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Found out my sleeping bag rating was a lie after a cold night
I bought a 20 degree rated bag last year and took it to Big Bear Lake last month when temps hit 25. Woke up shivering and checked a gear review site that tested it in controlled conditions, and it actually failed at 32 degrees. Has anyone else found major gaps between claimed ratings and real performance?
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luna_sanchez17d ago
Oh man, that exact thing happened to me with a 15 degree bag from a popular brand. I took it out in the high sierras when temps dropped to 18 and I was shivering so bad I couldn't sleep. Later I tested it myself in my backyard with a thermometer and it started failing around 28 degrees. Your mileage may vary, but I've learned the hard way to subtract 10-15 degrees from any claimed rating. Take that with a grain of salt, but I think most companies just slap a number on there based on some ideal lab conditions that don't exist in the real world.
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