[pct-l] Big Agnes sleeping bag

[johnryan at fastmail.ca (John Ryan)]

Hey Strider,
I used a Big Agnes "Mica" (20 F, Polarguard 3D Fill) for my 2001 
thru-hike and have used it on every overnight excursion since the 
PCT. It's a good bag for the weight but I've found that the z-rest I 
use as the insertable sleeping mat doesn't fit as snugly as the Big 
Agnes Mummy Pad probably does. So as I tend to get drafts robbing my 
precious body heat, I've been using a fleece liner and on some 
really cold stretches one of those reflective thermal bags to go 
over the Big Agnes. My only major gripe with the bag is that there's 
too much dead air space inside, from the torso up. Elastic going 
around the bag would help keep it closer to the body. But that may 
be personal preference, I like a snug fit when I'm sleepin'.
Peace
-John "sassafras"



> Has anyone owned and/or used a Big Agnes sleeping bag system? 
> They seem to be on to the "pad only underneath" idea of the quilt
> and pad idea.  Their mummy design bags have a standard design top
> with a sleeve underneath that takes a pad and no other insulation.
> Their Zirkel bag long is only 2 lbs, 5 oz. rated at 20 degrees
> using 775 down.  Their lightest pad to go with it is 19 oz. (but a
> home cut closed cell would be lighter for you minimalists).
> 
> They are expensive but interesting design.  You sew-it-yourselfers
> ought to be able to make a lighter weight-cheaper version with
> most of the features.  I need one to fit a person 81 inches long!
> 
> Greg
> "Strider"
> Hummel
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