Light Weight & Warm

By John SLC Ranked #918 - Sleeping Bags September 13, 2004

Just picked this bag up and couldn't be happier. I used the bag for a 7 day trip in the Wind River Mountains (early Sept) and was very impressed with the quality of the bag. I combined this with a Prolite 4 pad and slept very comfortably in sub freezing temps sleeping in long underwear and a fleece hat. I tend to sleep a little colder every year and was concerned this bag would be pushing the limits but it proved to be fine. Bag details I really like are the tucked stitching on the baffles (have had problems in the past with Marmot and Western Mountaineering with snags), face gasket, and cut - just about perfect for my build (5'9" 160). Things that could be improved on: A down filled removable collar would be nice - I know that the bag is only rated to 32 but I don't like to have to sleep on my back with the hood cinched up to be warm enough to sleep. Removing the side block baffle so that the user can "shift" the down from top to bottom or bottom to top. (Elimination of this could save enough $ and weight to pay for a collar and make the bag even more comfortable).

View Details: Mountain Hardwear Phantom Sleeping Bag: 32 Degree Down

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