Sleeping bag suggestions for 6'5' fella

[IC_Rafe]

Hello all,

I've been a visitor of this forum for a couple of months now and I thought it was about time I said hello.

I've recently treated myself to a Hilleberg Staika which I have wanted for some time now. My biggest headache though is finding a suitable sleeping bag.

I'm 6'5' tall and broad shouldered. I've searched high and low for a 4-season sleeping bag, one that I will mostly be using in the winter, but I've come up against a brick wall time and time again.

The closest I got was this;
http://www.military1st.co.uk/sb058-sg-xl-highlander-voyager-super-lite-xl-sleeping-bag-scarlet--gunmetal.html
But it was still not long enough.

Does anyone happen to have any suggestions?

Thank you in advance.

Maybe look into Cumulus? Sleeping bag manufacturer from Poland i think. They have basic things at a decent price, but you can ask for customization. Contact them by mail, and you can see what they can do.

http://sleepingbags-cumulus.eu/

 

[trinity adam]

I use the large bouncing bomb arctic bag I'm 6.3 and 16stone and it's fine on me. It's bulky and heavy though but comfortable and warm. If too warm I open it up. I've slept in my bivvy before now on top of the bag on a warm night

sounds familiar i am 6;4 so for me the issue was lenght,i am not broad shouldered mind.
i use the old british army bag size Long as well duck filled but takes up a lot of space in my bag also used with a gortex bivy.
the best way to keep in some heat is to where a beanie hat the floor and your head are where you loss temperature have you also thought about a silk liner makes a world of difference when it gets really cold

 

[Laurence Milton]

Let's just say mine was into triple figures...so yes, a little more costly! But it was the full set rather than just the Defence 4 alone, which some sites do sell as a standalone bag, and the same for the Tropen. There are the non-Carinthia-made ones of exactly the same pattern that should be made to the same spec but made by other contractors, and they go for a bit less.

Ah...the re was/ is a Dutch Army M90 bag? I thought was originally made by Carinthia, retailing around £69???