Lightweight Budget Down Sleeping Bag Reviews (+ How To Use It During Winter)
Lightweight Budget Down Sleeping Bag Reviews (+ How To Use It During Winter)
Trev reviews his Budget Lightweight Goose Down Sleeping Bag from Naturehike and shares his backpacking tip of how to turn it into a 4 season sleeping bag.
PLEASE NOTE – This product weighs 520gs not 52g’s as I say in the video.
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Following on from his discussion last week in which Trev from Summit or Nothing looked through his lightweight budget wild camping kit, Trev was asked by a few followers to elaborate on his down sleeping bag, so he has done just that. Could the Naturehike down Sleeping bag be the best budget compact lightweight down sleeping bag on the market? Who knows? Not Trev but he does know that he has been using this compact budget down sleeping bag for a year now, and apart from being incredibly lightweight, amazingly compact and extremely comfortable he has even found a way of turning this summer down sleeping bag into a lightweight and reasonably priced compact winter down sleeping bag. So stay tuned for yet another backpacking on a budget hack.
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An army compression sack with has more space would fit your kit in better then squash it down…
Nothing worse than this good British accent.
Have you considered cannibalizing the blue one and dumping some of the down into the grey one?
Good video – I enjoyed kilograms and grams being used interchangeably in about 7 different ways though haha
You absolute legend, thanks for this – saved me a fortune probably. Gave you a mention on my recent Dartmoor video as your channel has been so useful.
its not 52g 😂 the scale said 0.52kg = 520g bruh…
Nice!….great technique.
Ive been using the Naturehike down bag for 5 years now. Great lightweight and very compact!
Love the shirt dude!
Bought and tested sleeping bag last week. Stinky and too thin to keep me warm. Misleading information. Don’t waste your money.
I couldn’t sleep knowing the cruelty of live plucking of geese. I would rather pay a bit more and know that the down and feathers come from animals slaughtered for meat rather than being plucked several times through their life before being slaughtered.
top review again brother – very much appreciated! love your channel Trev
0.52 kgs is not 52 grams, it’s 520 grams. And I wasn’t sure if you’d want me to subscribe, so I rather didn’t.
I realise this is a ‘summer bag’ but I’ve just come across the ‘Naturehike Snowbird’ a winter bag, which looks to be pretty good value .. have you seen it yet ?
Hi from New Zealand, Just looking at one of the Naturehike ULG400’s, they still price at around £120 over here. Wondering whether theyre worth it. Have also been looking at a synthetic Rab Solar 4 for around the same price. Nowhere near as much compression though
thanks Trev really helped me
I have good luck with several smaller bags, than with one winter bag. One good rule to follow though is to layer them by size, so none has its insulation disturbed and elimenates conduction.
Several small bags can be easier to pack than a big one as well.
Trev, would you still recommend this or is there a better option please.
Hey Trev, i hope you are well! Love your videos, keep doing what you do. I know this is an old video but hoping you see my comment, Is this still your current bag and sleep system? I have the British Army arctic sleeping bag (bouncing betty or something?) but its too bloody big, easily takes up at least half of my backpack so i wanted something a little more lightweight that i can use for all weathers, i have a woobie and wool blanket that i use to increase the temp rating as i still find the army bag a bit cold sometimes (just bag on its own not the full sleep system), would you still recommend the naturhike or has something else replaced it in the last 2 years?
Nice vid Trev.
You ever used a good old fashion pattern 58 British Army bag? Weighs a bit,mind…
Looking at emergency winter systems for the family as an emergency bug out should one day, god forbid, it l’s ever be required. I think a pad with r rating of 5+, Bivvy and a 4 season bag is the most efficient way to go rather than trying to haul a big tent as it spreads the load between us whilst I haul the other essentials but to go light you have to pay big bucks on the pad and sleeping bag. If want to know you could be warm enough to actually sleep in our harshest UK winter nights. Obviously wool hats socks and gloves etc helps. Interesting video. Will have to look at previous ones to see what pad you use because the killer is the cold on the ground.
freezing my ass off at around 43 F ……. returned it !!
