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Kelty Light Year Sleeping Bag: 20 Degree Down
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Kelty meticulously designed the 20-Degree Light Year Down Sleeping Bag to give you maximum warmth with minimal weight for your summer backpacking trip. The differential cut gives you extra loft for heat retention, and the two-way locking zipper lends a myriad of venting options so you can regulate your temp.
- The 600-fill down insulation compresses and rebounds well and features a high warmth-to-weight ratio
- Slant baffle construction helps keep insulation in place
- Top baffle collar prevents heat around your head from escaping
- Sleeping bag security loops mean you won't wake up with your sleeping pad lying several feet away from you (or under a greedy camp mate)
- Hang loops make it easy to store and air your bag
- Zippered chest pocket gives you a secure place to keep valuables
- Compression stuff sack and storage bag included
Bottom Line: Lots of warmth; not much weight.
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After previously owning a Big Agnes bag I am addicted to their
After previously owning a Big Agnes bag I am addicted to their sleep system (the one where your sleeping pad is secured beneath the bag). Do Kelty's "security loops" really help hold, say, a Thermarest inflatable mattress in place?
By: pwinggles
February 8, 2012
It does a decent job of holding the pad but certainly not as secure as Big Agnes' system.
By: Arthur Debowski
February 8, 2012
Almost 5 of 5
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Ricky Lyman
March 20, 2011
This is an amazing bag, its very compressible (to about the size of a soccerball) and I experienced no problems with the provided compression sack. And the provided storage sack makes a great pillow when filled with a jacket and other misc. cloths. The only thing that I'd say is a bad is it isn't quite a 20 degree bag, at about 30 I had to throw on base layers. But the good definitely out-weights the bad as winter camping isn't my gig.
2 Comments Last Comment: March 9, 2012 by: Benwaller
By: Benwaller
March 9, 2012
Kelty specifies that their temp ratings specify that the user be sleeping on a 1" pad and wearing base layer, hat and socks, which is how sleeping bags are normally used.
It's there for everybody to read.
The Light Year is an excellant bag.
By: Spencer Hobson
December 16, 2011
The temperature a sleeping bag is rated for is the bare minimum temperature at which it will keep you alive, but you will be far from comfortable. The rule of thumb is to get a bag that is rated at least ten degrees lower than the lowest temperature in which you expect to use it. But the caveat, once you hit that 10 degree buffer zone you will definitely need to add more layers.
I'm 62 Kid you not had a triple A and a 3 year survivor of
I'm 62
Kid you not had a triple A and a 3 year survivor of lung cancer
Going to bicycle Paris to Vimy (leaving Paris Oct 05/2011) then northerly to the English Channel coast; westerly to the Atlantic and then
south along the Atlantic coast, thru Spain and down Portugal into Gibraltar.
Along the Mediterranean to Rome and then to Malta (arriving in March-April)
Going to purchase a Exped 9 ground mat,
Now what type of sleeping bag and 2 man tent to I buy.
Will be travelling by bicycle and trailer and planning to average 50 kms/day. Every 4th day in hotel for major cleaning of self.
By: Phil Asher
July 25, 2011
With sleeping bags you'll want something highly compressible, but still warm. Look for 650-800 fill down, higher the better. Don't know you're budget, the nice bags can get pretty expensive.
By: Ryan Hamilton
July 25, 2011
Great Sleeping Bag
By:
spw4205693
March 15, 2011
First off I would like to say the sleep bag is great and compresses really small. The only problem I have was the compression bag. The first day I received it I tightened the straps twice and the stitching broke on two of the them. If you plan on getting this bag make sure you budget for a granite gear or other name brand compression bag.
1 Comment Last Comment: March 15, 2011 by: spw4205693
By: spw4205693
March 15, 2011
I really wish Kelty would have not included the compression bag and lowered the price a bit. I contacted them and they I can pay to have it shipped back and they would "evaluate it" and it was deemed faulty they would send me the same exact bag back. After shipping cost and waiting to get the bag back your better off buying a quality compression bag. I do understand that Backcountry has a great return policy but I got it for a good price and I would have to return the whole thing so I'm better off keeping it.
I'm 62 Kid you not had a triple A and a 3 year survivor of
I'm 62
Kid you not had a triple A and a 3 year survivor of lung cancer
Going to bicycle Paris to Vimy (leaving Paris Oct 05/2011) then northerly to the English Channel coast; westerly to the Atlantic and then
south along the Atlantic coast, thru Spain and down Portugal into Gibraltar.
Along the Mediterranean to Rome and then to Malta (arriving in March-April)
Going to purchase a Exped 9 ground mat,
Now what type of sleeping bag and 2 man tent to I buy.
Will be travelling by bicycle and trailer and planning to average 50 kms/day. Every 4th day in hotel for major cleaning of self.
By: Phil Asher
July 25, 2011
Damn, sounds like you could just wrap yourself in a Hefty bag and do just fine.
I'm gonna go with either a Western Mountaineering Alpinlite bag to keep you at the 20 degree mark, or the Megalite if you can go up to a 35 degree rating. Arguably the finest bags in the world.
For the tent- I would go with a MSR Carbon Reflex 2 or a Big Agnes Seedhouse SL2 for something a little less spendy. All excellent gear.
Enjoy!
By: Phil Maher
July 25, 2011
Sounds like a great trip
This bag should do nicely for you, they use C in Europe, and this will cover you to like -10 ish. Should be a great time
By: Dwayne Vincent
July 25, 2011
Change me.
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- Material:
- [shell] nylon ripstop (40D), polyester microfiber pongee (50D)
- Insulation:
- 600-fill down
- Shape:
- mummy
- Max User Height:
- (regular) 6 ft, (long) 6 ft 6 in
- Shoulder Circumference:
- (regular) 62 in, (long) 84 in
- Stuff Size:
- 8 x 15 in
- Stuff Sack:
- yes, compression
- Storage Sack:
- yes
- Degree:
- 20 F
- Weight:
- (regular) 2 lb 13 oz, (long) 3 lb 1 oz
- Recommended Use:
- three-season camping, backpacking
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- lifetime