Slumberjack So-Lite

Dana:

My first "real" backpacking bag wasn't perhaps my best choice, but certainly doesn't deserve a "suck" rating either. It actually was a giant step forward from the $6 Mexican blanket I used prior to it. I wanted to go as light as possible and spend as little money as possible. I found this bag at Campmor and liked its diminutive weight of 2 lb. 15 oz. It's rated for a not so cold 40 degrees, but I figured that since I hated the cold, I wouldn't put myself in a situation that was much colder than its rating. That was my only really bad assumption and I can't blame the bag for that. I used this bag exclusively for at least two years during warm summer nights and equally as many 25-30 degree fall and spring nights.* Its 40 degree rating seems pretty much on the nose. The length, rated for up to 6' 10" people, makes it almost a mummy style bag for me if I cinch the extra length on top over my head. Since I'm a cold sleeper, I've moved on to a warmer bag for most of my hiking, but I still on occasion pull this one out of the closet for warm weather camping. Note: Slumberjack seems to have changed the fill and outside color and renamed this bag "Tour Lite".

* Sleeping with thermal undies, a fleece jacket and sometimes a coat.

Upside:

- Very low weight

- Roomy size for tall folks

- Packs small

- Nice liner bag for colder temps

- Unzips fully to be a quilt

Downside:

- Durability  now that I've used it for a couple of seasons, it seems as though the fill can be shifted around inside the single layer construction.

- No draft tube

- No baffles

- If you're a guy, its fingernail polish purple color may cause you to be the brunt of a lot of campfire jokes.

Specs:

-Size 90 in. x 30 in. x 16 in.

-Fits To 6 ft. 10 in.

-Fill Weight 1 lb. 4 oz.

-Loft 3 in.

-Avg. Total Wt. 2 lbs. 15 oz.

-Stuff Size 6 in. x 17 in.

-Temperature 40 F

-Mateable Yes

-Insulation Quallofil®

-Inner Shell Ripstop Nylon

-Outer Shell 1.9 oz. Ripstop Nylon

-Zipper Type #5 YKK

-Color Purple:Shell

-Silver:Lining

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