Thread: Warm winter sleepingbag

Love my macpac down but finding it too cold for winter even with a liner. Any recommendations for a winter sleeping bag that also packs down ok??!!

Oneplanet Cocoon with 850+ fill or higher.
Best warmth/weight/size/price that I could find in NZ.
https://trekntravel.co.nz/shop/one-planet-cocoon/

What weight and type of down is your sleeping bag? Weight is in grams and type of down is usually the loft. For example my bag is a 400gram 800 loft bag. The more weight and higher the loft the warmer the bag will be.
For a winter bag I would be looking for a minimum of 600 gram of 800 loft down.

+1 for one planet bags

also what sleeping pad are you using? i find the doc matrice are very cold to sleep on and normally use my thurmarest in huts in winter

What model macpac are you using?

Macpac dusk, 400gram of 600 loft

Originally Posted by stepht28

Macpac dusk, 400gram of 600 loft

Definitely not a winter bag.


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Rab mythic or mythic ultra

I have a one planet which is pretty good. I think it is a minus 4 rated bag. my mate got a minus 10 and said it is too hot. A minus 7 would probably be a good compromise.

love my macpac 650 bag...warm as toast with basic liner...BIG TIP HERE...get into bag while warm...or add warmth via bottle of warm water etc.....get in cold and you still have to warm up...get in warm and you stay warm.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

love my macpac 650 bag...warm as toast with basic liner...BIG TIP HERE...get into bag while warm...or add warmth via bottle of warm water etc.....get in cold and you still have to warm up...get in warm and you stay warm.

Just let me check... rifle, knife , bullets, and hot water bottle. Not joking. Old hunting mate used to take one into scrub. Swore by it. Man he got some deer.

Originally Posted by TeRei

Just let me check... rifle, knife , bullets, and hot water bottle. Not joking. Old hunting mate used to take one into scrub. Swore by it. Man he got some deer.

My dad, who mustered and culled over a fair bit of the Sth Is high country in the late 1940s, including a very cold winter of shooting in the aptly named Siberia Valley in 1951 or 52 when the river froze, reckoned he carried pyjamas, and that a key to staying warm was to get out of your wet (wether from rain or perspiration) clothes at night.

Originally Posted by Tentman

My dad, who mustered and culled over a fair bit of the Sth Is high country in the late 1940s, including a very cold winter of shooting in the aptly named Siberia Valley in 1951 or 52 when the river froze, reckoned he carried pyjamas, and that a key to staying warm was to get out of your wet (wether from rain or perspiration) clothes at night.

Old man, ex-deer culler, taught me to do same. Takes a bit longer to get dressed in morning but usually sleep nice and warm. Two weeks ago slept in clothes worn during the day, about -16C, first time in a long time that I can remember being cold during night.

HOT WATER BOTTLE...!!!! Still I suppose the RUM will taste just as good....