Big Agnes - Sentinel 30 Degree Doublewide Sleeping Bag

We have one of these from Big Agnes. Works pretty well, although when my daughter got big enough, she could roll the whole mat over. I think it's this one: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InhGM1Y2ksM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InhGM1Y2ksM)

I went rei big Agnes, but I also have 2 (20 year old) down bags that I put inside each other that can keep me just as warm and combined they are as small and light as big Agnes but with down moisture is the enemy and in winter there is plenty so there is that

If your biggest concern about a sleeping bag is room for your legs to move without feeling constricted, I would try out Nemo or Big Agnes sleeping bags. Both tend to have wider profiles. Definitely go for a bag that is rated at least 10 degrees lower - preferably lower - than the temps you expect to sleep in. Theres multiple problems with layering with clothing like this, one of which is not the warmth specific factor but the breathability. One or two layers is one thing, but with all the listed clothing and then something like the picture on top, you’re going to build up humidity near your body you can’t get rid of, and you’ll become even colder. Next, a sleeping bag basically creates a warm pocket of air around you. The insulation in the bag helps create and maintain this pocket. The more compressed this insulation, the worse it performs. With layering clothing, you compress the insulation, making it less effective. On top of that, insulation is minimal if not nonexistent at the seams. Some puffy jackets and “extreme temp” clothing gets around this by minimizing seams but there’s almost always a few somewhere, which means no air pockets and no warmth. If I could recommend the best case scenario for you, it would be this: find a sleeping bag you can tolerate rated to a temp appropriate for your conditions, 15F at a minimum, best scenario a 0F. Dress in only your smartwool layers, and make sure you have a good pad/sleep set up underneath you. Sources: avid outdoorsmen, backpacker in sub 20 degree temps, and former REI employee who specialized in camping gear.

A Big Agnes sleeping bag with down that fit me correctly. I was iffy on the price at first, but it turns out I had basically used ill fitting, non insulated sleeping bags for years of wilderness camping. Getting a good nights sleep anywhere, especially away from home, makes a huge difference.

I got a big Agnes bag that has an extra zipper kind of like carry-on luggage. Makes it somewhat adjustable - roomy most of the time but when I really need the warmth it’s more snug.

Just wanna say I respect the lack of overpriced fancy gear and I respect making it work for as long as you did! As much as I am “anti gear, pro getting out there”, a lightweight Big Agnes sleeping bag will roll up to about 1/8th the size of a rolled up Coleman. Mine has lasted me for 7 seasons so far no problems

Big Agnes has a double bag just like you describe. I have a down one and it’s great

Big agnes sleeping bag, wool hat, dry wool socks, dog in the bag with me.

We use BAs double wide bags attached to Expeds air mats and the system is incredible. All the benefits of a bag (no drafts etc). With the weight benefits of a quilt. Genius designs.

You mentioned hiking with a partner. I cannot cannot recommend enough an ultralight doublewide mat and doublewide sleeping bag combination. There is truly no alternative for my wife and I and we have completed over 100 nights wild camping with this setup. We use a Big Agnes 30F Sentinel sleeping bag attached to a Exped Doublewide air mat. You are effectively packing the weight of one sleeping bag, as the sleeping bag operates similarly to a quilt. But because it straps to the airmat you are completely sealed in, keeping out drafts. It’s definitely pricey, but we invested in it in 2019 and the bag is still going strong. The mat had a free warranty replacement last year and the replacement already has a slow leak that I need to sort. The airmat is split into two sections meaning any slow leak is contained on that side, fortunately. This is the system we use all year round in the UK. We sleep in down trousers and jackets in the winter with green foam mats additional underneath the airmat for added r value. We use a Big Agnes Copper Spur 2p tent.