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REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag

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Take the REI Radiant +20°F down sleeping bag on all of your 3-season adventures. Designed for the backpacker who prioritizes comfort over weight and wants a balance of performance and price.

High-quality 650-fill-power goose down is warm, lightweight and compressible
Relaxed fit from the shoulders to the hips increases comfort by providing ample space to move around
Exclusive REI Down Fill Calculator optimizes the amount of down per baffle for the most warmth with the least amount of down
Baffle spacing allows the down to remain fully lofted and keeps it from shifting, preventing cold spots
Equally distributed insulation all the way around the bag accommodates the multiposition sleeper
Ripstop nylon shell resists water and abrasion; smooth taffeta lining is comfortable against your skin
Shell fabric is treated with a Durable Water Repellent finish to repel moisture and stains
Contoured hood, insulated full-face muffler and full-length draft tube with ground-level seams keep body heat in and cold air out
The REI Radiant +20°F down sleeping bag has an external chest pocket that stows your watch, glasses or other small essentials
Differentiated drawcords (1 round, 1 flat) let you adjust hood and neck easily in the dark
Full-length of zipper is backed by wide, antisnag binding tape
Any REI backpacking bag can be zipped to any other REI backpacking bag because of the consistent 63 in., No. 5, YKK zipper; women's bags zip on the right, men's on the left
Pad loops provide attachment points to keep your sleeping bag and pad together to avoid rolling off onto the cold ground (straps and sleeping pad sold separately)
Includes stuff sack and cotton storage bag
European Norm (EN) is an independent third-party temperature rating, allowing accurate comparisons across brands with other EN-rated bags

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REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag Customer Reviews

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REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag

4.3

(based on 15 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Comfortable (12)
Lightweight (11)
Roomy (11)
Warm (11)
Packs small (10)

Cons

Zipper snags easily (5)

Best Uses

Backpacking (14)
3 season use (12)
Cold conditions (6)
Car camping (5)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual/ recreational (8), Avid adventurer (7)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Comfort driven (7), Survivalist / minimalist (7)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (12), Yes (3)

Reviewed by 15 customers

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Feb

2011

(22 of 22 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

No complaints - great bag!

By Explorer22

from Wisconsin

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Adjustable Hood
Comfortable
Lightweight
Packs Small
Warm

Cons

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag:

This is a great bag and being a down-filled bag it's one of the cheaper priced bags. Size is important to me so having a bag that doesn't weigh much and compresses well is key; this bag is light weight and doesn't take up much space. Although it is just over 2.5lbs the bag is very warm and I have used it right around 20F - I was warm all night.

I haven't had any problems with snagging or down leaking. Sure a feather or two here and there, but nothing to get excited about. The down stays spread evenly throughout the bag as well.

No complaints so far. If you're looking for a warm bag at a great value, this is it.

Aug

2011

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Very comfortable, I tried a bunch too

By bh5k

from Salt Lake City, UT

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Comfortable
Lightweight
Packs Small
Roomy
Warm

Cons

No compression sack
Zipper Snags Easily

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Backpacking

Comments about REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag:

I read the reviews of probably 15 bags online and narrowed it down to 3. The REI Radiant 20+, the North Face Cat's Meow, and the Marmot Trestles 15+. I had almost convinced myself that the Marmot was going to be the one to buy just off of the other reviews stating that it was good for broad shouldered people.

I am 6'4" and 215 lbs. The Cat's Meow was almost claustrophobic and the Marmot just simply wasn't as comfortable. The Radiant 20+ has a lot more room in the shoulders and I like that the zipper will come down on both sides of the hood. FWIW, I did get the long/wide version.

I don't trust any warmth rating on a bag because there are so many factors that go into them. I always change my socks before getting into a bag and always sleep with a beanie regardless of the temperature because of bugs or whatever. This is a very warm bag though and packs really small.

I fit the bag and my bivy sack in a 20 liter compression sack and had room to spare. I could have probably gone down to the 16 liter.

Oh, the zipper did seem snaggy, but no different than the other bags I tried at the store.

May

2011

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great Bag!

By rrjames

from Missoula, MT

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Adjustable Hood
Comfortable
Packs Small
Roomy
Warm

Cons

Leaks Down

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Backpacking
Car Camping
Cold Conditions

Comments about REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag:

This bag held up great to a fairly awful weekend weather wise. Temp Rating is very accurate I was comfortable at 15 degrees with minimal layers on. It's not the lightest bag but for the price I would say it's very nice.

It does leak down. My girlfriend also has an rei down bag and it started out like this but I does get better.

Aug

2011

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Excellent Sleeping Bag

By peetwolrab

from Northern CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight
Roomy
Warm

Cons

Zipper Snags Easily

Best Uses

3 Season Camping

Comments about REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag:

Slept without a tent and woke up with ice on the outside of the bag. It was so warm in the bag, I didn't realize how cold it was outside. The outside of the bag was so cold ("how cold was it??") that when I shoved the bag into the stuff sack, the outside of the bag wrapped around my hand and it felt like I was shoving my hand into a cooler full of ice searching for a cold soda. I highly recommend this bag. The only downsides are that I wish is had a velcro tab at the top of the zipper to hold the neck closed even if I zipped the zipper down and that the zipper snags easily (but don't they all?).

Jan

2012

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Absolutly LOVE this bag!

