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Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag

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    Bring extra comfort to your backcountry slumber with the Big Agnes Encampment +15°F 3-season sleeping bag that is cut to allow roll-over room.

    • Underside insulation has been eliminated and replaced with a sleeve for a Big Agnes 20 in. wide rectangular pad (sold separately)
    • Modified mummy bag features short staple synthetic insulation with 97% recycled content that provides high loft, superior warmth-to-weight ratio and excellent compressibility
    • A-Flex™ construction increases loft and maximizes heat retention by combining layers of "flexed" insulation with smaller "anchor" pieces
    • Continuous draft wedge insulates the connection between the bag and pad to prevent cold air from entering
    • Ripstop nylon shell is treated with a Durable Water Repellent finish; soft, breathable nylon taffeta lining cocoons you in comfort
    • Features a 2-way, full-length, locking zipper with big, easy-to-grab zipper pull
    • Draft tube located behind the zipper prevents warm air from escaping and cold air from entering
    • Create a pillow by stuffing a jacket or clothing into the built-in pillow sleeve, which keeps it in place all night long
    • Interior fabric loops stabilize a sleeping bag liner, sold separately
    • Big Agnes Encampment includes a nylon stuff sack and large cotton storage bag

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    Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag Specs
    Specification
    LONG LEFTREGULAR LEFTSHORT LEFT
    Best use
    Family & car camping Family & car camping Family & car camping
    15 degrees Fahrenheit15 degrees Fahrenheit15 degrees Fahrenheit
    -9 degrees Celsius-9 degrees Celsius-9 degrees Celsius
    3 lbs. 9 oz. 3 lbs. 4 oz. 2 lbs. 15 oz.
    1.47 kilograms1.3 kilograms1.2 kilograms
    Ripstop nylon Ripstop nylon Ripstop nylon
    Synthetic Synthetic Synthetic
    Polyester fibers Polyester fibers Polyester fibers
    27 ounces24 ounces22 ounces
    Nylon taffeta Nylon taffeta Nylon taffeta
    Semirectangular Semirectangular Semirectangular
    78 inches70 inches68 inches
    73 inches70 inches68 inches
    69 inches66 inches64 inches
    9 x 20 inches9 x 20 inches8 x 17.5 inches
    20.8 liters20.8 liters14.4 liters
    Unisex Unisex Unisex
    Temperature rating (F)
    Temperature rating (C)
    Weight
    Weight - metric
    Shell
    Insulation type
    Fill
    Fill weight
    Lining
    Sleeping bag shape
    Fits up to (in.)
    Shoulder girth
    Hip girth
    Stuff sack size
    Stuff sack volume
    Gender

    Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag Customer Reviews

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    Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag
     
    3.2

    (based on 32 reviews)

    55%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Roomy (28)
    • Comfortable (25)
    • Adjustable hood (14)
    • Lightweight (12)
    • Warm (12)

    Cons

    • Inaccurate temp rating (16)
    • Zipper snags easily (15)
    • Heavy / bulky (3)

    Best Uses

    • 3 season use (17)
    • Backpacking (17)
    • Car camping (16)
    • Cold conditions (5)
    • Year round (5)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Casual/ recreational (14), Avid adventurer (13), Military/law enforcement (3)
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort driven (25), Survivalist / minimalist (7)
      • Was this a gift?:
      • No (31)

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    (4 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

     
    1.0

    +15? Not even close!

    By skipro3

    from Near Lake Tahoe, CA

    About Me Professional/Guide

    See all my reviews

    Pros

    • Lightweight
    • Packs small compresses
    • Roomy
    • Zipper works fine

    Cons

    • Inaccurate Temp Rating
    • Too cold

    Best Uses

    • Car Camping

    Comments about Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag:

    I work year-round as a hydrographer collecting data in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. I bought this bag to furnish my survival bag in case I get caught and have to spend a night in the back country. I've never been caught so I didn't use it the first two years I owned it. I finally got a chance to put it though it's paces on a motorcycle camping trip through Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. It rained every day and the temps ran down to the low 40's at night. Now, I'm used to cold. I work part time as a ski instructor and love to ski storms in nothing more than a vest, shell jacket and spring gloves. However, I have never spent as cold a night as I did with this bag. I was in a tent and used the inflatable pad that is designed to work with the bag. By night three I finally decided to just sleep wearing my one-piece waterproof riding suit and sitting by the fire in the rain as that was warmer than in the tent with this bag. [...] I only used it 3 nights, but I did buy it over 2 years ago too. I'll never use this bag again in anything less than +45 degree temps. REI ought to quit selling this. A Coleman $19 bag from[...] would work better.

