McKinley 0° Sleeping Bag - Oversize Insulated Hooded Rectangle Made with Ripstop Outer and Brushed Polyester Liner, with Compression Stuff Sack

Arrived on time and in good shape. I am 6' 0" 215 Plenty of room in the bag from the shoulders down to the feet to move around. Seems to taper at the top above the shoulders to reduce the opening at the head. Heavy zipper that has yet to snag opening and closing. Nice fabric inside and out. Flap around the shoulders and along the length of the zipper to help stop cold air flow into the bag. I use a smaller travel pillow to fit iside the hood in colder weather when I decide to use the hood snug around my head. Not suitable for backpacking or small tents due to size and weight. Great bag if you have the space. Some have mentioned that the carry bag is too small. You would have a problem if you try to roll it tight like from the factory but if you stuff the bag in the stuff sack, you have no problem. Fold in half lengthwise and start stuffing it in working your way around. No problem. Save yourself the aggrevation and only use the straps on the bag if you are going to roll it for storage and not try to put it in the bag. I wiil revise review after I use it on some colder nights. Love this bag. So far the coldest I used the bag was the low teens. Very warm all night long. Did not require using the blanket I used to use on top. My last trip I let my girlfriend use my bag and I used my old bag with the blanket and I froze my you know what off while she snoozed comfortably all night. I have another bag on order for her!!!!! Update: I RECOMMEND you follow directions on cleaning that come with the bag but I will tell you what I did that worked well for me. Bag needed to be washed. Dirty and beginning to smell after lots of use. DO NOT try to wash in your HOME washer. Way to heavy when full of water. First, I filled bathtub with warm water and added powdered borax. Swished around until dissolved. Placed bag in borax solution for several hours to soak. I climbed in and stomped on it a few times as if I were crushing grapes for wine. Ha. That helped distribute borax throughout the bag to do its business. Rinsed twice stomping out the water each time. Can’t lift until you remove most of the water. Did not feel like I was able to remove enough water to dry properly so I took it to COMMERCIAL laundry to run it through a delicate rinse cycle and spin dry in a large washer. Dried in a large dryer on low heat. Left in the Sun for a couple of hours to finish it up. Did not require fluffing to redistribute insulation. Smells fresh and looks like new. Worth the effort considering a new bag is now $150.

