EMS Boreal 20° Sleeping Bag, Regular

Comments about Eastern Mountain Sports EMS Boreal 20° Sleeping Bag, Regular:

I purchased this bag 3 years ago when I first started backpacking. Since I wasn't sure if I would like backpacking, I didn't want to spend a lot. I have used this on all my outdoor trips. It is comfortable and has held up well. It's easy to wash and dry. It's a little warm in the summer but perfect in the Spring and Fall when the temperatures get down into the 40's at night. If it is not too cold outside and you do not have to synch down the mummy hood, you can turn the fleece lined stuff sack inside out, fill it with some spare clothing and use it as a pillow. Recently I slept outside with it to do some testing of some winter sleeping gear I purchased. I used this with a Black Diamond Hooped Bivy and 2 sleeping pads (Big Agnes Air Core non-insulated inflatable and a Thermarest Ridgerest Solar) on my deck. For clothing, I wore a light fleece hat, medium weight wool socks, light fleece pants and a long sleeve, synthetic moc turtle neck. I had red reviews that the temp rating was a bit optimistic so I wanted to try it for myself. If this bag should be able to live up to it's temp rating, it would have to be under the conditions I listed above (2 sleeping pads plus bivies retain much more heat than tents). The first night the temp want down to 29 or 30 and I had no problem staying warm throughout the night. The second night the temp went down to 23 degrees. I woke up slightly cold at 2AM and ate a granola bar in hopes of getting warm again. At 4AM I woke up slightly cold again – not freezing but just cold enough not to be able to sleep. At 4:30 I called off the test and came inside to get a temperature reading. It was 23 degrees and based on my detailed test conditions, I have concluded that this is at most a 30 degree bag. I'm not sure how the bag would perform at 30 degrees with only one sleeping pad in a tent so my rating may be a little generous. This is a nice bag for the price but I only gave it 4 stars due to the inaccurate temp rating.

Comments about Eastern Mountain Sports EMS Boreal 20° Sleeping Bag, Regular:

I used this bag on a 22 degree night it a tent that had frost on the inside before even getting into the tent to go to sleep. It was a 2 person tent and there was 2 people in it, meaning, I was up against the wall all night (a wall coated with melting frost). This bag performed great! I woke up in the morning and was warm. Not cold down by my feet or anything either! I am a little bit of a hot sleeper but I would say this bag definately had a proper rating put on it. Seeing as though it was wet, and 22 degrees (F) and I stayed warm, I would give the bag an A+. Definately Recommend this bag to anyone looking for a solid bag at a good price.

Comments about Eastern Mountain Sports EMS Boreal 20° Sleeping Bag, Regular:

My use is recreational. I am not a hardcore outdooors man. I just needed a sleeping bag for backpacking and for my overnight motorcycle rides with buddies to camp and ride. This bag was just what I wanted. I haven't used it in weather cooler than about 40F but it was quite warm. I really like the stuff sack and how it all fits together. It also comes with a store sack that let's it air out while sitting on the shelf. Cool Bag for my use.

Comments about Eastern Mountain Sports EMS Boreal 20° Sleeping Bag, Regular:

good quality synthetic bag at a reasonable price.

Comments about Eastern Mountain Sports EMS Boreal 20° Sleeping Bag, Regular:

This was my first backpacking sleeping bag. What drove me to buy this specific type was that is was synthetic with the smallest temperature rating vs. size. I'm a beginning backpacker, but it seems to be a rather large size. I also find myself rather cold when sleeping even when its not below 30 degrees. I used space blankets in my sleeping bag too, but I was still cold. I probably just have poor circulation haha.

I love how comfy this bag is, its like sleeping on a pillow. I would recommend this to someone who doesn't get cold easily and has space for it on the outside of their pack or a separate compartment for it in their pack.

Comments about Eastern Mountain Sports EMS Boreal 20° Sleeping Bag, Regular:

Great for camping/hiking trips

Comments about Eastern Mountain Sports EMS Boreal 20° Sleeping Bag, Regular:

I used this bag for backpacking. The bag didn't pack as small as I would have liked and I was a bit confined near the knee and leg area. But all-in-all it was comfortable eough and worth the price I paid for it. The temperature was 38 degrees and rainy and the bag kept me warm with leggings and a t-shirt on.

Comments about Eastern Mountain Sports EMS Boreal 20° Sleeping Bag, Regular:

The sleeping bag was not as I had hoped. Felt cold some nights in the 40s. The bag is very tight and this is comming from a 5"4" guy that weighs in at about 130lbs. Getting into this sleeping bag was like getting into a tuna can!!There is not a very sufficient collar around the neck area so found drafts getting in. Sleeping bag is quite heavy and bulky. The best news is that it did keep me warmer in damp weather then my former down bag.

Comments about Eastern Mountain Sports EMS Boreal 20° Sleeping Bag, Regular:

Used this bag on a 2 week late winter trip. I have slept in it in temps down to around 25 degrees (needed a little extra insulation when it gets this cold). It is very comfortable around 35 degrees. Great value from EMS.

My only wish is that I had bought the long bag, I fit in the regular fine (Im 6') but there is very little room to keep shoes or water at the bottom to keep from freezing.