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    • Comfort Driven
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    • No

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    (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    This one is Juuussst right

    By big bovine

    from TN

    About Me Avid Adventurer

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    Pros

    • Adjustable Hood
    • Comfortable
    • Durable
    • Lightweight
    • Packs Small
    • Roomy
    • Warm

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • 3 Season Camping
      • 4 Season camping
      • Backpacking
      • Car Camping
      • Cold Conditions

      Comments about Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag:

      I am 6' and 200 lbs. I like to move around in my bag and absolutely cannot sleep in a mummy bag. After 3 months of use and just hitting 32 degrees on last outing, I love it. Have the correct size pad and no problems rolling around inside this thing. Have been recomending it to everyone that sleeps like I do.(Side, Stomach, Back, Side, Etc.)

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      • Comfort Driven
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      • No

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      (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

       
      2.0

      Great ideas, but not a +15

      By Prince

      from Martinsburg, Wv

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

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      Pros

      • Adjustable Hood
      • Comfortable
      • Face Warmers
      • Roomy
      • Stayed on Pad

      Cons

      • Inaccurate Temp Rating

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking
      • The rain

      Comments about Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag:

      I went on the North Fork trail near Seneca Rocks, which is a 3 to 5 day trip depending on your speed and how many pictures you wanna take. The trip ranged in weather combinations. It rained, hailed, sleeted, and snowed. It would be windy one day and then calm the next.

      This sleeping bag did not keep me warm at all without a little engineering. I had to warm up the bag with a hot bottle of water. Once you take the water bottle out thought the bag gets cold again.

      I never fell off of my pad. The pad insert works really well. Big Agnes has that feature on every bag and it works amazingly well.

      Nemo makes a similar thing that attaches to the floor of the tent and keeps your pad in place, so if you want this feature without having to buy a cold sleeping bag just get a Nemo tent.

      The sleeping bag did get wet and dried really quickly.

      YOU HAVE TO BUY A SLEEPING PAD! If you don't then you will be extremely cold and basically be sleeping on the cold ground.

      It does pack pretty small in a compression sack.

      O and on a side note. We used REI's HOODOO 2 tent and it is worth every penny. It was on clearence and super cheap. It held up great and was really easy to put up even in the rain, sleet, and snow.

      I will be returning this bag.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist
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      • No

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      (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

       
      3.0

      Nice bag some issues

      By jaweidler

      from Fayetteville NC

      About Me Avid Adventurer

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      Pros

      • Comfortable
      • Roomy

      Cons

      • Inaccurate Temp Rating

      Best Uses

      • 3 Season Camping
      • Backpacking

      Comments about Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag:

      The bag is very roomy. I am a big guy 250+ and this bag is very comfy. I like this bag but would not consider it a 15 degree bag. It is really designed to be used with the big Agnes inflatable pad if you want max temp rating. The problem is that the bag is built for big guys with respect to roominess but the inflatable pad cannot handle the psi us big guys generate. I had to swith to a Thermarester after the Big Agnes pad blew about 30 tiny holes in it. Impossible to patch. I still carry the bag and enjoy it as a 30 degree bag because the trail lite pad does not fit it well and allows air to move through on the sides. I would recommend it because there is not a lot of choices for big guys out there. There is a lot of room for improvement in this market niche though.

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      • Minimalist
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      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      No real complaints

      By StainedSkys

      from Northern Virginia

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      Pros

      • Adjustable Hood
      • Comfortable
      • Lightweight
      • Packs Small
      • Roomy
      • Warm

      Cons

      • Zipper Snags Easily

      Best Uses

      • 3 Season Camping
      • Backpacking
      • Car Camping

      Comments about Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag:

      After searching for a reasonable priced sleeping bag that was also comfortable and light I landed on and decided on this one. And I do not regret my choice. The complaints that I have read are not really valid in my opinion, as, who sleeps naked in the woods? The bag was warm, so warm that I ended up sweating a little in the middle of the night in temps of 39 and 38 for a 2 night back packing trip recently. I was wearing thermal underwear, a pair of hiking socks (not the heavy kind)and a white hanes t-shirt, like i said, who sleeps naked in the woods? the added feature of the sleep pad being a part of the bag was awesome, the zipper does snag a little easy, a bit of a design flaw, the hood when cinched makes it really cozy, the bag packs down small and light. all and all no real complaints. :-)

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      3.0

      Big bag with downside

      By BrentT

      from Los Angeles, CA

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

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      Pros

      • Roomy

      Cons

        Best Uses

          Comments about Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag:

          Very roomy bag, but the downside is that it is not warm enough. Used during the summer in the Andes, where night temperatures were about 40 degrees F. I am a cold sleeper to start with, hence I brought a 15 degree bag. Spent a few nights freezing with a beanie and long underwear on. If you are a wide figured person that can fill it up, I'm sure it would perform better. For me, I chose to return it.

