User Review: Slumberjack Latitude +20°F

Slumberjack Latitude +20°F
Above: The current Latitude +20°F, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed February 19, 2008 by Zola

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Design: Mummy
Fill: Generic synthetic insulation
Temperature Rating: 20 Farenheit
Weight: ~ 4 lbs
Price Paid: 39.99

The Slumberjack Latitude 20 was the first sleeping bag I ever bought, and my main motivations for buying it were: 1) the price and 2) it was the only bag available at a local outdoor store.

I started backpacking about 6 years ago and this bag was my companion for many multi-day trips, overnights, and a summer of camp. The Latitude comes with a stuff sack that compresses the bag's massive bulk slightly, but I still found that my sleeping bag swallowed up most of my pack's capacity.

You would think that the bag's size would contribute to heat retention, but I found that unless I used a fleece liner inside the bag, I froze in temperatures below 30.

My main gripe with the Slumberjack Latitude is that its large capacity is inefficient for retaining body heat. I am 5'8" and 135 lbs, and I generally sleep in this bag curled up in a ball in the bottom half of the bag. The bag is so huge that I think you could fit two people in there, and I have completely changed my clothes inside the bag with no problem on several occasions.

The Slumberjack Latitude left me with much to be desired, but it educated me on features that I would like to see in a future sleeping bag and it served me well for my beginning backpacking years. It's not a bad bag for the price, especially if you are a large person who doesn't mind packing a large, heavy bag.

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Campmor 3 purchase options:	Latitude 20 Degree Sleeping Bag Short	$37.99	Buy Now
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	Latitude 20 Degree Sleeping Bag Long	$49.99	Buy Now