sleeping bag advise

[Koren Mitchell <>]

Hi all,

My husband and I climbed Mt Kilimanjaro last Christmas, where the
nighttime temperatures got down around -15 to -20C. For us, the cheapest
option for keeping warm was to order sleeping bags from Canada. We got
ours from Mountain Equipment Coop, but there would be many other
equivalent places that sell online. Their 'house brand' hybrid (part
down, part synthetic) sleeping bags rated at -20C are CA$160 or so, so
even with shipping end up being 1/3 to 1/4 the price of equivalent rated
bags here, and they kept us toasty warm.

Cheers, Koren

At 05:36 PM 14/06/2011, Greg Little wrote:
> Gooday all
>
>  
>
> While birding at Round Hill NR recently I learnt two things. One,
> when
> crashing through and climbing under and over the endless thick mallee
> scrub
> with bruised shins, scratched face and collar scooping up endless
> handfuls
> of sticks into my shirt, just stop, back off and follow the wife, she
> always
> finds the easy way. Two, never ever believe a two hundred dollar
> sleeping
> bag rated at so-called -7 degrees will keep you warm even if you wear
> thick
> socks, long undies, trousers, T shirt, flanelette shirt, two jumpers,
> a
> scarf, beanie and wool gloves in the bag at the same time. We also had
> air
> matresses and extra blankets and quilts. 
>
>  
>
> So, can someone please suggest a not too expensive but warm sleeping
> bag
> when temperatures are about and just below zero, or, how do others go
> about
> keeping warm in such conditions.
>
>  
>
> Thanks
>
>  
>
> Greg Little
>
>  
>
>  
>
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Koren Mitchell
Albury, Australia

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