 0 . But totally agree with your impression. However, I’m gonna stick 😅 to them for for its advantages comparing to my other gear . But that’s just me because I’m stubborn and can’t afford to buy an additional Zen bivy system ( in Germany ). Wouldn’t sell the Sparks to be able to buy anything else either as I’m using them very often for its ultra light weight

I ❤ you.

Western mountaineering is expensive, but the quality is good and the lifespan is long

About the size problem, try laying inside before buying it would be a good idea.😄happy camping day

I so agree with Western Mountaineering!

But, 😂, Alpinlite works best for me. I also use it like a quilt with a foot box. Best quality ever!

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