Sleeping Bags

[Sponsored by Mountain Equipment]

It might not look like your traditional sleeping pad, but it gets the job done.

Ultralight 900-fill down bag from Mountain Hardwear

It’s been said that “Good things come to those who wait.” Patagonia waited forty-five years before launching an official line of bags, and after testing them this spring in the Sierra’s and in Alaska, it appears the aphorism remains true.

This bag is designed for the minimalist, ultra-light adventurer sleeping in mild temperatures.

As a half-bag weighing in at only one pound that is compressible enough to fit into the top pocket of most packs, this is intended for light and fast alpinist climbing.

One of the many cruxes, literally, of winter mountaineering is getting a good night’s sleep.

Sleeping under the stars is magical except for one thing: the ground. It’s called terra “firma” because it’s hard, and you don’t have to be a princess for a pea/pinecone to give you fits all night.

Field test results for the Big Agnes Zirkel sleeping bag.

Field test report for the Western Mountaineering sleeping bag.

Field test report for the Brooks Range half bag, the Elephant Foot.