For this year's New Zealand trip, I decided that the 0 degree REI bag was much too warm for the inside of a New Zealand hut, even for Xiaoqin who sleeps cold. Bowen had long outgrown his sleeping bag, and refused to use Boen's sleeping bag ever since Boen peed in it in 2021.
I decided to buy the lightest sleeping bag that I could find, even if it wasn't the warmest, since the inside of a hut with large numbers of humans should keep things at a reasonable temperature. The lightest item that came up was the Sea to Summit Sleeping Bag.
To my surprise, this came in 2 versions. The regular men's and a special women's version that's warmer! The women's version is rated a full 5 degrees F warmer than the men's version, and it is correspondingly larger and heavier, but costs the same. Both pack down really nicely, small enough to fit in an Osprey Daylight Plus daypack (yes, daypack!). The rated weight is for the men's is 493g, and the women's is 584g.
The quality of both bags is good, as well as the loose stuff sack that comes with the bags. The bags are pricey (I got them on sale for $269.40 each) but are well worth the price. Recommended.
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