Ledge Sports Featherlite +20 F Degree Ultra Light Design, Ultra Compact Sleeping Bag (84 X 32 X 20)

So I've been getting back into backpacking the last few years, and finding it can be very expensive if you aren't careful. The only sleeping bag I had before getting this, is a Coleman brazos bag rated 20-40 degrees comfort. Let me start off talking about that one... It's bulky, that doesn't bother me when it's laid out, but it doesn't compress really at all. Rolled up as small as I can manage in the sack, it's a good 12x 20 and close to 5lbs. My sleeping bag compartment on my pack just looks at it and laughs, strapped to the outside was all I could do. So with that, you'd think it would at least be comfortable right? Wrong. Temperatures are so uneven in that thing it's ridiculous, often I found myself sweating and freezing simultaneously from different parts of my body. All of this was compounded by the fact that the lining material prevents you from ever moving. Lastly, I'm 6'2" 220lbs, and it only goes up to 5'11".Now in comes ledge. Reading the dimensions of the bag online sounded good enough, but I've never used a mummy bag before, so I still had concerns. So off the bat I pulled the bag out, laid it out on the bed, and climbed in. Somewhat of a mistake indoors. The fit is great, lots of room all around, even with my size 12/13 feet, and it's WARM. The second I zipped up, I was scrambling to unzip, the thinness is deceiving. Lining material is very comfy, and allows you to move all around. Bag is very light, and packs very small. Getting back to the budget aspect, I was initially looking at down bags for the size and weight, but they are pricey. Spec wise, this bag compares to lower end down bags, but not on price. I'm so glad I made this call.In the sack, I can compress this bag to about the size of a basketball, however the stitching on the sack looks like it's going to burst since the straps don't cover the bottom. I'm either going to buy an alps compression sack, or stitch cross straps over the bottom of this one. It fits in my pack! First time ever having a bag in there, this is great. I can even fit my pillow in the same compartment.So the final test before taking it to the field, last night on New Year's Eve, it was high 20's and windy. I went outside, clipped my hammock to the trees, rolled out my bag, took off my shoes and coat, and climbed in. I was cozy! I still had a hat and long johns, but I was surprised to say the least. Especially after all I had heard about how sleeping bags compress under you in the hammock and you freeze. It was definitely cooler on the underside, and maybe it would have gotten to me after awhile, but I was impressed.Last thing of note, I let my wife try it, and almost didn't get it back. She doesn't mind being extremely warm, so she likes to lounge around the house in it. Now she wants 2 more, one for lounging, and one for camping... Apparently you can't use the same for both.UPDATE: so I've been using this bag now for over a year and a half, and I'm not that thrilled anymore... taking it down from 5 stars to 3.Possibly the biggest issue here is the shell material, it isn't even slightly wind or water resistant. Because of this, I can go to sleep at 40f comfortable and cozy, and wake up 2 hours later freezing and shivering because there is a light breeze. There is no justification for needing a liner or bivvy at 40f with a 20f bag. And at well over 3lbs, I can certainly do a lot better. To add insult to injury, there are dozens of bags on Amazon here of the same size, weight, and temp rating that are half this price. Many even sport DWR shells, which would likely eliminate my issue.Because of Ledge, I think I have now totally sworn off synthetic bags... why would I bother with a 3.2lb bag that can barely work at 45f, when I can get one the same size and weight that should work comfortably to 20?

I like value. I have 3 sons in Scouting, with three more coming up behind them, so we have to make every dollar count with camping gear purchases. That means we research everything and spend money at the intersection of cost and value. I don't want to spend an arm and a leg for high end gear, but I also don't want to save a few pennies only to have to buy a replacement later. As such, this was one of the best reviewed 20 degree bags on Amazon at a price I wouldn't feel bad about handing it over to my 11 year old Boy Scout. So, we purchased it for a cold weather Troop camp this weekend. Since I had personally just spent a night in 26 degree weather with a bag supposedly rated at 20 degrees that did not perform, I wanted to make sure my son had a good bag to sleep in, and I was not disappointed. It worked very well down to 35 degrees, which is probably the coldest it will get here for the rest of the winter here in North Central Texas.Build quality and quality of materials is top notch. It's a surprisingly thin bag, but it is incredibly warm for the price. My son confirms that sleeping in it last night was very comfortable when it got down to 35 degrees, though he has not yet adjusted to having a mummy-style bag. He was in the bag in only his thermal underwear and socks, but stayed warm with no issues. The stuff sack is high quality and works well, and it packs down to easily fit into the bottom sleeping bag compartment of my son's 60L Ridgeway/Kelty backpack with room enough for 2 camp pillows. And even my 11 year old son could get it repacked and stuffed in the sack easily. I would gladly buy this bag for moderate cold weather between 20-40 degrees for myself if it fit me better, but that's no reason to ding it since I'm a big guy at 6'3" and 250 lbs with broad shoulders. I just wish they made one for use tall guys with broad shoulders who like to camp, because this bag is a great value in this space. I will be picking up 1 more of these for my second oldest son who will bridge to Webelos this May and will be doing more cold weather camping more often next year.EDIT 7/21/2013: Ledge Sports makes a similar but slightly longer and wider bag called the X-Lite. While the Featherlite is 84" x 32" wide, the Xlite is 88" x 36" and fits much better for us linebacker types. I hope that helps!

With two sons in the cub scouts, I've had many years of camping with big, old, beat up sleeping bags that take up way too much space in the trunk when heading out to the campsite and are a pain in the rear when hauling luggage. I've gotten quite a few laughs from my approach of spearing my walking stick through 4 sleeping bags and having the boys carry it to our site.Plus we usually take extra sleeping bags to open up and line the tent floor to help get off the ground and retain heat.That being said, we need to start moving towards being more efficient. Slimmer mummy style backpacks are more streamlined and offer better heat retention in cooler weather (less air the body has to heat up inside) and with newer materials they compress quite nicely. Meaning? They can easily be stuffed inside a backpack or lashed outside it which free up our hands for other tasks.Looking over the many options out there I settled on an inexpensive, but well reviewed sleeping bag from Ledge (initially in gray/yellow). It came with it's own compression sack and, when it arrived, both my boys tested it for comfort.The real test came a couple of weeks later when my older son took it on a scout campout and came back raving about it.I went out and picked up a 2nd one for him (so now each boy has their own). The mummy bag is a bit long for them (at ages 11 & 9) but they'll have it for quite a few years. Eventually they'll get better down sleeping bags, but right now this Ledge synthetic bag works well and keeps them warm on the colder nights. We'll see how it holds up in warmer weather or if it just ends up being a top covering.With smaller compressed sleeping bags and sleeping pads (also purchased) our footprint is MUCH smaller heading into camp.

Excelente Sleeping, lo he usado por 3 años consecutivos y no he pasado frio. Super recomendado, lo unico es el precio... A mi me costo $950...