11/16/2014 UPDATE: I have to say...I am VERY pleased with my purchase. On Friday night of our campout, temperatures reached 32 degrees. Again, we were in a cabin, but there was no heat. I am happy to report that I was warm and toasty and no hot flashes to write home about!!! On the 2nd night, it was a wee bit warmer, 43 degrees and I did get downright hot... I unzipped the bag about halfway down and that allowed enough of nature's air conditioning in... What little I slept, it was that way the entire night. The sleeping bag met all three of my conditions and performed extremely well. 1. I was warm. 2. My Pharaohphopia was kept at bay; there was room to turn. I am not an obese person either...more of an Amazon... badabang LOL 3. The microfiber lining did not grab at my PJs and impede me from turning... It wasn't as "slick" as I like a sleeping bag to be, but it was acceptable. The issue I had with sleeping had to do with my back killing me - had nothing to do with the sleeping bag... Now I'm thinking of getting one of those Skeletor looking air blowup mattress looking thingies that you put directly in the bag with you... On a side note...There is no way that I can fit this bag back into the stuff sack it came with...so I've ordered a new stuff sack/compression bag that I'm hoping this behemoth will fit into! If you are a hiker...this is not the sleeping bag for you... If you are like me - a casual camper who likes her creature comforts and who SUV's her stuff to the spot, then this IS the bag for you!!!! Happy Camping!!!! ********** ORIGINAL REVIEW BELOW *********** Just got this sleeping bag, haven't slept in it yet, but will be doing so this weekend, for a Girl Scout Leader Camp-out. I will update this review once I've tried it out. We are sleeping in cabins, but they are unheated on bunks. In addition, I haven't gotten to this point in my life, just to be uncomfortable...LOL! These are MY specific reasons for getting this bag (and my updated ratings will be on these and any other negatives/positives that I encounter): 1. Degree Rating: I almost purchased another bag, but then I read the reviews and folks indicated that they were cold in that bag even though the air temperatures were within the bag's temperature rating. Honestly... I have a small degree of comfort on the temperature scale -- anything outside of that makes me an evil person, add sleep deprivation to that -- well, the gig is over! I figure that once the Hot Flashes start to kick-in, I'll just unzip the darn thing for the 1/2 hour or so that the Maws of Hell have opened to try to consume me. The other ladies in the cabin will appreciate the heat that's generated. Of course, after the episode, I'll need this 0-Degree sleeping bag to hopefully contain some of that heat to prevent some of that sweat freezing me into a human icicle. 2. Size and dimensions: Being somewhat claustrophobic is an issue when searching for a sleeping bag! Just the name, "Mummy Bags" turns me off, because I also have Pharaohphobia (I'll be happy to explain and justify my fears regarding this issue on the Johnson & Johnson rolled Bandage Purchase I made last week). Anyway, I need room to turn and move my legs...I think this bag will do the trick! Also, I'll add, when you start getting warm (see number 1 above) just a simple readjustment of a limb will quickly serve to reduce the internal thermometer. 3. Microfiber Liner: The internal layer is made of a Microfiber Liner...I was wary at first... As a princess, I cannot have a sleeping bag that has Lumberjack Flannel as the liner. Several reasons for that: a) Hint: Sandpaper; b) Panties get in a wad - literally! Flannel doesn't permit other material to smoothly glide across when you move (See number 2 above); and c) Flannel is hot! (See numbers 1 & 2 above). I have felt the internal layer and it seem sufficiently slick and cool to touch! As I mentioned above, I will revise my review after sleeping in the bag this coming weekend. This product was ordered via Amazon Prime at a cost of $99.99 Sale Price (Down from $139.99). Delivery was set at 2 Days; Received 1 Day early - These are the reasons for my initial 4 Star Review.

Very comfy, spacious, and warm. Zippers work great! Internal pull cords are easy to use. The extra thick, internal neck-draft tube is wonderful! The only consideration is it's very heavy and quite bulky in the stuff sack. Thus, I wouldn't ever consider it for backpacking. It is, however, perfect for base camp or car camping use.

I've had a DuPont sleeping back from 1988 that has seen a lot of winter camping & I just purchased this bag last week to replace it. I purchased this bag because I am lot bigger than I was when I got the other bag in the 5th grade. So it was time & I needed something that could accommodate my size PLUS have the great features this purchase provides. The Stuff Sack is phenomenal with size & compression straps. The size is great to be able to rollover on my side. The fabric is plush that will not grab thermal clothes. The zipper is nice & oversized. It got in the 20's this past weekend & I didn't get cold at all inside this thing. GREAT VALUE for the price makes it even sweater!

Awesome bag. Didn't have any issues with the smell like some of the other reviews mentioned. It's nice and big, it fits my 6ft2inch boyfriend with plenty of room. We unzipped it and shared it as a blanket in -10 and it kept us both very warm. It is big and a little heavy, but its awesome for winter car camping. Zippers are excellent quality, can unzip from inside and outside. It has a handy little pocket near the head that you can stick you phone in to keep it warm at night so the battery doesn't die in the cold. This is definitely thick enough to use as a sleeping pad in the summer too.

Me encantó, llego en tiempo y forma, buena calidad, cómodo para descansar sin pasar frío alguno, amplio.

this is a great product i used at it at-30. and it preformed very well.this is indeed a cold weather bag i made a great buy thank you browning for the Mckinley bay.

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You can't beat the price and it really keeps you warm on those early spring camping nights in a tent - I had no issues repacking it into the bag. Just roll it from the top to the bottom,where the straps are and you should be fine fitting it into the bag

Great Sleeping Bag! Very warm in some very cold winter camping conditions!