Alpkit Hunka or Hunka XL

[vildor]

Hi!

I'm goingo to buy my first bivi-bag and decided upon a Hunka. Now the problem is that my winter sleeping bag is

205 x 75 x 48 (L x W x W) cm. ​

The Hunka is 80cm wide. Is 5cm more ok or will it be to tight? Should I get the Hunka XL (98cm wide on shoulder, 72cm on the foot area) ?

It's the first time I'm using a bivi-bag, so not shure of what to expect. I'm farly large and I'm afraid it gets hard getting in and out of the bivi.

One more thing: if i go with sleeping mat inside the bivi, then the hunka will definetelly be too tight, right?


Thanks in advance and sorry for some poor english (not my first language).

 

[lub0]

What sleeping mat you intend to use in the hunka?

 

[vildor]

180X50X2,5 cm. It's not "branded", from Decathlon. It's ok for the weather we get here in Portugal (except for very cold winters, but in thoose conditions i preferer a tent).

 

[sasquatch]

I think the normal Hunka is tiny and I'm just under 6' and have a 42" chest. For a winter bag go for the XL so the bag can loft. They're light enough so the extra size won't affect your pack.

 

[vildor]

Thank you very much. The bag is not really a winter bag, it's only 3-seasons (as I said, in deep winter i prefer other options and in Portugal is hard to get less than 3ºC except for some selected areas).

 

[sasquatch]

Thank you very much. The bag is not really a winter bag, it's only 3-seasons (as I said, in deep winter i prefer other options and in Portugal is hard to get less than 3ºC except for some selected areas).

Gotcha. I didn't notice that bit about the warm Portugal winters. Personally I'd still go for the XL every time just to have a bit of room. Nothing worse than feeling constricted all night!

 

[spandit]

+1 for the Hunka XL - better too big than too small

 

[Nohoval_Turrets]

I have the regular Hunka. I'm small - 5'6" (1.67m) with a 36" (91 cm) chest, and I would consider the Hunka just about big enough for me. I use it only in Summer - in Winter I use the army goretex bivi - but I'd have concerns about leaving enough room for the bag to loft in Winter.

So for most people I would definitely recommend the XL.