Sleeping Bag Temp Ratings & Fill Types
Backcountry Hunting Podcast
Joseph von Benedikt
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2021
⏱️ ? minutes
Summary
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Topic: Sleeping bag temp ratings and insulation characteristics
Guest-in-absence: an email from firefighter "Ben" details the nitty-gritty tech-specs of sleeping bags and test protocols.
- How temp ratings are generated
- Differences between men and women
- Comfort vs. survival ratings
- Reading between the lines to get a bag that will keep you warm
- Pads and pad systems that work
- Synthetic insulation, and why it doesn't last like down
Short and sweet, this episode reveals a tremendous amount about sleeping bags. ENJOY!
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