By Warwick

from Durham, NC

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Comfortable
Durable
Packs Small
Roomy
Warm

Cons

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
4 Season camping
Backpacking

Comments about REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag:

Let me start by saying that I take a very light weight approach to backpacking but my bag is the one item I'm willing to carry the extra 1-1.5 pounds for comfort. I tried several bags that all had one common theme I wasn't willing to live with, claustrophobic! I'm only 5'9 but I have very broad shoulders so I reluctantly went with the Long/Wide version of this bag which is an extra 8 ounces or so in weight. Best decision I could have made. I can sleep on my side, back, or stomach with plenty of room to spare if I want to stretch my arms out!

As far as compressibility, I can fit my Radiant Down bag, therm-a-rest pillow, and Sea To Summit Reactor Liner in a 14L compression sack with room to spare!

Temperature wise, this bag has performed perfect. I have used it in the low 30's multiple times and was actually toasty. Most recently I used it backpacking in late December at Linville Gorge NC where night time temperatures fell to 15 degrees! While the water in my bottle froze solid over night, I was warm and toasty all night long. (I do use a Reactor liner for extra warmth and to keep the inside of my bag cleaner).

Overall, this bag has met every expectation I set. If you don't like literally feeling like a mummy squeezed into a bag waiting for the coffin lid to close, this bag is for you! That being said, if you don't mind a tight squeeze there are lighter options out there.

Oct

2011

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Bag

By Ricky Boy

from San Diego, CA

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Comfortable
Roomy
Warm

Cons

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Backpacking

Comments about REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag:

I went with the wide-long Radiant even though I am only five ten and 180 pounds because I sleep on one side, then the other. I like to stretch out. Regular bags don't let me get comfortable. That luxury is worth the ten extra ounces to me. I make up for the extra ounces with a Thermorest NeoAir pad.

When the outside temp gets down to thirty-five, I can sleep in my briefs while my pals tell me they wear fleece and Capilene to bed. The zipper is smooth and down seepage is minimal. I have used this bag on San Gorgonio and San Jacinto. Probably twenty nights. It's perfect for me.

Jun

2011

(3 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Warm and cumfy

By bottorff

from Chicago, IL

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Comfortable
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag:

This bag was way too warm for the 95 degree heat wave I stumbled into while hiking the Appalachian Trail, but I sure appreciated it when the nighttime mountain temps plummeted. I look forward to using this bag in northern climates but will use my lighter down bag down south.

Jan

2012

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Bag

By A Weber

from Olympia, WA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Adjustable Hood
Comfortable
Durable
Lightweight
Packs Small
Roomy
Warm
Water proof

Cons

Zipper Snags Easily

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Backpacking
Cold Conditions

Comments about REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag:

This is an awesome sleeping bag. It's warm, water proof, and relatively light weight. You can get lighter down bags, but not without higher prices. Compared to similarly priced synthetic bags (TNF Cat's Meow, MHW Ultralamina 15) it's great. It averages a few ounces lighter than either of those, and is rated to 17 degrees. I guess that proves the quality of down, even cheaper 650 fill down.

As for any of that down leaking out, only a few feathers here and there. Now that I've owned it for about a month, it's stopped leaking. Don't let it worry you; it's not really a problem.

Moving on, the shell material is very nice. It's tough, light, and has a wonderful DWR finish. At first I was skeptical that the DWR finish would work, but it proved itself reliable, in a cheap tent, with freezing rain coming down. The inside of the tent was soaking wet, but I stayed bone dry. The water stayed on the surface of the bag, and wiped off in seconds. It was 30 degrees out; I was using a Z lite sleeping pad, and stayed comfortably warm. Not too hot and not even close to cold. I wouldn't hesitate to take it down to twenty.

Now, regarding the fit, well, it's definitely roomy. Length is average, but it's pretty wide. If you have small shoulders, or get cold in roomier bags, I would look elsewhere. It doesn't bother me, but it's good to know. The taffeta lining is smooth, and comfortable. The zippers do snag easily, but that's more a result of the large draft tube than anything else. The draft tube keeps the cold out well, so making it smaller wouldn't be an improvement.

In conclusion, this is a great, high value, sleeping bag. I would recommend it for any three season use.

Jan

2012

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Wide and Comfy

By TheHikerDude

from Austin

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Comfortable
Lightweight
Packs Small
Roomy

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Cold Conditions

Comments about REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag:

Great bag, did a Lost Maples trip and got down to 35 over night, had on silk underwear only. I did not sweat, nor did I really experience any chill. I could move around inside (got the wide version) cause I am a restless sleeper, and the bag did not fight me, had a pretty good night's sleep considering my sensitive nature. I recommend this bag down to freezing (32F), if your going below that you're better off getting a (0F) bag IMO. I mean when it's cold, the sleeping bag and a hot meal are your only real comforts in the evening, there is real joy in a warm bag when you are freezing cold.

Dec

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great bag!

By PacNoWest

from Laramie, Wyoming

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Lightweight
Packs Small
Warm

Cons

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
4 Season camping
Backpacking
Cold Conditions

Comments about REI Radiant Down +20 Sleeping Bag:

Got this bag for Christmas this year, couldn't ask for a better bag. Went winter camping with it in subzero conditions last week and it held its own and more. Waterproof, warm, lightweight, compressible, and comfy. A+ bag.