User Review: Valandré Shocking Blue

Summary

Fantastic lightweight expedition bag. Without to much layering: Comfort rating from 0 to -15F depending on whether you're a warm or cold sleeper. High quality inner and outer shell. It's roomy enough to allow serious layering (expedition down jacket and pants). I don't think there's a better light expedition sleeping bags in the world. Perfect for winter backpacking. I'm 5"11 and the medium size is perfect. If I was taller I would go for the large.

I'm an average sleeper and found the bag fantastic.

My coldest night with the bag:

temp: -11°F (-24°F), no wind

That night i used an Exped DM 7 and a South Col bivy. I didn't use the bivy's hood though. I was wearing midweight thermals (bought at Walmart), a cagoule and a Polartec 200 fleece.

I slept OK but feel that  it was the limit of the bag in that configuration. Below that i would use a vbl and thick thermals. My friend who's really experienced told me that i wouldn't have any problem down to -20F if i was sleeping under a tent instead of my bivy bag specially. There's no doubt I'll tried that and report this asap.

PS: For the record, the last time I looked at my thermometers it was -7°F, it's only because my thermometers record the coldest temp that I was able to know it was -11°F.