Gear Review
Western Mountaineering Alpinlite Sleeping Bag: 20 Degree Down
Excellent Bag, Great Fit
By Pete Jensen
Ranked #277 - 25 to 5 Degree Down Bags
January 23, 2011
For starters, I'm a bigger guy, wide shoulders, overweight, the whole package, so usually I find mummy bags pretty claustrophobic, but the AlpinLite fits pretty well, it's not so tight that I can't move, but it's not so cavernous that it looses its function as a mummy bag.
I took this bag with me to the Grand Canyon in Nov '09, and while the night time temps dropped pretty low, down into the 40s or 30s, I was so toasty I had to open the bag up a little until fairly early in the morning. The weather was nice so I just set up on a picnic table and slept under the stars, no issues with condensation or anything.
I'm looking to do some winter camping next, I think due to the continuous baffles, I can probably shove some of the down from the bottom around to the top and maybe get a little extra loft, so we'll see how that goes.
View Details: Western Mountaineering Alpinlite Sleeping Bag: 20 Degree Down
Helpful Votes: 1 Yes
Tech Specs:
- Material:
- [shell] nylon; [lining] nylon
- Insulation:
- 850-fill down
- Shape:
- mummy
- Draft Collar:
- yes
- Max User Height:
- [short] 5 ft 6 in; [regular] 6 ft; [long] 6 ft 6 in
- Shoulder Circumference:
- [short] 63 in; [regular] 64 in; [long] 65 in
- Hip Circumference:
- [short] 56 in; [regular] 55 in; [long] 56 in
- Foot Circumference:
- [short] 39 in; [regular] 39 in; [long] 39 in
- Stuff Size:
- 8 x 15 in
- Stuff Sack:
- yes
- Storage Sack:
- yes
- Degree:
- 20 F
- Weight:
- [short] 1 lb 1 oz; [regular] 1 lb 3 oz; [long] 1 lb 5 oz
- Recommended Use:
- ultralight trekking, backpacking, alpine climbing, summer mountaineering
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- lifetime
Change me.
1 Comments Last Reply: September 2, 2011 By: e.c4166685
So how did your winter camping experiment work out?
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes