10:00 a.m. on March 1, 2011 (EST)
Trailspace
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4:59 p.m. on March 1, 2011 (EST)
Here's some details that are nice on some bags:
Differential fill? The bottom has less insulation, where the sleeping pad already makes up for compressed material. Don't roll over with the bag.
Anti-snag zip linings? Really useful.
Some head area fabric is water-resistant to stop your breath soaking the fill. Some in the foot area as well?
Elastic stitching? Some bags have it to keep the insulation close to your body.
Mesh storage bag? Every SB should come with one.
6:26 p.m. on March 1, 2011 (EST)
dmanb55
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Great idea posting the parts of a bag. I'd like to see one of these for a backpack. There's straps and loops and swoops that I'd like to know about.
6:27 a.m. on March 2, 2011 (EST)
I've always purchased my cold weather bags oversized: The extra room accommodates boots, water bottle(s) and the next morning’s change of clothing (I sleep in long johns only). The extra clothes augment sleeping pad insulation, and the extra room makes it easier to don some clothing layers the next morning without getting out of the bag. The long johns preclude the issue of cold spots caused when parts of the lining cool because they are not in direct contact with your body.
Ed
11:35 a.m. on March 4, 2011 (EST)
Ed, I agree. I slept in a long bag last winter, despite not being "long in stature." I wrapped my shell around by feet, had a book, water bottle, headlamp, extra socks - all right there. I didn't find it made me any colder as I've heard it might.
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