Cold weather sleeping bag advice needed

[Ditch Monkey]

I'm looking for a sleeping bag suitable for temperatures down to about -20 plus possible wind chill. Does anyone have experience of the Nanok Performance range?

 

[sapper1]

I don't know about the nanok range but have a look at the highlander phantom 400.
I have one of these,they're not a famous brand but are extremely wel made.Far superior to snugpak in my opinion.They are extremely warm and comfortable.,the only drawback as with any extreme sleeping bag is size and weight.

 

[Ditch Monkey]

Thank you, I'll take a look now.

 

[rik_uk3]

British Army Arctic bag, about £20 is super.

 

[korvin karbon]

British Army Arctic bag, about £20 is super.

this is what i have, great bag, centre zip too so handy for tree dwelling. I have been in the cold with it, but the coldest i have used it was -5c.

I would recommend one of these http://lakelandbushcraft.co.uk/acatalog/Exped.html keeping your ase away from the ground is paramount at those temperatures.

I imagine you will be wearing base and maybe even mid layer clothing while sleeping, i would advise you to go to a shop and try the bags while wearing what you will be sleeping in, make sure you have some room or in my case FIT LOL

 

[Ditch Monkey]

Cool, £20 sounds good to me.

Have insulated my self from the ground with a bed made from branches lined with about 5 inches of moss which is really warm and quite soft. Might throw some reindeer hides on top of that.

 

[Sniper]

I have the Snugpak Antartic RE and according to manufacturers it will go down to -50C. Ok even if you take that with a healthy dose of salt it should be very comfy and warm down to -20C no problems. I'm about 5' 9" with a 50" girth so added the expanda panel and there was oodles of space for me in there with the zip closed and the baffle up around my neck. At the last New Year's meet at Comriecroft I tried this out without any layers just my skiddies and it was real warm and cosy with the temperature down to -6C. It was expensive though at £120 but well worth every penny in my book, I would heartily recommend these to anyone.

 

[Ditch Monkey]

I have the Snugpak Antartic RE and according to manufacturers it will go down to -50C. Ok even if you take that with a healthy dose of salt it should be very comfy and warm down to -20C no problems. I'm about 5' 9" with a 50" girth so added the expanda panel and there was oodles of space for me in there with the zip closed and the baffle up around my neck. At the last New Year's meet at Comriecroft I tried this out without any layers just my skiddies and it was real warm and cosy with the temperature down to -6C. It was expensive though at £120 but well worth every penny in my book, I would heartily recommend these to anyone.

It's cheaper than the £400 I first thought I was going to have to pay and it sounds like a winner. All my army buddies swear by snugpack. Thanks dude

 

[Chopper]

Yup, your gonna need a warm one

 

[scanker]

British Army Arctic bag, about £20 is super.

Good advice. Has never let me down.

 

[m.durston]

agreed the current issue arctic sleeping bag is value for money if a little heavy for the temp rating.
also the early ones from around 1990 were made by mountain equipment.

 

[Shewie]

One going on ebay at the moment with a free goretex bivvy bag and a hammock thrown in.

Got to be worth keeping an eye on Ditch Monkey, even if you have to sell the bivvy for £30 after

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180399322416&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[Ditch Monkey]

One going on ebay at the moment with a free goretex bivvy bag and a hammock thrown in.

Got to be worth keeping an eye on Ditch Monkey, even if you have to sell the bivvy for £30 after

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180399322416&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Missed it thanks for the heads up though. Have blown all my salary on the 50% sale in
the snowboard shop so going to wait till October to buy a new bag, it I's getting a bit emotional though as my summer bag is very thin and the zip is broken. Night time temps are already in single digits.

 

[Ditch Monkey]

One going on ebay at the moment with a free goretex bivvy bag and a hammock thrown in.

Got to be worth keeping an eye on Ditch Monkey, even if you have to sell the bivvy for £30 after

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180399322416&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Missed it thanks for the heads up though. Have blown all my salary on the 50% sale in
the snowboard shop so going to wait till October to buy a new bag, it I's getting a bit emotional though as my summer bag is very thin and the zip is broken. Night time temps are already in single digits.

 

[treefrog]

For my money Pete Hutchinson Designs PHD are hard to beat for quality and sheer warmth (Pete was the founder of Mountain Equipment way back when no one did Himalayan climbing without his kit) The stuff is all still made in Stalybridge.
I've no connection with the company, just a very satisfied customer. I've a Mininmus down pullover I live in during winter. Not good with sparks though.
Their sale starts 8th Sept 09 for a heads up
http://www.phdesigns.co.uk/special-offers.php?cat=79