Late Fall/winter sleeping bag

[mtjack]

I am looking for a late fall or winter sleeping bag and would like to keep it under 3lbs but not spend a ton of money as well (under 400). Wondering if anyone has any suggestions. I move a lot when I sleep, sleep on my side a lot and don't like feeling confined in the tight bags. I'm leaning toward a 0-10 degree bag and would prefer down. Any recommendations or reviews would be appreciated.

 

[Nick]

I'd suggest keeping an eye on the bags over at Sierra Trading Post. Anything anywhere near full price at that weight and degree range is going to be pretty spendy. I went looking for a down zero degree bag last year because I didn't want the bulk and weight of synthetic. Not many out there - mostly synthetic. I ended up getting a 5˚ Marmot Snowcrest off STP at a screaming deal. Get on their email list and you'll get coupons for an extra 30-40% off all the time so it's not unheard of to get a total of like 60-70% off.

I just checked and they still have that same bag in regular and long. Discounted down to $250 and it's 3lb 2oz for the regular. Add in a coupon and you're even lower. Here's a link:

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/marmot-5-f-snowcrest-sleeping-bag-600-fill-power-down-mummy~p~3046y/?filterString=s~marmot-snowcrest%2F&colorFamily=01

And I just checked my inbox. Here are some coupon codes to bring your price down more:

Take 25% off $125+ or 30% off $200+ use coupon code ALSEPT3 -
Take an extra 20% off any order use coupon code ALFALL3
Valid through October 9th.

At about $175 with coupons that bag is a no brainer, IMO. I've only used mine a handful of times but I'm a big guy and it's not too snug at all and very warm. Highly recommended.

 

[mtjack]

Thanks man, that's a screaming deal! I was also looking at the sierra design Cal 6 on rei. Its on sale from 620 down to 300. That other bag is tempting especially for half the price of the sierra design