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Originally Posted by tkbike
So for those of you that have responded that actually spend 100+ nights a year in the outdoors(preferably 25-50% high altitude and winter) what do use for your sleep system?
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For the summer, I have a high fill-power down 30 degree mummy bag from Marmot (although plenty of other brands will do) that I pair with a Western Mountaineering down jacket and thick fleece hat. I use a full-length RidgeRest pad paired with a "women's" 3/4 length 1" inflatable pad. All of that together keeps me happy and cozy down into the low twenties, and the jacket and hat help keep me warm when I get up before sunrise and stand around waiting to photograph.
For the spring and fall, I'll substitute in a 20-degree and then 5-degree bag as needed as temperatures drop. Those are both upper-tier REI bags, although -- again -- many brands will do just fine.
I'm rarely very deep into the backcountry in the winter, so in truly cold weather, I nest the 30 degree bag inside the 5 degree bag.