Hey all. I could use (a lot) of help selecting a sleeping bag. I am a fairly experienced day hiker. Inexperienced solo overnight hiker. I want to do some more overnight trips including doing sections of AT and BMT.
I anticipate that much of my overnight/section hiking would occur between April and September in Georgia/NC/Tennessee. I will likely be able to plan them for nicer weather in those months, but you never know. I do sleep warm so that is another factor.
I will have an REI Passage 2 tent. I will have a sleeping pad. I don;t know which. But if my previous cheapness is any indication it may be http://www.rei.com/product/810386/th...-sleeping-pad- or http://www.rei.com/product/865152/th...t-sleeping-pad.
I was looking at one of two bags currently: (1) REI Pod Light which is on sale at rei outlet http://www.rei.com/product/865450/re...l-buy#specsTab or (2) Marmot Trestles 30 http://www.rei.com/product/828305/ma...g-bag#specsTab
Also, I have heard some talk about ultralight weight sleeping bag which uses just a bivy. http://www.rei.com/product/794291/re...list-bivy-long
Any thoughts?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!