TETON - Deer Hunter -35˚F Canvas Sleeping Bag

There are not many places in the US where a -35°f sleeping bag can be properly tested out in the field. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Montana, unless there's a cold snap. 99% of the product reviewers will never take a sleeping bag down to -35°f. (There are more opportunities to use extreme cold weather gear in Northern Canada) The weight of the Teton -35°f is 16.95lbs. This is an absolutely massive amount of synthetic material. Your average 0°f synthetic sleeping bag usually weighs about 5-6lbs. The Teton Deer Hunter is x3 the amount of synthetic fibers. The proposed comfort rating sounds feasible given the amount of material.

I have a Teton Sports -32F and dang that thing is warm!! Toasty as can be, used it right at freezing with no issues.

Lot of good replies here already. If you're car camping, Id recommend a exped megamat duo and two Teton sleeping bags. They make a very good low temp bag, and they're big. Buy a left and right for you and her and they will zip together too! Much better than a mummy or sleeping bag. Warming water bottles by the fire is a game changer too. Stay warm while you sleep. Probably the only thing that really matters when camping in low temps. If you can't warm you'll be miserable. As an aside, blankets under your pad don't do a whole lot because the insulation comes from the air in the blanket. When you lie on top of it you compress the insulation. It's better than nothing, but it's a pretty compromised experience.

The Teton sleeping bags are really warm and comfy.

I have a Teton sleeping bag which works well for me. I only camp a few times per year and never in the winter so I didn’t want to spend a fortune on a bag. I’ve had it for about 10 years.

ChatGPT probably is a recipe for disaster as a new backpacker who is unfamiliar with gear. But, at least you asked. So, time to make some revisions. In general, Teton is not a good brand, even for budget stuff. I had a Teton sleeping bag. It wasn’t a good purchase for me. Other people’s mileage seems to vary, which has fine, but I think you can get better gear for only a bit more. Tent - that is a REALLY unnecessarily heavy 2 person tent at nearly 7 lbs. And it isn’t a very good value when you can buy a Naturehike Cloud Up 2 person tent for the same price that only weighs 4.6 lbs. Backpack - That’s a good price, but if you would be willing to spend a little more, the REI flash 55 backpack is on sale for Memorial Day for $139. That’s a bit more but I do think it is one of the best budget packs out there when REI has it on sale like they do now. It’s a better designed backpack and it weighs about 2 lbs less. Plus they have a far better return policy than Teton. If you buy the Teton pack now, and hate it for your August trip, you’re stuck with it. But at least with REI, if you really don’t like the pack and don’t feel that it’s the right backpack for you, you can still return it post trip. Plus it would help a lot if you could get fitted for a pack in store. Sizing needs to be right. If that just isn’t possible, order online but at least watch a few videos on how to measure yourself for a backpack at home and get a friend to help measure you if possible. EDIT TO ADD - Steep and Cheap also has the granite gear crown 3 backpack on sale for $120 which is a really good deal as well. Plus it also weighs about 2 lbs less. Sleeping Bag - Be aware than Teton Sports sleeping bag temperature ratings are wildly inaccurate. From their website “The ratings we use are Survival Temperature Ratings, this is the coldest temperature the sleeping bag is designed to keep you alive in, but it doesn’t guarantee comfort. At the lowest point, you might be shivering or experience discomfort. For comfort ratings, we suggest adding 20-30 degrees from the listed rating.” So that 20 degree bag is closer to a 40-50 degree comfort rating and heavy as hell for what it is. If you really need insulation rated between 40-50 degrees, there is a company called HangTight that makes backpacking quilts. They have a 40 degree down quilt called the Hot Foot. It can be purchased with what they call the ground dweller add on package (this makes the quilt wide enough to be used comfortably while sleeping on the ground using a sleeping pad, plus it adds a system to attach the quilt to your pad). Total cost would be less than $100 and my guess is it weighs around 20 oz. That’s a huge difference for an extra $30. If, however, you actually do need to buy a warmer rated bag, the Teton bag would be. Bad choice. Again, for a budget buy, HangTight does make a 20 degree quilt called the Heatseeker that costs about $140. There’s also the Kelly Cosmic 20 down bag that’s on sale at REI for 139. Not the best bag in the world at 2 lbs. 7 ounces in the regular length, but for the temp rating (which is 20 degree limit/30 comfort) it’s not a bad price. All in all, the gear that I recommended is a bit more expensive. But if you went with the Naturehike Cloud Up 2 tent, the HangTight Hotfoot Quilt, and either the REI Flash 55 or the Granite Gear Crown 3 backpack, it would be about $80 more expensive; however, you’d be saving around 7 - 7.5 lbs, which is a lot of weight and bulk. EDIT - Plus, I imagine that the gear which I listed has a better resale value if you wanted for sell it in the future. Also, don’t forget a sleeping pad. For mild weather, if you want to keep to a low budget, I would go with closed cell foam.

I just bought a new in box sleeping bag by Teton. The bag is rated for ZERO survival rate and Teton said 25-35 comfort. I slept in the bag last night in my own apartment (without turning the heat on) at 65 degrees and was cold- not shivering cold, but not cozy warm. I emailed the company asking if I should make a flannel or fleece liner. I read here not too long ago that sleeping in peejays might not add so much value to warmth and that somtimes fewer clothes=warmer. Unsure. From what I've read, a 35F rated tent means you won't die if it gets to 35F but you might be very uncomfy. Not sure what the answer is but I was expecting to be toasty warm so your concerns are valid. Sounds like you'll be car camping, not backpacking. Ask all your friends to borrow another bag, maybe a larger bag, and put your bag into a bigger bag? Good luck.

As a former user of it, that Teton bag sucks. REI has their Trailmade line with a good pack on sale for roughly the same price range.

Im a big fan of the TETON SPORTS for budget and car camping sleeping bags. They are a good price for the quality. I have one that is flannel lined and is super roomy with a built in pillow that can be removed. I also agree with alot of other commentors about using blanket. A nice wool or down blanket and some sheet usually fit the bill for summer camping.