[pct-l] Sierra Designs Backcountry Bed 800 3-Season Sleeping Bag

[Matt Signore]

James,

The WM bag has continuous baffles.  Meaning you can put the fill wherever
you want.  However, the Ultralite is a tight squeeze I prefer the Alpinlite
it weighs a smidge more but pays you back with wiggle room.

The fill weight comparison confuses me.  The difference is more indicative
of the treatment of or type of SD down.  Not in the insulation value.  Just
because the insulation weighs more does not make it warmer.  600 fill down
is heavier than 800 fill.  The 600 is not warmer it just weighs more to
fill the same volume.


On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Lindsey Sommer <lgsommer at gmail.com> wrote:

> I saw this yesterday while wandering around REI, it looked super cozy and
> well made. But, I gotta agree, the weight + price point doesn't seem great.
>
> I just bought a Hammock Gear Burrow 20 that is extra wide, that weighs
> about 19oz for about $285 total. It is also super cozy and I'm impressed by
> the loft!
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 9:54 AM, <kevin at kegphoto.com> wrote:
>
> > Interesting product design, however judging on the specs alone it looks
> > heavy.  A 6-foot WM Ultralite is a 20 degree bag weighing in at 29oz and
> > the 6-foot version of the Sierra Designs is 42oz.  The WM is $85 more,
> > however.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014, at 07:34 AM, James Vesely wrote:
> > > Good review located below if interested.
> > >
> > > http://www.trailspace.com/gear/sierra-designs/backcountry-bed-800/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > > Subject: [pct-l] Sierra Designs Backcountry Bed 800 3-Season Sleeping
> Bag
> > >
> > > Has anyone tried this sleeping bag by Sierra Designs?    It looks like
> > > the system makes sense it is rated at 20 deg and seems a good
> compromise
> > > to a quilt.
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.rei.com/product/865359/sierra-designs-backcountry-bed-800-3-season-sleeping-bag#video-inner
> > >
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