Tall sleeping bag recommendations?

Sleeping bag recommendations?

• I am looking for some thoughts on sleeping bag arrangments. I am going on a 6-day climbing trip in the Southern Talkeetnas (southcentral Alaska) at the end of June. We will be staying ...show more

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  Hi. I mentioned this on an answer about Spain, nesting bags. It goes from hot to cold going from the low plains to upstairs, and taking two bags...one thick one thin, gives you three options for warmth so you can grade your warmth requirements as you go higher. I used Vango bags but of course if you already have a bag you just need another to go around it or inside....those two Scorpios together sound like a pretty warm combo but do they fit well? Works a treat with two different grades of bags. I used a thin Vango 100 on the coast, the Vango 300 further up, and both together on the tops. Two of the 300s would probably be equal to my expensive Simbad bag. If your night temperatures are not so variable of course, two identical bags would be fine if they fit well together. My Simbad is a roomy bag and the Vango doesn't cut down the space a huge amount. Two identical bags of a decent bulk....dunno, have to try it and see. I've only ever used thin and thick together, not two thick ones, and the thinner one goes on the inside. http://www.winwood-outdoor.co.uk/acatalog/Vango_Ultralite_300_Sleeping_Bags.html . . The Simbad bag is for cold stuff like the Alps or Pyrannees or the Scottish Highlands in winter and the Vango 300 goes inside it and fits well enough....but it's much too warm like that for anything above freezing point ....boil in it. I use a waterproof cover home made from Army combat blankets which also improves the warmth rating very well and keeps the outside of the bag clean and dry and I use it like a bivvy bag sometimes over the Vango 300 for lightweight treks Silk liners are great. Mine are years old and haven't worn a bit...really good stuff and gives extra warmth in the bag. Also silk is good for a base layer. The Special Forces get issued with silk long johns for severe cold weather jobs, and silk sleeping bag liners. Two of mine are Army issue , the other bought from an Australian company. Both brilliant. A metallised mylar blanket on the tent floor helps too if you can stand the rustling noise every time you move. Might be handy for the glacier. That answer with Spain in was ages back and I haven't used it since so it might take a while finding it....just remembered it when I read your Q. OK found it...it's not about Spain, just mentioned Spain in it and I've put 200 as the bigger bag....grief.....actually it's a 300. Combo stuff is in the bottom half of the answer. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100412042958AA4caWt . . . . .