Ok....what is your favorite bag you don't have to worry about carrying? Mine is that -35 or -40 monster XXL canvas rectangular one you get at Bass Pro or Sportsmans warehouse. They are dirt cheap at ~$150. In the summer I sleep in top of it with a lightweight bag or quilt and it's like a friggin feather bed in the outdoors. In the fall or winter I snuggle up in it. Never been cold in it once.
Favorite car camping sleeping bag
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CSG
Explorer
I've got one of those Sportsman's Warehouse bags that's oversized, rectangular, and rated to 0. It's what I use in my van and is a great bag with its flannel interior. Weighs a ton and is bulky so it's definitely a bag you don't want to hump around but I have slept warmly in low teen weather. It's a Teton that's 40" wide and 80+" long. Best thing is they're about $60 but is excellent as a cold weather comfort bag. In warmer weather, I use my old semi-rectangular Marmot (made in USA) down bag that I've had for 25 years. Usually, unzipped as a comforter.
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calicamper
Expedition Leader
Wife and I have the double Teton going on 4 yrs great value for the $. I have a single Teton xtra long I use when solo. Bulky yes but roomy and comfy. I hate my mummy bag, only use it /like it when tarp camping in miserable places.
Hands down best ever sleeping bag I've owned is the North Face Cat's Meow. Used it during summer, winter, fall and spring all usually in the West Virgina thru New York Appalachain area but it has made a couple trips to the Rocky's. I use a little fleece blanket with it and I have never had a bad nights sleep in it.
NevadaLover
Forking Icehole
In the suburban I use 3 inches of memory foam under a grizzly van bag, super comfy and warm in the cold and a sheet on top in the warm weather, plenty of room with 2 dogs and occasionally a camp partner.
Hummelator
Adventurer
I have two.
A woods oversized rectangle bag rated for -4C that I use in the summer ( the spots I camp may get to +30C durning the day but at night the temperature drops significantly)
The other is a cabelas brand barrel bag- think a roomy mummy bag. It's rated for -15c and it's probably my favourite bag. I used it last week during a hunting trip. The trailer ran out of propane at 3 in the morning and neither of us wanted to get up and change tanks so we slept in the cold. -20c that night and I slept perfectly warm in the bag.
A woods oversized rectangle bag rated for -4C that I use in the summer ( the spots I camp may get to +30C durning the day but at night the temperature drops significantly)
The other is a cabelas brand barrel bag- think a roomy mummy bag. It's rated for -15c and it's probably my favourite bag. I used it last week during a hunting trip. The trailer ran out of propane at 3 in the morning and neither of us wanted to get up and change tanks so we slept in the cold. -20c that night and I slept perfectly warm in the bag.
ramatl73
Observer
Marmot 30Deg Trestles X-Wide or Marmot 40deg Nanowave
These two are my go two bags. The Trestles is just right for cold weather camping because I sleep hot. The Nanowave I use mostly in the spring and late fall when sleeping in a hammock. Normally put a fleece liner in it to beef it up.
These two are my go two bags. The Trestles is just right for cold weather camping because I sleep hot. The Nanowave I use mostly in the spring and late fall when sleeping in a hammock. Normally put a fleece liner in it to beef it up.
Wiggy’s
I’m a big fan of Wiggy’s. They’re the only bags still made in the USA, they’re comfy and they encourage you to wash it after every use. I don’t think their price is outrageous, given what you get for the money. I have two 0 degree rectangular bags zipped together in my RTT and it’s pretty darn cozy.
I’m a big fan of Wiggy’s. They’re the only bags still made in the USA, they’re comfy and they encourage you to wash it after every use. I don’t think their price is outrageous, given what you get for the money. I have two 0 degree rectangular bags zipped together in my RTT and it’s pretty darn cozy.
jacobconroy
Hillbilly of Leisure
I use one of three down backpacking quilts in my RTT (which is car-camping after all). My favorite so far is the JacksRBetter Katahdin . But, I slept in the tent last night and though it only dropped to 25ºF, it is nearing it's limit for me (despite being a "four-season quilt"). When it's cold, quilts can become quite drafty if you toss and turn a lot.
Good thread. I've spent the last three weeks thinking about buying a Western Mountaineering bag for winter camping in the RTT, but can't come to terms with the $s. Thanks to a post above, I'm looking at Wiggys now.