Therm-a-Rest  Parsec 20 Sleeping Bag

Just received my Parsec 20, size regular. I haven’t tested it fully yet but since I saw there were no reviews on this bag yet, I thought I’d jump in here with some early observations. It arrived very compressed and took a while to expand. I weighed it and found it to be a tiny bit heavier than the advertised weight. My bag weighed in at one pound, 14.4 ounces. Still, a full eight ounces lighter than my current bag - a 10 year old down bag from another brand. I’ll take it! One of the first things I did was to unzip it and examine the foot-warmer. It’s a baffled (on both sides) pocket at the very end of the bag. As someone who has a hard time warming up my feet (once they get mountain cold), I think this will be a great feature! I was impressed with how roomy the bag actually is. I am 5 feet 8, athletic build female, 130 pounds, and I have plenty of room. I can even do a figure-4 with my leg and not feel like I will pop a seam. The hips and torso are also plenty roomy. The stated bag measurements are part of the reason I picked this bag over a lighter one of a different brand. I am happy with the room in this bag. That being said, if I was any taller, I would have probably returned the bag for a tall version. I think a six foot tall person would not fit comfortably in the regular size. One feature I really like, at first glance, is the zipper housing (for lack of a better term). I think this housing will help keep the zipper from snagging when trying to zip up. In my initial tests, I didn’t get any snags at all. I will not use the included stuff sack so I cannot comment on it. It is nice to have a storage bag to keep it loose when not in use. The second reason I chose this bag over a lighter one is the fabric denier. I can’t yet comment on the durability though. Overall, I like the bag. It’s pretty much as advertised and I am looking forward to getting some dirt on it. If anything changes drastically after some mountain use, I’ll update my review.

I picked up this bag in April and have used it on a couple of early spring overnighters (three nights total), with temps dipping into the upper 30s. It performed really well both times. It feels well-made and surprisingly lightweight compared to other 20° bags I’ve tried. I usually use it more like a quilt and only zip it up fully when it gets into the mid-30s or colder, and it’s handled that style of use just fine. The compression stuff sack and storage bag are nice features as well.

Just received my Parsec 20, size regular. I haven’t tested it fully yet but since I saw there were no reviews on this bag yet, I thought I’d jump in here with some early observations. It arrived very compressed and took a while to expand. I weighed it and found it to be a tiny bit heavier than the advertised weight. My bag weighed in at one pound, 14.4 ounces. Still, a full eight ounces lighter than my current bag - a 10 year old down bag from another brand. I’ll take it! One of the first things I did was to unzip it and examine the foot-warmer. It’s a baffled (on both sides) pocket at the very end of the bag. As someone who has a hard time warming up my feet (once they get mountain cold), I think this will be a great feature! I was impressed with how roomy the bag actually is. I am 5 feet 8, athletic build female, 130 pounds, and I have plenty of room. I can even do a figure-4 with my leg and not feel like I will pop a seam. The hips and torso are also plenty roomy. The stated bag measurements are part of the reason I picked this bag over a lighter one of a different brand. I am happy with the room in this bag. That being said, if I was any taller, I would have probably returned the bag for a tall version. I think a six foot tall person would not fit comfortably in the regular size. One feature I really like, at first glance, is the zipper housing (for lack of a better term). I think this housing will help keep the zipper from snagging when trying to zip up. In my initial tests, I didn’t get any snags at all. I will not use the included stuff sack so I cannot comment on it. It is nice to have a storage bag to keep it loose when not in use. The second reason I chose this bag over a lighter one is the fabric denier. I can’t yet comment on the durability though. Overall, I like the bag. It’s pretty much as advertised and I am looking forward to getting some dirt on it. If anything changes drastically after some mountain use, I’ll update my review.