Sleeping Bags with Stretch
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Is Montbell the only company these days making sleeping bags with stretch? |
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Stretch would compress insulation. Why on earth would you want your sleeping bag to stretch? |
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Sierra Designs has been making them for a long time now, still make some models. You can pretty much tell which hvae the "flex" tech by looking at them, they're more "crinkly" looking: |
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Will S wrote:Sierra Designs has been making them for a long time now, still make some models. You can pretty much tell which hvae the "flex" tech by looking at them, they're more "crinkly" looking:I got some buddies that work for sierra and I "believe" they just updated a lot of their bags as well. |
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I believe Montbell licenses the design from Sierra Designs. |
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yeah-montbell and sierra designs are the only two that make them. i have a Brand new montbell 15 degree ultralight (800 down) for sale if your interested. I own western mountaineering and just prefer them instead. The stretch is nice though-and does allow for more layering options. |
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I am a side sleeper and flip around a lot unfortunately. Stretch in almost all of my clothing is now required and I'm thinking I would dig it in a sleeping bag as well. |
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I use Mont-bell and it's a fantastic sleeping bag! Get the superstretch, not just the stretch. They offer them in 800-fill, 650-fill, and synthetic. I have a #1 650-fill and use it year round (but I sleep cold). |
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coop wrote:I am a side sleeper and flip around a lot unfortunately. Stretch in almost all of my clothing is now required and I'm thinking I would dig it in a sleeping bag as well.Same here. I've got two montbell stretch bags and love them. |
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Get a sleeping bag that is a tall. That may give you some extra room to flip or whatever else you want to do in there. |
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I am 6'0 and it sounds like a tall is recommended from some of the reviews. |
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Expensive. For the money you could buy a WM. |
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I agree with making sure to get the superstretch or the u.l. super spiral. I have two of them for use in different temps and they are great, worth the extra money. People are jealous when I can sit comfortably at camp cross-legged in colder weather and stay completely inside the bag - it's way warmer. I disagree with the need to get a long bag, though. I'm 6'0" also, and both of my bags are the regular length. I have plenty of room in them and also flip around a lot while sleeping. Unless you're planning on stuffing items in the bottom of your bag while sleeping I'm not sure why you'd need the extra space and extra weight. |
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I love everything about my montbell -30 s.s. lg if the reg was 1" longer i would have gotten it but the long is nice when its -20 crawl down in I feel like 2could fit in the bag comfortably. I think the Mb warranty is better than westerns as well? |
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Not that it matters, but I the stretch is a Montbell design that SD licenses for its "Flex" bags: google.com/patents/US7900301. The older SD stretchy bags must have been made with elastic thread or something instead of relying of the orientation of the fabric. |
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Thanks for the heads up and opinions everyone |