Admitted Side-Sleeper - Loved it!

By ben wheeler August 23, 2011

Used the Somnus 30 in Eastern Idaho/Western Wyoming recently. Temps were right around 40F. I'd typically consider myself a cold sleeper - can never keep my feet warm, but had a great night's sleep in the Somnus 30. There are many, many factors that affect the comfort of and temperature rating of a bag. A couple factors that I believe contributed to my good night's sleep:

* I had a good meal before bed - went to sleep with plenty of fuel for my body to burn/metabolize during the night.
* I had a plush pad (Stoic MDWT Sleeping pad) - typically sacrifice comfort for weight, but could afford some extra weight as this was a car-assisted camping campaign.
* I slept inside a tent (Stoic Arx XL3) without fly - plenty of ventilation, but no bugs.
* Slept in comfortable clothing - shorts and a shirt. Usually dress warmer

As mentioned slept very well - woke up once feeling a little too warm. My only complaint with this bag is the zipper - for some reason couldn't get it open in the night. I remember attempting to unzip a couple times to lose some heat, but was too tired, and ended up just falling back asleep. Don't know if the lining was caught in the zipper or not, but seemed to work fine in the morning when I woke up. On the other hand, I liked the center zip configuration because I sleep on my side quite a bit, and found it comfortable not sleeping directly on top of a zipper.
I was almost too warm in temperatures around 40F - I'd extrapolate that to being just right for temps down to 30F (assuming use of a good pad). If you're using a thin pad or no pad with no tent at 30F, the Somnus 30 might be pushing it at temps of 30F. Overall, I'd recommend this bag as a solid lightweight, 3-season bag. Great value.

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