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          • Minimalist
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          (2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

           
          2.0

          Super comfortable, super cold!

          By Courage Wolf

          from Dallas, TX

          About Me Casual/ Recreational

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          Pros

          • Adjustable Hood
          • Comfortable
          • Roomy
          • Sleeping pad sleeve

          Cons

          • Cold
          • Inaccurate temp rating
          • Zipper Snags Easily

          Best Uses

          • 3 Season Camping
          • Backpacking
          • Car Camping

          Comments about Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag:

          I bought this with the odd backpacking trip and generally car camping in mind. My first camping trip with it was in January at Turner Falls, OK where it got down to just above freezing every night. I froze my butt off! The first night I tried long johns, hat, thick socks, and hot water bottle in the end. The second and third nights I slept with jeans, three layers, hat, water bottle, and thick socks, and I was somewhat less cold but certainly not warm. The only time I was warm was testing it in the backyard when there was a low of 50F (love those Dallas winters). I am a cold sleeper so I allow some leeway in the temperature ratings but that was taking it too far. As I was certain that I would at some point be camping or hiking in much colder temperature than that, I had to return it.

          That being said, they may be onto something with this sleeping bag design. I bought a Big Agnes insulated air core sleeping pad, which fit right into the sleeve and worked beautifully. I won't be returning that. The bag is big for all 6'4 250lbs of me which was nice, and combined with the thick sleeping pad I was able to roll around and sleep on my side. However, the size of it may be a double edged sword- There is no way to keep the huge foot box warm and there is just generally a ton of real estate that you are tasked with heating up. It's like they say, your sleeping bag doesn't warm you up, you warm it up. The zippered side had a baffle running along side it but the unzippered side did not and I feel that is where a significant amount of heat escaped and cold entered. I wanted so badly to like this bag- perhaps if I invest in a Big Agnes down bag I may be warmer, but I sort of doubt it due to the sheer size of the bag.

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          • Comfort Driven
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          • No

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          (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          1.0

          Unless it keeps you warm..........

          By Scoutmaster Doug

          from Portland Metro, Oregon.

          About Me Avid Adventurer

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          Pros

          • Lightweight
          • Packs Small
          • Roomy

          Cons

          • Inaccurate Temp Rating

          Best Uses

            Comments about Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag:

            I spent two cold nights after getting this bag and it wasn't even down to 32 degrees since we had no frost. I began to wonder if this was a 15 degree centigrade bag. I had the new Q matress which was comfortable, but I was so cold it didn't matter. I don't think any of these bags with the "missing" insulation on the bottom work as expected. I like the system, but the result was two miserable nights of camping.

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            2.0

            +15.....NOT EVEN CLOSE!

            By JC77

            from Belfair, WA

            About Me Casual/ Recreational

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            Pros

            • Adjustable Hood
            • Comfortable

            Cons

            • Inaccurate Temp Rating
            • Zipper Snags Easily

            Best Uses

              Comments about Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag:

              I've used this bag with the Big Agnes insulated air core pad and I can not get comfortable at all. My coldest trip has been 32 degrees, my warmest was 40 degrees. Each time I had to put on my microlight jacket, heavy weight thermal pants, heavy weight socks and a warm hat. I've tried to give this bag a fair chance, but enough is enough. I'm looking for a new bag.

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              4.0

              Roomy and comfortable

              By BC3

              from Joliet, IL

              About Me Casual/ Recreational

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              Pros

              • Adjustable Hood
              • Comfortable
              • Lightweight
              • Packs Small
              • Roomy

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • 3 Season Camping
                • Backpacking
                • Car Camping

                Comments about Big Agnes Encampment +15 Sleeping Bag:

                I love the Big Agnes idea of the integrated sleeping pad. Never again will I roll off my pad onto the cold ground and get woke up in the middle of the night.

                You do have to buy a pad, and at least with this bag, you pretty much have to buy a Big Agnes pad. The good news is that their pad is awesome too.
                As a plus, having no built in insulation on the bottom of the bag saves some size and weight. I plan to take this backpacking and be sleeping in comfort.

                I've been in weather down to +30 in an REI Camp Dome 2 and this bag. The one negative thing I can say about it, is that unless I was fully dressed in the same amount of clothing I was wearing while active outside in that temperature, I was cold in the bag at +30. Once appropriately dressed, it was great though. I think part of the issue may be that there is so much room in the bag, that your body has to heat all that space up. I guess I'll sacrifice a little on warmth of the bag for room to wiggle around.

                All around this is a great bag, and a really great idea by Big Agnes.

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