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Kelty Sleeping Bag's Cosmic 20

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Compared to its 20-degree competitors, it measures up favorably, with models like the synthetic The North Face Wasatch 20° Sleeping Bagweighing in at 3 pounds and the down-filled Marmot Ironwood20 at 2 lbs 6.7 ounces. There was a time when purchasing a well-made, efficient, down, four-season sleeping bag meant having to consider remortgaging your home and/or resigning yourself to carrying a very hefty and bulky load with you wherever you planned on doing your camping.

Beware: this bag may not prevent cold feet. If you go in knowing this and bring the right layers, you should be fine in most temperatures down to freezing. Durability 4 Stars This change of mind return policy is in addition to, and does not affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law including any rights you may have in respect of faulty items. Learn more about sleeping bags in our comprehensive guide. Read on to see the rest of our Kelty Cosmic Down 20 review. We tested the Kelty Cosmic Down 20 in a size Regular, which is the men’s version of the sleeping bag. It’s also offered in a Short and Long, so make sure to get the length that fits you. The Cosmic Down 20 is also offered in a Women’s specific version, which is a warmer, heavier, and shorter bag overall. We recommend the men’s and women’s Cosmic Down 20 bag, and you can find it below.Snug as a bug in a rug. Cinch it tight or let it hang loose, the Kelty Cosmic adjusts to your needs and protects you from the elements. Adjustable heat-keeping tools like the draft tube and collar upped the comfort level. If you can’t find your sweet spot right off the bat, try adjusting one of these features. Warmth 3 Stars A few comments about the discussion… Field testing a sleeping bag for relative/comparable warmth is an inherently subjective undertaking, so I eliminated as many variables as possible. While realizing that some people on BPL use low-rated R-value sleeping pads, for example, I used the same pads I always do. If I had used a lower-rated pad, I wouldn't have had a good comparative baseline. Also note that there have been some great threads correlating sleeping pad R-value to temperature & sleeping bag rating. The baffles on the Cosmic Down 20 are a simple horizontal pattern. This is the most common baffle type for mummy bags. More on sleeping bag baffle patterns in our Guide. For those interested in such things, Casey's calculation on loft can be a good starting point… However, for the numbers to be accurate that calculation assumes that the amount of down is going into the same-cut sleeping bag shell & that the shell fabric is the same weight. Given that the two bags compared have a difference of 3" in shoulder girth, and have different-weight shells, the actual "loft ratio," if we were to call it that, would be more in favor of the Western bag.

Thing is, sleeping in a cloud would be awful if you think about it. You’d be wet and cold, not to mention hundreds of feet in the air. Feathers are more comfortable, especially DriDown-treated feathers. Trust me. So, rather than clouds, we suggest the Kelty Cosmic Down 20 sleeping bag. For the price, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better bag.What we don’t: Heavier and less compressible than mummy bags (although it’s a nice improvement from the past model). While this may seem like nothing to write home about, it can make a big difference to a sleeping bag’s overall convenience and durability because this area around the zippers is notoriously prone to ripping when impatient users use excessive force to undo a snag and end up tearing through the delicate liner fabric with the zipper. The 600-fill of hydrophobic down is wrapped in a durable 50D polyester taffeta liner and a ripstop shell, all of which is shaped into a mummy-style bag that hugs your body in the right places. Features such as the adjustable hood, draft collar, and draft tube work well to hold in your warmth. Clouds? They just don’t come close. The fill weight is literally how much just the down weighs in a bag. In this case it’s less than half the weight of the bag, which indicates the bag has burly fabric and zippers. It also makes for a colder bag — if the fill weight were higher it would be warmer. Mummy sleeping bags trim away material in the shoulders, hips, and feet for a shape that mimics your body. The advantage of having a tapered cut is there is little extra space for cold spots to creep in. And with a quality hood cinched around the top of your head, you can really maximize the temperature rating potential. If you find yourself at higher elevations or in colder temperatures, a mummy bag is a great option. Rectangular bags have the clear edge in roominess

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