User Review: Kelty Stratus 35

Kelty Stratus 35
Above: The current Stratus 35, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed February 27, 2007 by Clay Watson

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Design: mummy
Fill: Quallofil synthetic
Temperature Rating: 35 F
Weight: 2 lb, 1 oz
Price Paid: $50 (I think)

I own a few sleeping bags, but this one is my standard all-purpose favorite. Most of the time I'm out the weather is not extreme one way or the other - who wants to be out in that stuff all the time? Therefore most of the time we're out the night weather is cool. Which falls right into this bag's sweet spot for performance. I am a rather skinny person, so I get cold more easily than big guys, therefore I think the 35 deg F rating is a little bit liberal; for those who chill easily I would say the coldest rating on this bag should be about 10 degrees warmer - around 45 deg F.

But nonetheless I love the bag. Once I tore out the inside lining at the seam of the footbox, but had a seamstress fix it right up again.

The synthetic fill means I don't have to worry too much about dampness - and let's face it it's always damp, especially in the crossover seasons during which a bag like this is likely to be used.

You could get a slightly lighter and more compressible down bag but it would then carry the concerns of getting wet, and it would cost a LOT more money. For me the difference is not worth it and I am happy to use this bag. I also have the Kelty fleece liner and sometimes I use it with this bag to extend the warmth down another notch on colder nights.

Great value for the money.

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