Lightweight Budget Down Sleeping Bag Reviews (+ How To Use It During Winter)

Trev reviews his Budget Lightweight Goose Down Sleeping Bag from Naturehike and shares his backpacking tip of how to turn it into a 4 season sleeping bag.

PLEASE NOTE - This product weighs 520gs not 52g's as I say in the video.

Following on from his discussion last week in which Trev from Summit or Nothing looked through his lightweight budget wild camping kit, Trev was asked by a few followers to elaborate on his down sleeping bag, so he has done just that. Could the Naturehike down Sleeping bag be the best budget compact lightweight down sleeping bag on the market? Who knows? Not Trev but he does know that he has been using this compact budget down sleeping bag for a year now, and apart from being incredibly lightweight, amazingly compact and extremely comfortable he has even found a way of turning this summer down sleeping bag into a lightweight and reasonably priced compact winter down sleeping bag. So stay tuned for yet another backpacking on a budget hack.

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[garypalmer]

Ive been using the Naturehike down bag for 5 years now. Great lightweight and very compact!

[weeringjohnny]

This is what we need, practical advice without investing unnecessarily all our hard-earned in big ticket items. Good idea for bikepacking where space is often at a premium. I've found that one of the things that really boosts the insulation of any sleep system is an insulated mat. Usually a little heavier than a normal one but it allows you to save weight elsewhere in the system.

[Lee-ish]

Year late with a comment.
I was just poking around and came across this .
As a pensioner im on limited funds and throwing dosh at items is way beyond me.
So affordable alternatives are really important to thousands of people.
Thanks for this idea and happy xmas to you and your family Trevor.
Lee🖖

[hedleythorne]

You absolute legend, thanks for this - saved me a fortune probably. Gave you a mention on my recent Dartmoor video as your channel has been so useful.

[laughandlaugh]

Just got mine today. With a thin liner I think it will go down to about 40F. Love how small it packs down and it also took almost a pound off of my total kit weight.

[bandofbros]

This will only work with mild UK winter days, I will tell you. If you really drop down the zero celcius you will live but you will be extremely uncomfortable. When I went to Sweden past winter at -10 I used my -17C Sierra designs Nitro bag with a tyvik cover and a liner under my tarp. Happy I had that system.

[davemcw.]

Very useful video! I struggle with the size of my winter bag too. To have the same weight at half the size and it still do the job, without shelling out a fortune is awesome.

[charlottewood]

Genius! Thanks so much for this tip. I have been wondering if this exact sleeping set up is possible, but i don't yet have all the pieces so it was just speculation. Many many thanks 🙏 😊

[steve-kxbs]

Hi Trev I had a 3/4 length zip put into the side of my army gortex bivy bag it cost next to nothing but it makes life so easy getting into it and since I use it undercover it still stays waterproof keep up the good work 😁😁

[only_the_best_stuff]

I've just started getting my gear for my first bike packing ride, and your channel is really honest and informative :) I bought the
CW280 when I saw it in your load-out video, seeing this in depth video is great, I do see it is a narrow fit.  I will make a video of it on my first adventure :) keep up the great content!

[lenrice]

top review again brother - very much appreciated! love your channel Trev

[kevanhubbard]

Summer sleeping bags(1 season)are very small so I have used them for Winter camping twice as cold as -8c although the bag was rated only to 5c..You certainly feel the cold in 1 season bags in such temperatures but they are certainly better than nothing!I don't think that a bivy bag increases the temperature much but it does stop the wind draining your heat and obviously any damp.

[TheMoodChasingPhotographer]

You just saved me a fortune on getting a winter sleeping bag. I have the bivvy bag and didnt think of this!

[AlainStewart]

Just another idea for packing your bivy/sleeping bag - you could roll everything up and clip it all together with some straps. Since your sleeping bag is protected in the bivy bag, you should be able to attach it to the outside of your pack.

[Matt-uwrb]

Any idea on the mummy bags naturehike do?

[davehoover]

I like your ingenuity and focus on how to get more from each bit of kit - well done! I am going to throw a very expensive option out, just for those looking for a different solution and because I have used this product in a lot of different conditions in Utah and Washington state, Western Mountaineering makes a wide range of bags that are all super light, very warm, 800+ fill and a zipper that never snags. Expensive, but maybe one of the best bags on the market and Made in the USA! No more Made in China if you can!

[zbanana]

I did something similar just recently, pairing an aegismax down bag, an art silk liner and a SOL escape bivvy bag. Comes in at just under a kg, sadly I haven't had a real chance at testing out its limits due to the lockdown and no access to outdoor spaces. Reassuring to hear that you managed to make a very similar setup work in the winter!

[dynomike]

Add a light weight comb to your kit . Carbon fiber one

[eamonfitzpatrick]

Love the idea atm trying a serious liner that supposedly adds 8 degrees hopefully will work with my down sleeping bag.

[outdooradventure]

I do exactly the same thing, Ive got a Mountain Hardwear HyperLamina Spark 35 bag (got a great deal on it), a Sea to summit bag liner ( on offer at GoOutDoors) and a Alpkit bivvy, and never felt cold in the winter. Summer just use the bag, Autumn I use bag and liner, works perfect for me. 👍