Western Mountaineering - MegaLite

Good suggestion! I love my western mountaineering. But Radiant 20 is legit for under $200.

Western Mountaineering is the benchmark. Their bags really are great. In addition to WM, I also own a Gryphon Gear quilt and can say that their quality is top notch as well and they make both bags and quilts. For a few hundred less than a WM bag, you can get a Gryphon Gear Taurus bag. They are a small cottage shop so you get to deal directly with the owner and he'll make it custom to your liking if you want it a little more roomy. I think there are so many better choices than the EE quilts.

I own two sleeping bags: one from Western Mountaineering (superb quality, but very expensive) and one from Cumulus (high quality at a fairly reasonable price). After a lot of comparison, I personally think both brands provide reliable comfort temperature ratings and are absolutely worth the money. Just remember: if you're physically worn out, the lower limit of the comfort range might not be enough-so it's smart to give yourself a little warmth buffer.

Interesting. Anecdotally I agree with the Megalite's comfort rating of -1C and Nanolite's (not on this sheet) 3C. Not too long ago, I didn't go for a heavily discounted Apache, as it was advertised with its EN comfort rating of -5C which I deemed too close to the Megalite. Seeing WM's rating of -10C seems reasonable (with 540gr of down vs. 340gr in the Megalite) and makes it much more compelling.

I have an ancient Western mountaineering bag and a several years old hammock gear bag. Both are excellent, it is likely that with how cheap hammock gear stuff is I won't buy anything other than these two brands in the future.

My buddy has a nemo with the gils that he really likes. Packs almost as small as mine and He got it right when a got a 20 degree alpinlite western montaineering bag before we went on the Grand Canyon. I love my Western Mountaineering, as when I use the baffel I have camped sub 25 degrees in a tshirt. I was also heavily considering a Featherd Friends quilt. I didnt know if it was going to snow/rain/be cold on the river as it was early march. These are definitely the more expensive options. But all and all I really did like the Nemo and was considering getting one for summer car camping. But I spent $600 on a bag so now i just use it as a blanket in the summer. The nemo is the only one I have tried out of your options. I think its a graat option. Cant say anout the others

Western Mountaineering mummy bag. I do a lot in shoulder season and these are very warm for the weight

I buy Western Mountaineering lol!

I use Western Mountaineering bags. They're very warm and lightweight, I cannot stand being cold at night.

Huge fan of Western Mountaineering Alpinlite which is a 20 degree bag. I've had WM bags for over a decade and wonderful bags from a small local USA company based out of CA. Their 30 degree bag is this one: [https://www.westernmountaineering.com/product/megalite/](https://www.westernmountaineering.com/product/megalite/) r/TheBackpackingList

I wanted a bag to fit me for end of autumn beginning of spring and ordered a s2s spark pro -1C, cumulus xlite 400, cumulus panyam 450 and a WM megalite. I needed up choosing the WM for the sizing, im a bit bigger, 187cm 98kg, the zip is nice and the loft was c. 20 % more when laying the bags together.

I would check out the western mountaineering megalite, its suitable for a wide range of temperatures, and spacey enough not to get clammy indoors.

Western Mountaineering has always keep me warm in an overfilled down bag that I got from an online dealer. I would avoid treated down, if it used chemicals like teflon, cause they are going to leach into your body. I have never washed it, always use a silk liner, always wear long leave silk shirt and pants, always wipe my body down with a wettish microfiber towel before getting into bag.