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I recently purchased a -20 f wiggys sleeping bag. It finally got cold enough to test it out. My set up was this. A piece of painters plastic, closed cell foam pad, then a big Agnes inflatable sleeping pad. Just outside on the ground. The bag was nested into a mss bivy bag. That worked for a...
A lot of manufacturers now will use an EN rating for their bags which is a standard test applied to bags to get accurate temperature readings. You're right that a lot of listed temp ratings are survival ratings, not comfort ratings. The Wiggys bag I had was definitely comfortable past its rating.
The both Carinthia sleeping bags are current European NATO standard. I am unsure if there is anyone left who issues other stuff. Fesca in Spain makes a lower quality licence version that's also issued to Dutch soldiers, the Brits have an own copy, but British soldiers seem to buy privately the Carinthia versions.
Western Mountaineering makes very nice sleeping bags, but Feathered Friends usually has the edge in weight. Most FF bags are a little lighter (ounces) than a similar WM bag, both a great choice and will last 30 years. Both companies can sell you a 30 degree bag that weights around 24-25 ounces.
Do not store the bag compressed for long periods between uses. Whilst we sometimes roll sleeping bags at the factory for despatch we would not advise emulating this without special machinery. We suggest stuffing your sleeping bag into its compression sack." Snugpak Garment and Sleeping bag Care / Washing instructions. / Snugpak
Sleeping bags are more efficient than blankets due to the effects of wind/air movement. If the woollen blankets measure 5 inches thick [ that's probably 8 or more blankets] then you should be good for -40 when out of the wind. I simply cannot imagine having to carry that many blankets on my back Here's the link again
The down served me well as an insulation. My experiances since then with synthetics have not been as good up until lately. I now have three synthetic bags from Wiggy's. Have had the Arctic bag for 3-4 years and now have the FTRSS bags as well. Wiggys even RECOMMENDS washing the bags in a washing machine after every use.
The only downsides for the army bags are that they were designed around the wants of the army rather than civilian users (you gotta love america to like that green lol) and the government was a bit cheap with the contractors when they negotiated the down for the m1949 bag (feathery). Imagine the wilderness rigors these sleeping bags endure.
The high tech newer sleep bags (rei, marmot, s2s, agnes, etc) are almost all VERY wimpy materials vs fire or tree branch or wetness, so the gore-tex or similar bivy (mil surplus or other) can add to the temp comfort 10-15+ degrees and give significantly more durability to a lightweight sleeping bag and/or waterproof one for winter.
GREAT deal currently going. 30% off all sleeping bags, and free shipping. I figured this was a safer bet than dropping $400 on the Kifaru Slick bag in a similar size. UNROLLED I'm including 2 pictures below of the bag, unrolled. Length is 90" long, 34" wide (across, not circumference).