Mummy troubles

[Will_de_ness]

Hi,

I am doing the Bibbulmun track later this year with my girlfriend and am looking for a decent sleeping bag. I really like my space when I sleep and cannot stand the thought of a mummy style bag! Everywhere I look I only see mummy style. Paddy Pallin has a nemo bag that looks promising, has anyone used one of these?

http://www.paddypallin.com.au/nemo-rhythm-25-sleeping-bag.html

Any suggestions would be great.

[neilmny]

I have one of these (StoS Trek 3) in the long version, my partner has the regular http://www.wildearth.com.au/buy/sea-to- ... /ATK3-R700
rated to -5C comfort. I wanted this style because I couldn't handle a mummy style bag. We've used them at -2C so far and I was hot enough to want the foot zip open just to drop the temp a bit, my partner found hers to be perfect and cosy. I'm 6' or 182? cm broad shouldered (it's true I swear ) and have no trouble turning over with it fully zipped (side sleeper).
I'm not sure what your requirements are but I hope this helps.
We slept on Exped Synmat UL 9's (were old and soft)

[Hallu]

Mummy bags are usually for the pricier items, or for really cold conditions. But less expensive items drop the mummy style, such as the Escapade range by MacPac, or the Trek range by Sea to Summit.

[Franco]

I moved away from quilts but this morning I had a look at this clip :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37R_OmUXzVk
where you see the Thermarest solution for keeping a quilt in place.
Maybe this can work for you too...

[Will_de_ness]

Thanks for the input!

The trek series looks good, i think i'll give that one a go.

I have a Macpac olympus tent and a Exped UL 7 sleeping mat. I am a pretty warm sleeper, and the mat is rated to -24 and the tent is extremely warm. Considering we are planning to do the track in September would you recommend the TKI over the TKIII? The TKI has a comfort range of 0 - 5 degrees, whereas the III is about -5. I am thinking I will roasting in a -5 bag, and i can always layer up before I go to bed if it is really cold.

Thoughts?

[neilmny]

I think you have to choose based on your local temperature knowledge.

We chose the Trek3's because we wanted something warmer (and lighter), kind of 3 1/2 season approach for Victorian weather - comfort rating -5C.
Keep in mind their rating is comfort rating so theoretically a female should sleep well at the comfort rating and a male should be
well warm, as is our experience on our initial use of the bags. Reading the S to S blurb on the ratings helps to make sense of it.
As I mentioned I opened the bottom of my bag to drop the temp a bit and you can always just use it as an open quilt as well.

Your Trek 1 is EN tested Temp rating: -15c extreme, 5c to 11c Comfort factor, 0C lower limit

I really can't recommend which way you should go, sleeping comfort is a very individual thing.
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"The EN13537 standard provides three temperature levels to guide a consumer in their choice
Comfort - the temperature at which a standard woman can expect to sleep comfortably in a relaxed position. If you consider yourself a cold sleeper use this rating to decide the coldest temperature the sleeping bag is suitable for.
Lower Limit - the temperature at which a standard man can sleep for eight hours in a curled position without waking. If you consider yourself a warm sleeper you can use this rating to decide the coldest temperature the sleeping bag is suitable for.
Extreme - this is a survival only rating for a standard woman. Between the lower limit and the extreme rating a strong sensation of cold has to be expected and there is a risk of health damage due to hypothermia. This is an extreme survival rating only, we do not recommend you rely on this rating for general use."

[bailz66]

We went the TK'3s from Sea to Summit as well and we have been very happy with them.

I have spent 6 nights on the OLT, 1 night in the high country (Blizzard and probably about -6/7). With a Silk Liner I was cool but not cold. The bag doesn't pack up as small as a Mummy but thats a compramise you make when you get one. And the price was also very reasonable for this type of bag.

Cheers

[The Perambulator]

I have a Western Mountaineering 'Sycamore'. It is a semi rectangular bag that is comfortable at minus 5 or more. On a recent trip where water bottles froze in a tent the bag was warm but I could feel the cold coming up from the ground through my Synmat UL7. Available from Paddy Palin's at $550.