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That time my buddy's 'all season' sleeping bag nearly froze us in the Tetons
We planned a late September trip to Grand Teton National Park, thinking a 20 degree bag would be fine. The first night, temps dropped to 15 degrees and the wind ripped right through his bag's thin fill. I was okay in my old zero degree mummy, but he spent the whole night shivering in all his clothes. It made me wonder, are 'all season' ratings just marketing, or do they actually work for most people? What's your take on temperature ratings being honest?
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laura_allen1mo ago
Actually, the rating on that bag is probably honest, but it's a survival rating, not a comfort rating. He'd be alive at 20 degrees, but miserable. You always need to go about 10 degrees warmer than the forecast.
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carter.gavin1mo ago
Sounds like his "all season" bag was more like a "no season" bag. Those ratings are basically a dare from the company.
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