Where I live it rarely gets down to 32 degrees. I bought a bag that said 20 degrees. After reading the manual it said that was the extreme rating. Will this bag keep me warm at 32 degrees or not?
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I was incredibly confused until I worked out you’re talking Fahrenheit… all I can add is what someone else said: the extreme rating is not a position you want to ever be in. Although it is preferable to death…
Sorry, I don’t often think in metric.
No apologies needed. It seems that I don’t often think in Fahrenheit…
Possibly. Who makes the bag? For the most part only the higher end bags actually have accurate ratings.
Grand Teton
Grand Teton
I’m not familiar with that brand and can’t find any useful info about them. I’d recommend not trusting the rating on there until you’ve established performance for yourself, and to bring something warm to put on so if it doesn’t live up to the rating you won’t be too miserable.
Also, insulation from the ground is super important. If you don’t have a good sleeping pad, that will make a huge difference.
Get a 0⁰ up to -20⁰ sleeping pad so the ground isn’t sapping heat from you, wear warm clothes inside of it, and be ready to do some situps in the middle of the night to trap some heat in there, and you should be good. Personally, if I am going to be camping at any temp below freezing, I’ll go for a zero or -20 bag since I have one, but a good sleeping pad and fleece base layers add a lot of protection whatever bag you’re in.
From my experience I would say don’t wear warm clothes in your sleeping bag. Just wear a light pair of thermal underwear (top and bottom) and some socks. Put your clothes into the bag with you to keep them warm but don’t wear them. That way when you wake up and put on those clothes you actually feel warm. If you wear clothes in your sleeping bag you’ll feel cold after you get out of your sleeping bag.
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