Mountain Designs Sleeping Bags

[Heinz]

I have just bought a Mountain designs Fitzroy sleeping bag for myself
and a Travelite 650 for my partner. However, she feels that the 650
will not be adequate as a 3 seasons bag for the range of temperatures
(+4 to -6 C) claimed. She requires a lot more warmth to sleep than I (if
that is relevant). Does anyone have any experience of these bags (or
similar Mountain Designs down filled bags) and if so what do you think
of them??

Heinz

[Tong]

I've got a Mountain Designs Standhart which is rated +10
to -10C (from memory).
I use it on snow in Tasmania and find that it is warm
enough (for me) inside my snow tent. I believe the temp on
snow here is somewhere between -5 -> -10 .
Without tent it'd probably be good to +5 -> 0 deg C.

Cheers
Tong

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[Dylan]

I haven't slept in one, but they look well made etc. Sleeping bag
requirements are as you say very personal, so if she's a particularly
cold sleeper, the bag may not be warm enough. The temperature range that
MD give is (IIRC) a range of minimum temperatures at which someone will
be comfortable depending on how warm/cold they sleep. The range doesn't
mean everyone will be comfortable down to -6, but start getting hot if
the temperature goes above +4. In other words, if you're a warm sleeper,
it will be good to -6, if you're a cold sleeper it will only be good to
+4. If your partner is a cold sleeper, the manufacturer is not claiming
that the bag will be warm enough to sleep at 6 below in comfort.
Check out the info that came with the bag, that should tell you more
about the MD ratings system. If it is still new and hasn't been slept
in, you may yet be able upgrade to a warmer bag.
Dylan
PS I assume you bought the bags with complementary zips - zipping the
bags together allows sharing of body warmth, which is good for another
few degrees of physical temperature -and the psychological aspect makes
it tropical indeed! Sleep sheets (silk is worth the extra) also add a
couple of degrees, and are available in double - hedonism at it's
functional best.

[Shannon]

Hello

I have an Mountain designs adela 4 season sleeping bag and I have found it
to be very warm. But like others have said it all depends if you are a Warm
or Cold sleeper. Being a warm sleeper I have found this bag more than
adequate, in fact when I brought this bag I had a choice between the adela
and the next bag up which was a little dearer and warmer. The girl at the
shop acutely talked me out of buying the warmer bag, and I am so glad she
did, because all the times I have used the Adela, I have still been too hot,
and have slept with it unzipped halfway.That's including some very chilli
nights. But it comes down to the individual and what conditions you are
going to face. My brother and I are very much alike in Height and build, but
he is a cold sleeper. You could put him in two Adela sleeping bags and he
would still be cold. You know if you are a hot or cold sleeper, count the
blankets on your bed, that's a good place to start.

Cheers
Shannon

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