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Kelty Cosmic 20°

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$75.95 - $161.93
MSRP: $89.95 (men's)

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I love this bag. Back story: As a scout in the '70s,…

Rating: rated 4.5 of 5 stars
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $45

Summary

I love this bag.

Pros

  • Warm
  • Comfortable

Back story: As a scout in the '70s, late '70s, we camped year round and down versus synthetic was always a hot topic. At some point my parents got me a synthetic mummy bag that wasn't as warm in February as some of the huge down bags. In 1979 I went to Philmont and in ten days it rained six, wettest year on record. Wet night after wet night I was ever so glad to have a bag that was warm when wet.

When my kids were young they each got Disney sleeping bags that were fun to snuggle in or use on sleepovers.  One night we were at Eastern Mountain Sports and they were closing out this bag, or this color. I couldn't resist the price and it looked and had the same synthetic material as my Philmont bag so I got one for each of the kids.

As it turned the kids never used them together. Either my wife or I went camping and used the other bag. Two Novembers a group of dads in town would book the whole Zealand hut in the White Mountains and I remember them talking about all of the strategies for staying warm. At first I though I just had warm years but I figured out that this bag was really comfortable and warm, especially at high twenty, low thirty temperatures in the hut.

My only reservation is that the bag is big when in the stuff sack. 

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With the Cosmic, Kelty delivers a terrific three-season…

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Source: received it as a sample, freebie, or prize (Kelty)

Summary

With the Cosmic, Kelty delivers a terrific three-season bag. It has a great feminine look and a terrific sub-$100 price tag.

Pros

  • Great styling
  • Warm
  • Sub-$100

Cons

  • Heavy

Kelty positions the women’s Cosmic 20 as a bag that spans “cool spring nights into a brisk fall” and does it all for a bargain price (sub $100).

We were struck by its decidedly feminine look — thanks to the light blue and brown polka dot color scheme and embroidered flower accents. But this bag’s beauty was more than skin deep. We chose the Girl Scout Camporee over Memorial Day weekend for our test. In the coastal mountains it felt more like a winter in Siberia than Summer in Santa Cruz, but with this sleeping bag we were cozy and warm through the frigid night.

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Great bag for the price ... took it out for an overnight…

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Price Paid: Under U$60

Great bag for the price ... took it out for an overnight late winter and slept nice and cozy at 28*F in my tent with my DIY footprint bubble foil insulation.

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Specs

Specs

men's Regular Long X-Large
Fill Weight 39 oz / 1.09 kg 44 oz / 1.23 kg 46 oz / 1.29 kg
Total Weight 3 lb 14 oz / 1.74 kg 4 lb 7 oz / 1.99 kg 4 lb 12 oz / 2.13 kg
Length 78 in / 198 cm 84 in / 213 cm 86 in / 218 cm
Fits to 6 ft / 183 6 ft 6 in / 198 cm 6 ft 6 in / 198 cm
Shoulder Girth 62 in / 157 cm 64 in / 163 cm 70 in / 178 cm
Stuffed Diameter 10 in / 24 cm 10 in / 25 cm 11 in / 28 cm
Stuffed Length 18 in / 44 cm 19 in / 48 cm 21 in / 53 cm
Temp Rating 20° / - 7° C 20° / - 7° C 20° / - 7° C
Shape Mummy Mummy Mummy
Insulation Cloudloft™ Pro Cloudloft™ Pro Cloudloft™ Pro
Shell Material 50D Polyester Taffeta 50D Polyester Taffeta 50D Polyester Taffeta
Liner Material 50D Polyester Taffeta 50D Polyester Taffeta 50D Polyester Taffeta
Price $89.95 USD $99.95 USD $109.95 USD

Description

The Cosmic 20° is a synthetic 3-season (0° to 32°f) bag made by Kelty. It has an average rating of 4 stars (out of 5), based on 3 user reviews

MSRP: $89.95 (men's)

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