Summer Bag?

So I just couln't see dropping additional $ for a summer bag for my NOBO AT hike that's coming up. What do you all think? I'm a colder than average sleeper, so I'm thinking I could get away with continuing to use my underquilt as an underquilt (unless it's like 80 degrees at night or something) and my silk bag liner as a top sheet, just to prevent chills due to air movement. I guess I could also control airflow w/my tarp pitch like in the winter.

What do other cold sleepers do in the summer? My winter bag only weighs 1 lb 10 oz, so I'm not all that willing to get a cheap bag/quilt that weighs a lot more.

This is one of those things I'm playing by ear till I get there. Just curious how others deal w/it. For context, I'm talking about summer on the AT, which can get miserable I know. Thanks!

some nights in the mountains it can get right chili.
i'll bet you can make a light quilt from wal-mart fabric & quilt batting (insulation) for around $15.00 that weighs less than a pound, but i'd have to put it to the test to be sure.
that's one of the things i've been planning to do but haven't got to yet.

I would use the silk liner "top sheet" and take the winter bag, unzipped, to be pulled up/off as the temp dictates.

get a cheap bag and MURDER (er, modify, DIY, etc) it till it weighs a decent weight and does what you want. :D

Breeze is good. You WANT the air. don't crank down the tarp!

TH

http://www.outdooroutlet.com/shoppin...detail&id=5842

I bought this bag that weighs 16 oz 40 degree to use as top quilt in summer. I also carry in the winter when I feel I need an extra layer. It doubles for extra insulation under a jacket in winter giving that dual use thing.

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Originally Posted by slowhike

some nights in the mountains it can get right chili.
i'll bet you can make a light quilt from wal-mart fabric & quilt batting (insulation) for around $15.00 that weighs less than a pound, but i'd have to put it to the test to be sure.
that's one of the things i've been planning to do but haven't got to yet.

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So do you think just carrying my 20-degree bag the whole way would be overkill? I remember reading about last summer's heat wave where the hikers were staying in towns to get away from the triple digit highs. Obviously I probably wouldn't need any sort of blanket if it was like that, but I can't imagine that it will always be 80 degrees at night either.

I'm kind of thinking about just hanging on to my winter bag and once I get to the point that it's unbearable, I'll mail it home and buy something in a town or something. I was also thinking about one of those small down throws that is just big enough for one person. I don't know how much they weigh though.

How about this one at The Sportsman's Guide? I bought a couple for me and my wife for next summer. I think they're prety nice. They were going for just under. $20.00 when I bought them.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=129749

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Originally Posted by Miguel

How about this one at The Sportsman's Guide? I bought a couple for me and my wife for next summer. I think they're prety nice. They were going for just under. $20.00 when I bought them.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=129749

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That's the one I ordered for my summer quilt project. I ordered the rectangular one. It weighs 28 oz and someone else posted that the mummy bag is 21 oz. It cost me $33 shipped.

Unless you are planning to modify it, they are going to weigh close to or more than your other sleeping bag. It is a quality bag that I think will hold up and keep me warm to 50 (maybe 60 or so for you;) ).

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Originally Posted by Miguel

How about this one at The Sportsman's Guide? I bought a couple for me and my wife for next summer. I think they're prety nice. They were going for just under. $20.00 when I bought them.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=129749

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Oh...wow....I didn't realize this was the same thing Hammock Engineer bought. That is definitely an option. I don't care if it weighs a few ounces less than my winter bag (or the same), I just can't see having it weight more you know? I could drop $20.00 on this I think. Sorry Hammock Engineer, I didn't put two and two together last time we talked about this. I think something like this and my silk liner would be more than enough in summer. If it came down to it, I could also sleep on my pad and pull my underquilt up and use it as a topquilt if it got crazy cold for some reason.

Thanks everyone! I think I might go w/this.

There are still a couple of light summer bags on the Speer website. They weigh 14.5 oz but cost $70 plus shipping.