Great sleeping bag!

By Irina Ranked #1282 - Sleeping Bags July 5, 2009

I also own the 2008 Elkhorn model, so I can only comment on that sleeping bag. The Elkhorn is the North Face version of an affordable bag that still keeps you warm at reasonable temperatures. I was more than fine sleeping in this bag when I went camping during the summer even at 8,000 ft elevations. When condensation built up in the tent, I did not feel the water inside the bag despite it being wet on the outside. In warm climates and at lower elevations you will have to sleep on top of your bag, as it will make you fell very hot inside it. However the bag is ideal for sleeping in cold to freezing weather. I took the Elkhorn bag for my camping trip in the Upper Peninsula in Michigan in early May and the temperatures dropped slightly below freezing. Out of the six people in the group, I was the only one that slept trough the night, but it took me a good hour to generate enough heat in the sleeping bag to feel comfortable. I am however someone who feels cold all the time and am very skinny so there is a lot of air to be heated inside the sleeping bag. Unlike the previous reviewer I did use a proper sleeping pad, which I would recommend investing in as well. The Elkhorn bag is a tad bulky to pack in your backpack, but it does the job and for a mere 100 dollars it's worth it. I would recommend buying it, if you're not into extreme weather camping, it's not let me down as of yet!

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