Anyone cut the hood of their sleeping bag?

[Gotte]

I've got an old Aztec Swallow 300, which is a bit big and heavy. It's rated, I think, a three season bag, weighs about 1800g and packs when compressed to about 25x22, which actually surprised me - I was not expecting it to pack as (relatively) small as that.

I'm thinking, albeit idly, of combining it with a down bag I've just got, which is good for me down to about 3 deg. It's the Tescos one, and is pretty small and light (about 800g).

To save a bit of weight and bulk, I'm thinking of cutting the hood off and stitching it up just above the shoulder baffle. I'm good enough with a needle and thread to do this.

I'll still have the hood from the down bag to put over my head, should I need it (though I don't really like the feeling of anything over my head when sleeping).

Also wondering, though, if it's a good idea having a thinner down bag inside a thicker synthetic bag, and whether there's be any issues with moisture getting trapped and affecting the down.

Thanks.

Just wondering, really, if anyone else has done anything like this.

 

[gsfgaz]

Naw mate no for me

 

[Shewie]

If you do decide to cut the hood off, remember to sew it before you cut

 

[R.Lewis]

As for the bag in bag idea. You can only really get decent results if the inner bag is sightly smaller else you'll find the loft compressed by outer bag. I had the old buffalo fibre pile bag in bag set-up and the inner was noticeably smaller then outer.

 

[Gotte]

Thanks for that. Yes, the inner bag is smaller than the outer. There's enough room for it not to get crushed.
I'm undecided about cutting the hood off, as I figure, even if I don;t have it over my head, it can act as a bit of a pillow, rolled up.