Teton 20F and 5F Degree Sleeping Bag; Lightweight, Warm Weather Mummy Sleeping Bags for Adults and Kids, Camping, Backpacking, Hiking

This is a very nice sleeping bag that is comfortable, lightweight, and very portable for backpacking. While it's not the thinnest or lightest, it is a great value and a very high quality product. I bought two of these - one for me, one for my wife - and we have used them in both car camping with my child and also back country backpacking. This bag works great and I am very happy with this purchase. Here are my thoughts: 1. The 20 degree rating is a survival rating. For comfort, add about 20 degrees - call it a 40 degree bag. If it's going to be warmer than that, you can leave the bag partially unzipped. If it's colder, you will need a base layer to help you preserve your body heat. 2. This bag works fine for me as far as size - I'm about six feet and average build. There's plenty of room for my feet (which stay good and warm by the way) as well as tucking in your head if I choose to. I normally leave my head out and just wear a cap if it gets too cold. 3. The bag is very durable. We have used our bags numerous times and there have been no problems with the zippers or the construction. 4. There's no need for a compression sack - this compresses pretty small as is. Again, we love these. It's not the lightest, the most insulated, or the biggest brand name, but it is very good and durable for the price. I highly recommend this to my fellow backpackers without hesitation.

Hands down the best bargain out there. I'm not sure how Teton does it but they consistently make quality, budget friendly gear. I've had this sleeping bag out in 40°F weather with no problem and felt like it could handle even lower temps. It's my go-to winter bag. Plus it's one of the most comfortable sleeping bags I've ever owned. The inside of this bag (with whatever material they use) feels better than any $300 sleeping bag I've used. This truly is an awesome sleeping bag.

We ordered these bags for overnight/weekend backpacking trips. We aren't ultralight backpackers, since we stick to 1-2 nights, but this bag was still lighter than most we considered, so I was grateful for that. We have other Teton products that we use with car camping, so we are familiar with the company and their customer service and products. First, the bags are fairly light at just 2lb 9 oz. Great for weekend backpackers. They also compress nicely in the sack they came with, but would do so even more if you bought a compression bag. However, they easily fit in the bottom sleeping bag compartment of our backpacks as is. The sack also has a strap on one end so you can easily attach it to the outside of your pack. The bag is warm, and it's important to remember that sleeping bag ratings are for SURVIVAL and assume you're properly dressed for the weather you're using the bag in--dry base layer or naked, hat, etc. This bag should keep you comfortable at 40F and above if you're properly dressed/dry. If you go to bed in the same clothes you've been wearing all day, you'll get cold in any sleeping bag--always put on clean, dry clothes or sleep naked with a hat. :) If you're worried about warmth, you can easily add a lightweight fleece mummy bag liner--it won't add much weight to your pack, and the extra warmth can be reassuring if you need it. I'm recovering from thyroid cancer and have gained 80lbs, so even as a plus size women at 5'10, 250 lbs, I have plenty of room to zip up and around me so that the bag isn't cold. I'm a side sleeper and I move around a lot at night, but I don't try to roll IN the bag--I roll with the bag. The cinch hood is a nice feature for a bag at this price. Overall, yes, there are lighter and warmer backpacking bags--but for this price point, you'd be hard pressed to find one as warm, light, and soft as this one. If you're a beginner or just do 1-2 night trips from spring, summer, early fall, this bag should exceed your expectations. Add a lightweight fleece liner and you'll be set for even cooler temps. Teton never disappoints.

Just got my Trailhead 20+ from Amazon for a great price--I was excited when came in (as they were out of stock). So far I like this bag and from other reviews, I expect it will hold up. As other reviewers commented, there aren't a ton of choices in the synthetic, light and reasonable cost category. I like synthetics because I have kids and that means they'll use (or better said misuse) them at some point and better to know you're not ruining an insanely costly piece of equipment, not to mention the wet factor. This bag strikes the perfect balance of everything thing from cost, weight to features. I received the bag this week and immediately wanted to test it. Thankfully we had some mid-20 temps recently, so it made for a perfect testing ground. When I went to bed, it was in the upper-30s and by dawn in the mid-20s. The details on prepping for the evening: I put on a dry base layer (long sleeve top, long john pants, fresh wool socks and a stocking cap). I also slept on an inflatable pad. I was thinking about trying a liner, but I wanted to test the bag for it's rating and that's what I did. More details on this test: - For size comparison, I am 6 foot tall and weigh about 195. I wear a 42-L jacket. I'm not a huge guy, but not small either. This bag comfortably fits me. - The inner bag material isn't slick or slippery. I was actually concerned about this, but it made it easy to move around because the bag stays with your body as you turn. - The footbox has plenty of room, so your feet can move around without feeling cramped or having too much area to move around. - I hung the bag from the loops when I got it out of the box and slept in it the next night, there were no cold spots to notice. Store with the loops if you can (read the directions for any bag for storage). - Really liking the mummy hood drawstring. My old bag has a shoulder and hood drawstring. This simplifies the process and doesn't feel like you're going to hang yourself in the middle of the night adjusting. - The temperature rating does seem to be fairly accurate. I was not cold at 26-degrees (which is what it got to during my test), but I would say that if I were going to go too much more, I'd add a liner. Seems accurate. - Comes with a stuff sack. - Read the care directions if you are considering it, e.g. don't put in a washing machine. Here's the deal, you want to go down and expensive, go that way. Want a synthetic that is of reasonable price and that comes as advertised, this is the bag. I'm interested to find out how it holds up over time, but from everything that I can see to date, this bag is going to be a great investment. Item is as advertised. Happy trekking. Will update as necessary as I use on the trail. --- Update 10/2016 I had a minor issue with the bag. I contacted Teton Sports and they resolved the issue immediately. Another great reason to buy this bag. I still like this bag a LOT.

