Bushwalk Australia

My current down bag is -7 C/900g. and overkill for this time of the year.

Any recommendations for something no more than -/~500g.

I was also thinking of the S2S thermolight reactor range. Is it enough for tent use?

Hiking destination: NSW north coast.

Cheers

The reactor will just take the slightest edge off the cool. If you think it'll be warm enough that taking an everyday bed sheet would do the job then the reactor will work but otherwise I'd keep looking.

The S2S Reactor is really more designed as a temperature booster insert for a quilt or sleeping bag. They work quite well in that regard, not so sure how they'd work on their own though.

I have a +5 Deg C Enlightened Equipment 850fp down quilt and for around 475gm it is surprisingly flexible over the warmer months - warmer than you'd expect but not overbearingly so. Good for sea level or low altitude nights. On the colder nights at altitude an extra worn layer makes up the difference to keep warm. I've actually paired it with the Reactor liner to keep warm at altitude in a Tassie September. Much more enjoyable than my -10 deg C winter bag!

Thanks! Where can I buy the EE 5 deg. bag? I need it urgently. Might have to place an express order.

I always use the reactor liner in summer. Never used the sleeping bag in QLD.

All good.

gbagua wrote:Thanks! Where can I buy the EE 5 deg. bag? I need it urgently. Might have to place an express order.

Order direct online... https://enlightenedequipment.com/revela ... ing-quilt/
Just make sure to get one that's in stock, it was a couple of years ago but I remember shipping was very fast. Unfortunately the local maker couldn't fulfill our order in time for a big trip due to down supply issues.

This season I updated my quilts to this - https://liteway.equipment/quilts/sleeper-quilt-apex. Very happy 2.5 season bag, works really well as poncho... And a 3+ season katabatic gear flex down quilt, which I think is much better designed and more flexible than EE - https://katabaticgear.com/collections/flex-quilts
Former over the later is a great 4-season solution for me.