Has anyone used this Emergency sleeping bag?

[chongoman]

I know it's not the lightest, but it looks to be warm due to the double layer and elastic design.
I'm looking for a good set up for an unplanned night out on the trail in central AZ in the winter where low tempe may approach freezing, but will likely be closer to 40 degrees or so.

http://ps-med.com/product/blizzard-sleeping-bag/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewdvLHFOLLo

[Briansong]

Hey Chongo.

Looks interesting to say the least. Aside from price and perhaps rain protection, my ZPacks, 20 degree bag weighs only 2oz more and packs to roughly the same size. I live in AZ as well, might be the thing for those desert wintertime overnighters.

[offroute]

FWIW, for an unplanned bivy I'd rather have a hooded jacket and a lighter. I can use the jacket also while moving, and a small fire will keep me warmer than a minimalist bivy that doesn't breathe. If you fit the jacket on the large size, you can sit under it. YMMV.

[wahday]

The two complaints I have read about this product are that it does not breathe (so you can end up with quite a bit of condensation inside the bag, depending on conditions) and that the material is noisy when you move around at night. Oh, and also that it comes vacuum packed so you can never actually get it back to its original “VHS cassette” size (whatever that is…). Still even twice that size is pretty small and light.

Otherwise, its used by military personnel and to treat those injured and/or in shock, so I feel confident it fulfills certain demanding standards. I would imagine its a high performer for emergencies but to have as your main sleeping bag might get a bit uncomfortable. I don't like being clammy, even if I am warm.

[bobjenkins79]

I'd be worried about the condensation making me clammy, but would love to be proven wrong.

[offroute]

This looks to essentially be a space blanket-type product.

I've attempted a night's sleep in one on two occasions. It could save your life in an emergency, but setting out to bivy in it is madness, even if it doesn't get shredded in use. Modern minimalist offerings for sleeping bags, bivy bags and bivy tents are too light, small and numerous to be up all night trying to fend off cold and having a commensurately crappy day afterward. All to save how much weight? A super light sleeping bag will stuff down to the size of a grapefruit and weigh a pound. Good value, IMO.

[Mista Bone]

SOL breathable emergency bag...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G4HE35G/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=29WG68M0806V2&coliid=I29X349MJUS8W5