Help - Sleeping Bags
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sweetnam
Hi All
Need the combined wisdom of the
forum, I need a new sleeping bag for our Simpson trip.
We have 4 x Roman passports for each of us that are -5 and fantastic. However I am not small and now find it too restictive (around the shoulders, not the waist :-)). I have Oztrail bigfoot for the boys weekends but we alway use the passports to pack for size
So, i need a bigger sleeping bag that packs down to nothing, is -5 or better, not costing me a morgage payment etc etc
not asking for much huh
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Reply By: Les - PK Ranger - Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 21:15
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 21:15
Ok, I've bought the goretex bivvy bags (new), thermal undergear, and a few items of warm clothing from these folk . . . and they have this army surplus sleeping system . . .
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MODULAR-SLEEP-SYSTEM-US-Military-Surplus-Gore-Tex-Bivy-4-piece-system-/320908072747?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab79c972b
Sometimes they have new gear as
well, but the used is very good cond, and always clean etc . . . I bought a polartec 300 jacket for something like $15 used, and it was brilliant.
The bivvy I bought was used in Nepal, Mt Kanchenjunga base
camp last year, with my Macpac Neve down bag only, toasty warm at -17c :)
The above system would be
well worth a look, you can tailor to use 2 pieces in moderate conditions, or the lot when it really gets cold . . . kind of like layering up clothing o suit weather . . . the bivvy itself packs down to the size of a half football, and weights all of 800gms or so.
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Reply By: Ben J2 - Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 23:05
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 23:05
I am a BIG fan of the Roman sleeping bags. Have you considered the Roman Super Trek Advance? -10 and is 5cm wider than the Passport at the top of the bag. It is a sensational bag - I wish I had the need for it, it has a enlarged foot space for comfort, drawstrings to pull it closer on a colder night, ripstop material and made from their premium materials.
That is the widest hiking sleeping bag that I know of, then you have to go to one like that Oztrail Cotton Canvas bag - or the Roman (superior version) the Swag Sleeping Bag - I actually own this one. Flannelette lining, cotton outer so no rustling noise, I haven't been in extreme conditions but I am yet to be cold. It has no hood which technically means you will be colder but it also means you can open it up to form a great doona more easily (plus better if you ever want to zip 2 together.
The final one I would recommend would be The Beast also by Roman, what I love about it is the removal inner flannel lining meaning super easy to wash and makes the bad good for colder or warmer nights.
You can get compression bags to make these bags smaller as the swag bag comes in a stuff sack but like someone else said you can usually afford the extra few centimetres.
I got an email from Kangaroo Tent City (here in NSW) that they have a Roman sleeping bag sale on and the Trek Advance was like 50% off so I recommend checking them out. I am pretty sure they stock the swag bag, the beast and the trek advance ones.
Hope this helps!
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Reply By: sweetnam - Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 08:55
Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 08:55
Ended up buying a -7 hiking bag from Mt Design on special - $400 down to $140, very tappered but 165cm at the shoulders so very happy
Also bought the wife a down bag from Kathmandu, some crazy sales at the moment. I did
check out Kangaroo Tent City and they have some great specials, but nothing that was a real step up from what I had
Thanks for all the help - we have a happy ending
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