Ajungilak are very highly rated, and available everywhere here, especially now that they're related with mammut, a swiss make available everywhere in Switzerland. It's difficult to come across a shop that don't sell them. Anyway, there's two things that puts me off them : the price, and the weight. They're quite expensive (from what I've seen), and compared to other makes are heavier for the warmth. Take the Goose Bay Arctic, -24° comfort and 2070g ; from Carinthia (an Austrian make who make the bags of alot of European armies) the equivalent weighs 1500g (Explorer Down 800) ; from Exped (Switzerland), you get a fully waterproof one for that weight and warmth (2070g/-25° comfort) ; from Valandré (France) you get the same for 1400g (but it's not very clear, maybe -25° is the extreme rating)
Maybe Ajungilak are also a bit less generous in their temperature ratings, because it's got much more fill than the others (300g more than Exped, and 500g more than Carinthia, but Carinthia use a heat reflecting coating on the inside), so it's maybe warmer than the others, even though they say it's the same warmth. (OK, then construction and lots of other things come into consideration). They also give a second rating (ISO something rather than EN something) that is -30° comfort. But then the Carinthia sleeping bag rated at -30° comfort weighs 1700g...Complicated isn't it?
Anyway, they seem heavier than the other makes, but it's maybe just an impression. Appart from that, they are supposed to be excellent sleeping bags. [erm, could somebody please tell me the weight thing is wrong, like that I can get interested in them again...?]
To come back to the original subject, I have a heavy Salewa "3-season" bag. But I hate season ratings so here's the temperature ratings : comfort: down to 3°/-2°, extreme -17°.
The design is great: roomy, it's got a collar (I'm not buying a sleeping bag without one now that I know how great they are), it's a bit too long (220cm and I'm 175) so I've got space for my clothes in the bottom like that they're nice and warm in the morning, it's got a wider space for feet (but anyway my feet are far from the end). Basically it's got every design feature I could possibly want. I can also pack it up absolutely tiny with two compression straps (the cheap straps with ladder locks on each end, just pass them round the packsack length wise).
I slept perfectly comfortably at around 0° early this spring with it, wearing just a T-shirt inside (I was actually just about hot). It's also very breathable, as I've been able to see this summer...(mat soaked in evacuated sweat). I have to use it as a quilt in summer though, it's too hot otherwise.
The only downside is the weight, it weighs 1500g, which is quite alot for a 3-season bag. It's heavy because it's cotton-lined and only 450cuin down.
It also cost only £40. I'm really happy with it. The model is "Salewa Dreamer 650".
Otherwise is you want the ultralight pack/ultralight wallet solution, you could have a look at the Mountain Hardwear range, they're very light (but you pay for it...).
But just go round looking at the special offers, you'll be sure to find something good.
): )
