Sleeping Bag for "Large" People

thatmguy

thatmguy

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I am a looking for a sleeping bag.

I've got 56" shoulders. Most mummy-style bags I've seen/tried seem to be pretty constrictive, which I don't like.

Any suggestions??

I prefer something lightweight, but good to 20-25 degrees.

Thanks,
Mike
 
If you want a synthetic filled bag, you could check with Wiggy's. They do make "wide body" sleeping bags. I believe they also do custom sizing. Give them a call and see what they've got to say. Their prices seem pretty reasonable for bombproof bags.
Phone: 1-800-748-1827
Homepage: http://www.wiggys.com
Sleeping bag page: https://secure.wic.net/wiggys/cgi-bin/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=sleeping_bags.html

Their bags have a reputation for being very durable. I picked up a Super Light from him, but haven't used it yet. I figured a 0-degree bag for $166 was a pretty decent deal.

0 degree rated bag. The loft averages 5.5 to 6 inches. The weight for a regular/regular averages 4 pounds.
Colors: Black, Green, Purple
Size: Regular, Wide/Long
Stuff Size: 10" x 20" (11" x 22" for larger size)
Weight: 4 pounds
Rating: 0 degrees
Price: $166
 
cabelas lists a magnum bag, and sprtsmans guide has a large down bag listed this month in their camping catalog. post your results for us will you.

good luck,
alex
 
Campmor has 'old style' The North Face Big Fella Wide Polarguard 3D Sleeping Bags (regular and long) on sale here. Uses Polargard 3D, 20 degrees. 80" x 34 wide at the shoulder x 27".

I've got an old North Face Blue Kazoo that's been zillions of places, they make a pretty good product. I'd also give Wiggy's bags a good look, Wiggy makes a nice bag.
 
When I was making more money I once splurged on a bag from Feathered Friends in Seattle. For some extra bucks, they made it wider and added more down. Seemed expensive at the time but I've already got ten years good use out of it and it shows no sign of failing soon. My cost-per-use is already pretty reasonable and it fits great.
 
Originally posted by texascarl
I've got an old North Face Blue Kazoo that's been zillions of places, they make a pretty good product.
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I'll second TCarl's recommend of North Face bags as quality sleeping bags and Campmor as a cheap place to get supplies.

I had a NF Superlight down bag that I used virtually every single night for TWENTY YEARS!! The price only seemed high when I bought it, not when I was using it. As Melvin-Purvis' tagline used to read, "Buy quality and only cry once."

At home it went on the bed from the day I got it. It was just a funny shaped down duvet to me. ;) Travelling it would go on my patch of floor at friends' houses. Camping it made trips from snow camping in the Alps to ice climbing winter trips to summer nights under the stars of the Colorado Plateau to hikes in the Tetons to getting hauled & mauled around the Rockies & desert Southwest.

The only time it failed me was when I left it out and it got wet at Devil's Tower, so it was MY fault not the bag's. I finally retired it when some of the internal baffling around the head & shoulders blew out and the down could shift more than I cared for. It still worked, but no longer optimally. Also, I wanted to try a synthetic bag, so I got the Wiggy's bag to replace it.

So in my experience, North Face bags are worth what initially looks like a high price tag. If Campmor has them cheap, you win twice. :D
 
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