Western Mountaineering - MegaLite

Interesting. Anecdotally I agree with the Megalite’s comfort rating of -1C and Nanolite’s (not on this sheet) 3C. Not too long ago, I didn’t go for a heavily discounted Apache, as it was advertised with its EN comfort rating of -5C which I deemed too close to the Megalite. Seeing WM’s rating of -10C seems reasonable (with 540gr of down vs. 340gr in the Megalite) and makes it much more compelling.

I get super cold. I now have 2 WM bags and always stay comfortable. WM apache MF 15 and WM Megalite 30.

I would check out the western mountaineering megalite, its suitable for a wide range of temperatures, and spacey enough not to get clammy indoors.

I wanted a bag to fit me for end of autumn beginning of spring and ordered a s2s spark pro -1C, cumulus xlite 400, cumulus panyam 450 and a WM megalite. I needed up choosing the WM for the sizing, im a bit bigger, 187cm 98kg, the zip is nice and the loft was c. 20 % more when laying the bags together.

Our go to is Western Mountaineering bags. They have specific tailored bags for mountaineering.

Huge fan of Western Mountaineering Alpinlite which is a 20 degree bag. I've had WM bags for over a decade and wonderful bags from a small local USA company based out of CA. Their 30 degree bag is this one: [https://www.westernmountaineering.com/product/megalite/](https://www.westernmountaineering.com/product/megalite/) r/TheBackpackingList

A couple of notes on Western 1) their temp ratings are the comfort ratings, not lower limit. 2) the Ultralite is narrower than the Alpinlite, but if you look at comps the Ultralite can generally be considered a standard width. 3) if Megalite is of interest the Sunmerite is the narrower (again standard by industry norms) version.

I liked my quilt when I was doing shorter trips. Once I started doing months at a time I grabbed a western mountaineering bag and I have no regrets. Helps me extend a bit more into shoulder season

Western Mountaineering mummy bag. I do a lot in shoulder season and these are very warm for the weight

There isn’t really an absolute best, but I like Katabatic for a quilt and western mountaineering or feathered friends for a bag. I prefer quilts down to around the low 20s, bags below that. Having a pocket in your quilt for a sleeping pad seems silly to me.

Western Mountaineering is the benchmark. Their bags really are great. In addition to WM, I also own a Gryphon Gear quilt and can say that their quality is top notch as well and they make both bags and quilts. For a few hundred less than a WM bag, you can get a Gryphon Gear Taurus bag. They are a small cottage shop so you get to deal directly with the owner and he'll make it custom to your liking if you want it a little more roomy. I think there are so many better choices than the EE quilts.

Western mountaineering… cry once, but once