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Originally Posted by mhespenheide
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.
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I use a 20deg feathered friends 900fill and a 5f same brand/fill for my 3 season and winter camping. For the extremely rare hot night I have a cheap 40deg rei synthetic bag.
I sleep in vapor barrier clothing head to toe in extremely cold weather and layer as needed based on the temperature. Less extreme typically an r1 hoody, long underwear and have a down vest or jacket and hat nearby as needed.
I use an xtherm 4 season full length pad for all lightweight endeavors as I sleep cold.