The Zpacks Mummy Sleeping Bag is a lightweight, zip-around sleeping bag that can be a versatile piece of backcountry gear when you're looking to save weight in your kit. It is a traditional mummy bag with a hood and a full zipper that extends the length of the sleeping bag's side and then around
Zpacks Zip Around Sleeping Bag Review
The Zpacks Zip Around Sleeping Bag is a lightweight sleeping bag designed for versatility in the backcountry when weight savings is paramount. As the name suggests, it has a full zipper that extends the length of the sleeping bag's side and then around the footbox - allowing the bag to be laid open
UGQ Bandit Backpacking Quilt Review
The UGQ Bandit is a highly-customizable sleeping quilt offered in a variety of temperature ratings, fills, and colors. In addition to being one of the go-to quilts in my quiver (what is the proper term for a collection of quilts?), it's also one of the top five highest-rated and most common quilts
How to Wash a Down Sleeping Bag – A Backpacker’s Guide
Washing a down sleeping bag (and other down gear) doesn't have to be scary and doesn't have to destroy your gear. Quite the opposite - it will likely extend the life of your gear so long as you take steps to ensure you're washing your down gear correctly. There are a couple of methods available
Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 35 Review
The Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt is a 22 oz / 624 g, 800 fill power down, three-season backpacking quilt with a 37°F / 3°C comfort rating and 27°F / -3°C limit rating. If you're looking for something warmer, Sierra Designs also makes a 20°F / -6°C version of this quilt. The Nitro has a sewn footbox
Western Mountaineering AstraLite Quilt Review
The Western Mountaineering AstraLite Quilt is a 19.1 oz / 542 g, 850+ goose down, three-season backpacking quilt with a 26° F / -3° C rating. It's the warmer of the two quilts currently manufactured by Western Mountaineering, the other being the NanoLite - rated at 38° F / 3° C. The AstraLite has a
Western Mountaineering UltraLite Sleeping Bag Review
The Western Mountaineering UltraLite is an 850-fill down, 20°F / -6.67°C, three-season, mummy sleeping bag weighing 29 oz / 936 g. Western Mountaineering has a reputation for being conservative in their bag ratings (meaning that you can trust a 20°F / -6.67°C bag to be a 20°F / -6.67°C bag), and the
Montbell Down Hugger 900 #3 Sleeping Bag Review
The Montbell Down Hugger 900 #3 is a three-season sleeping bag with a comfort rating of 37.4°F / 3°C. There are five models in Montbell's Down Hugger 900 series (900 referring to the down's fill power i.e. loft) - #1 being the warmest bag with a comfort rating of 24.8°F / -4°C and #5 with a comfort