The TOP sleeping bags of 2022 (and one you can afford)

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Best sleeping bag of 2022. Down sleeping bag. What is the best sleep system for camping backpacking and hiking? Best sleeping bag on a budget. Most expensive sleeping bag.

[Harmless]

Just a little correction about the down from Western Mountaineering. It's not from dead birds, it's collected moulted down from egg laying geese. The mature birds produce the largest down clusters, hence the quality and probably the price! No birds died for the down!

[stanchorney]

Bought a Western Mountaineering Antelope bag 28 years ago and now has over 2000 nights and still going strong. Big investment but the best bag and will last a lifetime.

[mrtriathlondude]

I can vouch for the Kelty Cosmic Down 20. I got one back in 2018 and love it. I've taken it backpacking, and even done a fair amount of camping above the treeline on the Cascades and Wasatch in the late Fall and Spring. With clever layering I've taken it down to about 10'F. Not the most comfortable at that temperature, but I was safe and managed to get a few hours of sleep.

[lauren]

I have that Kelty Cosmic down bag. I agree with you totally. It's a great bag for what it is. You just have to accept you aren't going to get the same bag for $200 you would for close to $700.
I'd be interested to see your thoughts on the Feathered Friends bags!

[KrizAkoni]

Versalite is the bomb…2lbs even and toasty warm. Your description does this bag justice. The 2 velcro flaps are a little weird but make the collar work awesomely… I love mine.

[kainoskid]

Dan, I recently went on my first backpacking trip on a section of the florida trail. The things I leraned on your channel helped and inspired me to have a great trip. The first of many. Thank you so much!

[camm]

I love the Feathered Friends flicker ul 20 degree sleeping bag/quilt hybrid. Best part about it for me is that even though I’m allergic to down I am able to use this one because they clean the down so much that all the down in their products is certified hypoallergenic.

[VTGGE]

Hello Dan,

A budget option that I found being very worth the price was Decathlon's Forclaz MT900 O°C down sleeping bag, weighing in at less than a kilo. Managed to get one at around 130$ at the end of the trekking season and I feel this is a great "bang for your bucks" bag.

[ShawnB]

I’d love to see what you could put together for winter camping for a $500 total (includes everything, even clothing).

[lundiboy]

I think when It comes to some of those higher prices, It's about waiting for the best deals. Once quilts came out, I made the switch just because I toss and turn a lot and like the extra room being a side sleeper. Like you said, It was not that type of video but I picked up the EE Revelation Quilt, 950 down, 0 degree, Long, Xwide for around the same weight as the Versalite. $485 with Black Friday deal. That extra money saved allowed me to get a custom Hood, booties and mitts to get everything for the same price as a Western Mountaineering sleeping bag. Research is key.

[johnroark]

My best friend and I did a 6 degree in an ice storm back in February this year. He had a hyke and byke 800 fill that he got for 120 and I had the big Agnes torchlight camp (synthetic 20 degree) which I got for 140. We were toasty the entire trip. The warmest it got was 12 degrees. It was awesome

[kentrails]

I use the REI Magna 15 for most of my trips in fall and spring. It's $400, but 850-down, comfort rated to 28 degrees F and only weighs 28 oz. Also has a great draft collar. I love it!

[robynroamsoutdoors]

I haven't had many chances to use it but so far I'm loving my Big Agnes Anvil Horn 15. I have slept some well in it, better than any other sleeping bag I've used. Partnering it with one of their air mattresses makes a huge difference. I'm more of a sleep sleeper and this system works great for me.

[CalvertE]

Nemo disco 15 has been a dream for me as a stomach sleeper!

[colleenchrisco]

I’m a woman who does a ton of backpacking in the PNW. I really love my Feathered Friends Egret 20. A bit pricy, but it’s held up great for 5 years, and it’s much warmer and lighter than my old Marmot bag.

[elr]

Hi Dan, I bought the Thermarest Parsec 0 degree bag online ($480), weighs (less than) 2 lbs and packs down to nothing. I heard that you shouldn’t buy a bag with way too much height so you aren’t trying to fill a 6’5” bag with a 5’5” person (dead air). I bought the “short” version, good to 5’6”. I took it into the Sierras last weekend, and I’m sad I have to return it bc I’m 5’5” and my feet are about to Hulk Smash out the bottom. More noticeable in a tent vs in my warm apartment. Other than that, folks that can spend almost $500 should really try out the Parsec Zero degree bag. If you’re cool with Green Bay Packers-level of yellow fabric, lol. Keep up the great work.

[andreaskk]

You should check out the Helsport Spitsbergen X-Trem and the Helsport Svalbard sleeping bags. They're top end sleeping bags for really cold expeditions. They're comfort rated at -32 degrees and -29 degrees Celsius, respectively (-25.6 and -20.2 degrees Fahrenheit).

[janaklunker]

We purchased the Kelty not having seen the video prior. We are getting ready for our first backpacking trip in Big Sur in April. Seems we got your approval on the sleeping bag, feeling proud. ;)

[stevewright]

I have a WM Versalite too. You got to try the WM bag extender with it. It adds another 6 inches to it’s circumference. Oh oh oh.

[autumnwishes]

I just got the Big Agnes Torchlight 20 during the REI sale earlier this month for $85!! Great deal!