How to Choose Sleeping Bags for Backpacking

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Don't let condensation or frost ruin your sleep. With its highly water-resistant shell, Mountain Hardwear Bishop Pass GORE-TEX 0°F sleeping bag keeps you cozy in the high alpine or under the stars.
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Best Use | Backpacking |
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Tested Lower Limit | 0 degrees (F) - ISO |
Tested Comfort | 13 degrees (F) - ISO |
Temperature Rating (F) | 0 degrees (F) |
Temperature Rating (C) | -18 degrees (C) |
Weight | 3 lbs. 6 oz. |
Shell | Nylon with GORE-TEX INFINIUM WINDSTOPPER membrane |
Insulation Type | Down |
Fill | 650-fill-power duck down |
Fill Weight | 2 lbs. 1 oz. |
Sleeping Capacity | 1-person |
Lining | 30-denier plain weave nylon |
Sleeping Bag Shape | Mummy |
Fits Up To (in.) | 72 inches |
Shoulder Girth (in.) | 62 inches |
Hip Girth (in.) | 53 inches |
Stuff Sack Size | 9 x 17 inches |
Stuff Sack Volume | 15.5 liters |
Compressed Volume | 13 liters |
Gender | Unisex |
Sustainability | Down certified to the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) |
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Inaccurate website description. This is not 100% down. Its 80% down 20% feathers
Super impressed! I was sitting with this in my cart for months finally my friend got one and was impressed with the feel of the material. I love how small it packs up. The weight is on point for a 0°f backpacking bag. Im 5'7" 190lbs and when inside the bag with just mypants and shirt not alot of room to move which is what you want but.... if your a little uncofratble not being able to move you might need to go with a bigger size. also if you wanted to add liners you might like the extra space. We live in Kodiak,AK always blowing and raining and this bag is what you want.
Buy this bag… period. The concept of treating the feathers verses just giving the bag itself a gortex shell feels crazy this hasn’t been the move all along. Not worried about winter expeditions anymore.
I took this on a recent fall backpacking trip in the snowy Idaho mountains and was SO comfortable. The gore-Tex shell allowed me to not stress about it touching the inside of the tent walls and getting wet, or getting wet from the snow blowing in or wet dogs snuggling up with me. And it’s the warmest sleeping bag I’ve owned. I was cozy in it down to about 15F. Anything below that, I’d prob go for a sub-zero rating. Also I’m about 5’9 and almost maxed out the length for this bag.
It says 0 degree limit and 13 degrees comfort on the bag itself. I used this bag in conjunction with a 4.4 R-value sleeping pad and Gore-Tex bivy sack for a week. It was -2 the first night with 3 inches of snow on the ground, and this bag was still comfortable (I wore appropriate base layers as well). Other nights varied between 5 and 20 degrees, and this bag performed superbly. It is durable and packs easily. Highly recommend.
This bag is great! I took this up to 10,000 ft in CO for an early Nov backpacking / hunting trip and it was perfect. This bag packs down small, is super warm, and the Gore-Tex shell kept the frost from getting the bag wet. The only downside is that it's a little loud when moving around (a weird qualm, I know) but that's a small price to pay for the Gore-Tex shell keeping everything dry.
All these years sleeping bags have been approached by treating the feathers to be water resistant. How common sense and awesome is it to just have a vortex shell instead. I hope this becomes standard in cold weather bags, to have a gortex shell. Awesome!
Lightweight and water resistant. 5’8” skinny build fits good. Would not recommend for larger frame individuals. Worst part is does not have a draft tube under the neck so on a windy night the bag was a little chilly.
The sleeping bag feels very durable and is nice and warm. Highly recommend.
Solid bag, kept me dry/warm in winter camping/snow conditions