This is more of an unboxing review, and also it is more of a 3.5 star review. Just got this from UPS, opened it up, and got it out of the stuff sack. I hope I am able to stuff it back in because it was a tight fit. I bought this for the purpose of backpacking. It will never see use other than that as I have a nice, large, roomy sleeping bag when space isn't as much of an issue. With that being said, this bag can pack down small and is light weight. They do this by not making the bag much larger than is needed to fit a human inside. I am about 6 foot tall, and weight about 235 pounds and built like a hockey player. I am pretty much a brick... Size 13+ shoes, wide hips and shoulders. I stated all of that to help describe the fitment. It fits like a human condom on me... Normally I sleep pretty spread out with my arms and legs going all over the place. I won't have the space to do it in this bag. It is just wide enough to have my feet apart about four to six inches. It is pretty snug at my shoulders, and enough room in the hip area to wiggle back and forth a bit. So, small fitting aside, the bag is warm. Damn warm. It was low 60's in my living room when I crawled into it, and it took maybe three minutes before I was toasty warm, almost to the point of sweating feet. The insulation they use seems like it will get the job done very well considering there really isn't much around compared to the larger lightweight bags on the market. Another selling point for me was the price. Not many bags are out in the market for under $60 with the build quality of this one. After seeing the fancy high dollar bags that go for $200+, the only thing they would have is more space inside the bag. Pretty sure I will be happy with this sleeping bag out in the field. I also have a Teton sports back pack, as well as my son's sleeping bag. They make a quality product and even offer a lifetime warranty. ******update***** So I took the bag out for a hunting/camping trip to the grasslands of central/eastern Washington state. The overnight temps got down pretty low, maybe high 30's as a guess on the higher side. Once I got shimmied down into the bag, I stayed warm. But when your feet are semi moist from being wet all day, and you are cold and trying to crawl into a tight fitting sleeping bag in a one man backpacking tent, it is a rough experience. If only the bag was just a pinch wider all the way down, it would be perfect. I understand with more bag = more weight and size. But it literally just needs to be maybe two inches wider all the way down to be a wayyy better bag. Once inside, you are kinda screwed if you are a rough sleeper. I roll around, toss and turn, and that is hard to do in a small fitting sleeping bag. I will keep it, and hand it down to my youngest son for when we start camping and I will try to find another bag for myself. I had to drop it from a 4 star (really 3.5) at unboxing to a solid 3. It is a great bag, with great materials and construction, just super small.

I do quite a bit of camping in the brush. Often 2-3 times a month. I preferably sleep by a fire, directly outside in the elements, and under a tarp or under nothing at all. I use a cheap sleeping pad For comfort and bit of insulation from the ground. With nothing but moisture wicking long johns and wool socks, This bag kept me warm in 18 degrees with 4 inches of snow in the surrounding creek bottom. We woke up to 2+ more inches of snow on the ground. My feet never even a hint of cold weather exposure. They stayed comfortable all night. The micro fleece inside is very cozy and my favorite thing about the bag. I hate sleeping bag materials, So this was quiet a relief. The wind was steady and crept in through the mummy hole, I tightened it down as far as it would crimp up leaving about. 1-2 inch hole for breathing fresh air on occasion. I simply faced the hole away from the wind so I wouldn’t suffocate in the bag or suffer from wind blast through the hole. Excessive wind can just be blocked by a pillow. Aside from the mummy hole - no wind made its way inside. I’m 5’11” with a 31” waist, Medium shirt size - smaller build guy. This bag is as small as I would ever want to go. Almost no room inside once it’s zipped up and I have no more head room hardly at all. My camp buddy made fun of me cause I was sleeping like Dracula Stuffed in a tiny coffin. I like to sit up on my sleeping pad and hang out around the camp fire. This bag made it impossible to sit with my legs crossed, but it has a two way zipper - I just opened the zipper from the bottom of the bag and was able to sit Inside the feet portion with my legs crossed the way I wanted and had the rest of the bag to wrap around me. Before discovering this method - I was super disappointed with not being able to sit Up in my bag comfortably. Although it’s a bit tight - This bag is now my favorite winter bag. I’ve tested It in record lows for my region and it easily passed. It’s also pretty lightweight and compresses in a compression sack extremely well. Highly recommend budget sleeping sack!

