NEMO - Soul

I vote for Nemo bags. I have 2 and love them. Perfect for side sleeping.

This. I hate mummy bags. I move too much in my sleep. My Nemo takes up a bit more space in my pack but it is so comfortable and a good night’s sleep, where I can fully roll around in my bag, is worth it. I will never go back to a mummy bag.

Nemo for sure

Spoon shape is great, arm zippers in the boost just seem drafty.

I really wanted to love the Nemo, but if OP is a smaller person, Id warn they have too much dead space.

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.

Love my Nemo down bag. Love.

Tent: MSR or Nemo, sleeping bag: Nemo (the lightest warmest I’ve found) knife folding knife I’d use a Swiss army “Ranger” model, if its a folding knife sans that I’d use a fixed blade like a Pathfinder knife shop “scorpion or Kephart” the kephart is my favorite personally. It’s always good to have multiple tools for sure sometimes they fail. Additionally if you’re going to be in any remote areas take 2 ways to make fire whether that’s 2 lighters or a lighter and a ferocerium rod doesn’t matter. Ans water water water, and some way to filter said water. I’ve had situations even near or in towns where I needed water and had some but couldn’t purify it and a metal container of you can canteen or stainless non vacuum single wall water bottle if you have that and fire you’ll have purified water. Enjoy your walk sounds like fun to me

I’m a side sleeper as well and found the Nemo down bags to be perfect.

There are lighter options but your comment didn’t mention the weight, just that you think it is a gimmick. However, I have owned a few of the lighter options (and significantly heavier options) and nothing has been as comfortable and draft free for me as the ZenBivy. It really is a clever sleep system.

I had a Nemo sleeping bag, a Montbell, and a Sierra Designs sleeping bag (I still own the SD bag- if I need a bag, it’s my favorite sleeping bag ever). Those were all heavier than my ZenBivy. As a lighter option, I had an Enlightened Equipment quilt. And you are right, without the sheet, the ZenBivy is essentially the same as the EE quilt. However, with the sheet, it IS very different from other quilts! It is substantially more comfortable and draft free than any other quilt. The system is every bit as good a advertised. I was skeptical… but then I bought one.

I‘m well aware that the Timmermade is lighter than my ZenBivy. Like I said, I have coveted a Wren bag for a long time. However, it costs $200 more than I paid for the ZenBivy! Also, Michael (who started ZenBivy) is a genuine guy too. He is also selling to genuine customers (like me). I didn’t buy one because of any marketing. As I said in an earlier reply, my favorite bag (when I need a bag), is my Sierra Designs Zissou. I wanted to buy one for my son, but they no longer make that bag. Additional research led to finding out that Michael designed that bag for SD, and that he left to start ZenBivy. Which led me to their website. If you don‘t want their products, don’t buy them. But it seems like you are bashing them without even having tried one. They are a good product. Having options is a good thing for our hobby.

Nemo bags are extra roomy yet pack down tiny. Love mine wouldn’t use anything else