Tim Pommer
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Amazon has it for a decent price.
It’s worth buying if you’re serious about muskie fishing with a fly rod.
Incidentally, I don’t know if I’d call 69 degrees “trout killing” – they get temperature stressed at that temp, but as long as you keep it below 75 or so I don’t think you’ve crossed the lethal threshold.
If 69 is trout killing temp, then most of the rivers near me are full of dead fish by now.
I think a 15 degree down would be the way to go. Get a mid priced bag – you’re not doing any big expedition trips – aside from maybe a week backpacking trip. But even then, you probably wont do that in extreme temps.
Get something that is light weight and compacts to a tiny volume. Down compacts way better than synthetic and is lighter. I think those two characteristics are ones you’ll wish you had down the road, aside from temp.
Like Rick said, get a mummy bag and actually look at how it compresses around your head. You should be able to pull it so tight that only your mouth and nose are exposed.
The Marmot Never Summer is a sweet bag. But dont look past the high end REI or EMS bags. Lower cost, decent quality build, and pretty much all you would ever need.
And I think you mentioned you were using an air pad but look into that too. The ground sucks a TON of heat from your bag while you’re sleeping. Your problem could probably be solved with a liner and a better sleeping pad.
***Cold weather camping tip: if you are planning on sleeping in cold temps, you can always score more comfort in your sleeping bag by doing the following: Boil enough water to fill your nalgene (most of the way, leave some room for pressure build). Make sure the nalgene cap is nice and tight and throw it in the bottom of your sleeping bag before you go to bed. When you get in the bag, the radiant heat from the nalgene will have warmed up your sleeping bag. Sleep with it in there if you want, the sleeping bag will use both your body heat and the radiant heat from the water to keep you nice and warm all night.
How well the bag seals up when you zip it makes a huge difference. A 20 degree bag from brand X may not seal as well as brand Y – so make sure you check into that. The zipper is a main escape path for heat. If you have a good bag, the zipper will have a little flap over it to hold in heat. I’ve used higher quality bags at the same temp rating as lower quality bags. The higher quality seams held in much more heat. Ask a geek at REI and he’ll explain that better.
I’ve always found that down is warmer than the equivalent synthetic temp rating. I also think it regulates better. I have a 0-degree Marmot bag that I use for winter camping and a 20-degree North Face synthetic bag I use the rest of the time. I never use the 20-degree bag if the temps are going to come close to 30 – I’ll freeze my ass off. So in turn, I use the 0-degree bag for anything 30 and below and have never gotten cold in the bag. Even when the temps dip towards the single digits.
Mark, what are the dates I’m sure timbob told me but I gotta write this stuff down.
Oct 10th bro. Thinking of going to over to the David Lee Roth Sat and Sunday.
Maybe find another one of these
***Photo credit Brian Porter.Finally someone put a video to that song!
Cool
Edit: I just watched the entire thing and they changed it (the song) half way through.
Cool Lee.
Nice work, Lee!!! I’ve been wanting to catch Muskie in a big way. Brad Bohen is doing some cool things up that way and making the Muskie thing look really tempting. Have you fished with him?
Once in a blue moon we are blessed with Brad’s presence.
Come on up Rick, we’ll get you on some fish that will blow your mind. As long as you dont blow your shoulder in the process.
Tim, do post a picture of that big black nasty streamer.
Wandering into Jackson without being to familiar with town is like wandering into a dark alley in New York City.
Sage reels dont come even close to comparing in the quality you’d get out of an Abel or Tibor.
You cant go wrong with either.