I purchased this bag a little over a year ago. I am 6ft 1in and 180lbs and I have some room to spare in this bag. I have been on several multiday and 2- week long trips with this bag and have been happy with it. Its light weight, easy to stuff, and packs small. Most of the nights have been 55 degrees or below, with the coldest being 28 degrees. I am a hot sleeper and can easily wear shorts with a light pair of socks in this bag down to 40 degrees. I can wear a light long underwear shirt, shorts, and medium weight socks down to 34. Anything colder and I am wearing light weight long underwear and wool socks. During the couple nights of sleeping below 30 degrees in the bag I was perfectly comfortable until just before sunrise when it was at its coldest. My feet became chilly. I added a light pair of light socks under the wool socks and was warm again. There have been 2 nights that the temps were around 60-65 degrees. I was warm enough with the bottom zipper 2/3 the way open to be hot. Ended up using it as a blanket. The bag stays close to your body throughout the night and can take some getting used to if you are used to sleeping in a standard mummy bag. Once you have slept in it a night or two you really start to understand why they made the interior of the bag out of the soft material. The bag is super quiet to sleep in which is good for the light sleep who moves around at night. I sleep on my right side, on my back, and on my left side. When I am on my sides I keep my legs pretty bent. When I move between the positions throughout the night the bag stays with you and you never seem to spin inside the bag. I just finished washing it, following the tags hand washing instructions, and it looks like it did when I received it. I haven't had any issues with any of the stitching or the insulation losing loft. The only downside with this bag is for people with broad shoulders, like I have, it can be difficult to zip around the shoulder area once inside the bag. I can do it easily now after plenty of practice. Of course this is also a positive because the closer the bag is to you the warmer you are. I am looking to buy there 5 degree bag for some climbing trips in colder weather and cant wait to try it out.

Easy to pack, kept me warm on Catalina in 40 degree nights, and loving the color is an added bonus. It worked well as an affordable backpacking sleeping bag.

For the price, I'm very pleased. I used this camping sleeping bag to tackle the West Coast Trail. It's fairly lightweight (1.4kg) but the quality is superb. It keeps you warm in temperatures as low as 5C. The internal material is soft but it's still synthetic, therefore light and water resistant. I kept the sleeping bag in it's case (which isn't a compression bag) then placed it inside a garbage bag to ensure that it wouldn't get wet while hiking. This worked brilliantly. I'd recommend as an everyday sleeping bag (very comfortable) that's also light and warm enough to take during multi-day hiking trips.

Was freezing in 12c weather; adding a fleece liner helped a little. But overall, not recommended for camping in cold weather.

I camped on Dartmoor at -3 and was very cold. This bag is more suited to about 0 degrees I would think.

Warm, nice, cosy

This is a very nice sleeping bag. It is much lighter and smaller than an older +4C bag I've been using for 15 years. I really like the soft material in the inside. I'm 5'11" and 175 lbs and the bag fits me very well in light clothing. I think this will be the perfect summer or early fall bag for me. This past week I was camping on colder weather though and I didn't find the bag as warm as I was expecting. The coldest night saw rain turn to sleet turn to snow and then temperatures dropped significantly to -12C around 3am. I had to wear many layers in order to stay warm enough to last the night. I was wearing one base wicking layer, one base thermal layer, plus three more layers head to toe of regular clothing followed by a medium weight insulating later. On my upper body I added a polar fleece and light rain jacket. On my head I had a toque and a light hoodie, plus the rain jacket hood. I still needed to sleep with only about a 2" opening at the top of the bag and my whole head inside just to stay warm enough not to shiver. It still want comfortable. I was sleeping on top of an inflatable Klymitic Static V insulated sleeping pad plus regular foam bed roll. The night before this the temperature was about -6C and I had two less layers of clothes to remain cold, but not shivering. I was expecting a bit more warmth from the bag. With all of the extra clothing on and needing to close the face opening up completely, I found the bag to be a bit short for me and a bit tight all around. I don't consider this to be the typical use for this bag though, so I'm still generally happy with it. If I was planning on using it in cold weather all the time though, I would get a warmer bag and possibly a bit larger. Overall the quality of the bag seems excellent though and I expect to use it for many years to come.