Genius! Thanks so much for this tip. I have been wondering if this exact sleeping set up is possible, but i don’t yet have all the pieces so it was just speculation. Many many thanks 🙏 😊
Trev, i’m looking at buying the Naturehike CW280 as a 4 season bag but combining it with an army goretex bivi bag during the colder months. I also use the Trekology UL80 mat. Will be camping in either a Vango Tempest Pro 200 or a DD 3×3 tarp. I prefer the tarp but the tent is also a great option.
What’s your thoughts on Naturehike down sleeping bags now? Are they worth the money or is it better to spend more on better quality… budget is limited!! The goal is to reduce pack size and weight we currently use Regatta 4 season bags but they are very bulky in size and weight.
Thanks,
Mike
Any idea on the mummy bags naturehike do?
Isn’t the nylon making you sweat?
99 kgs !!!…….jee…..whats the lining? Uranium ? lol j/k
The naturehike price + liner price + bivvy bag price would be greater than a proper 4-season down bag that’s gonna be half the size and two thirds the weight of your final pack.
Looks like a bit of a tight squeeze, and you forgot to cut the labels off.
Year late with a comment.
I was just poking around and came across this .
As a pensioner im on limited funds and throwing dosh at items is way beyond me.
So affordable alternatives are really important to thousands of people.
Thanks for this idea and happy xmas to you and your family Trevor.
Lee🖖
Thanks for great videos
Trevor, great video. May I ask, that Naturehike looks really narrow, you look as broad as myself and not being able to spin around within the bag would drive me crazy….please advise.
or you could just buy a warmer bag instead of all that nonsense you have added to it…
I’ve done something similar with my budget setup. Aldi Ultralight Bag (7 degree limit) with an OEX Furnace 8 thermalon liner (adds 8 degrees to your system, OEX Bush Pro bivvy bag (couple more degrees plus windproof and moistureproof) and a Forclaz Ultralight Inflatable Sleeping Pad – ALL fits into a British Army Jungle Bag Compression sack. I reckon it would get me down to about -3 ish (I’m a warm sleeper). I will have to do a video on it with some weights and measurements. If I switched out the bag for the Naturehike CW280 then I’d have a proper UK winter system. Also, check out the Widesea down bag on Aliexpress. Looks like the same item as the Naturehike just a different brand. Love your videos!
Nice T-shirt. I’ve got the same one in black, although I’m more of a Speccy guy myself so don’t tell the lads.
You just saved me a fortune on getting a winter sleeping bag. I have the bivvy bag and didnt think of this!
Use a cheap light sleeping bag but when its cold I wear british army softies for nightwear , they’re cheap as chips, really comfy and perform brilliantly much better than spending a fortune on an over priced sleep system
Thanks
Nice idea,Trev.
You ever used the British Army sleep system for the winter?
Big pack size,but I promise you,you won’t be cold.
Stay well.
I can’t find this bag anywhere
I personally wouldn’t buy anything Down from nature hike as I don’t believe their feathers are ‘responsibly down standard certified’. I don’t want to give money to companies that get feathers from birds in the way some non-certified sources do.spnonsible Down Sta
Just buy a onesie from primark bud…you’ll roast
Have you tried the other version? It’s £10 more and adds another 6 degrees. I’d love to see a comparison of them both tried out in the wild. It’s a fair size bigger but still a good size
Hi, the scales show 0.52 kilos (520 grams). Still very light.
Im looking for a nice lightweight summer bag? any ideas guys.
Siiiiiick
Summer sleeping bags(1 season)are very small so I have used them for Winter camping twice as cold as -8c although the bag was rated only to 5c..You certainly feel the cold in 1 season bags in such temperatures but they are certainly better than nothing!I don’t think that a bivy bag increases the temperature much but it does stop the wind draining your heat and obviously any damp.
New sub, binge watching yur reviews, good stuff.
I’ve been trying to figure what I want to do for a winter system and having difficulty finding what I need without being stupid expensive. I’m short but with a stocky build so regular length bags fit my height but not my shoulders/chest…and to top it off I move and side sleep a fair bit too.
What do you think this system you put together would go down to? (C is fine, I prefer metric or can convert to F easy enough) Thanks
Wish i found this video earlier. Will deffo check out the sleepong bag.
I got the thickened one, as people in the reviews are saying that temperatures are not so accurate like they advetising it, but close – don’t mind the extra 200 grams, still light, and half cheaper than others