I went camping this weekend for 2 nights in the catskills in upstate new york this past weekend. High was 62 and low was 34 all weekend. Camping in a big agnes copperspur ul3 on a big agnes insulated pad; this bag kept we extremely warm both nights. the bag did not slip off the pad as i had anticipated. the zippers did not snag much at all and were easy to find with the glow in the dark pull tabs. it has an inner pocket which is helpful to keep my inhalor in for my asthma. The 2 things that really sold me on this bag were: cost (very few bags that are 15 degree bags, synthetic for under 100$) and the fact that it has a quarter length zipper on the opposite side of the full zipper.
i have spent about 50 nights in this bag. Most of them have been super pleasant, some were a little uncomfortable. It seems to do the best in the 21-60 degree range.
"Very good bag for car camping, short backpack trips"
01/29/13
I've owned the Trestles long X-wide for about 8 years now. I've used it on several Boy Scout outings, mostly car camping garnished with a smattering of short backpack trips. At 6'2" and 250 lbs., I find most 62"-64" shoulder circumferences to be a bit constricting, if not downright annoying! This bag has plenty of room to turn in the night without taking the bag with you. It does not compress to a small size. Don't look for "fast and light" with this! I'm currently looking at TNF Cat's Meow and MH ExtraLaminar as a true backpacking alternative. I'll suck up the tighter confines for less weight and smaller pack size.
"Great bag for warm weather and short trips"
01/07/13
I bought this bag because it became much to cumbersome to haul around my Kelty 0 degree bag on backpacking trips. I've had it for about a year, and I love that this bag came with a compression sack, that comes in handy since my pack is on the smaller side (hey it's not my fault, I'm a small girl!) and therefore space is very limited. I do wish it compacted down a bit smaller, though. Also, I live in a cold climate, so I retired this bag to living-room sleepovers only until the weather warms back up. If you live somewhere where the temps are generally mild and your pack is a good size, this is a great choice for you.
"Great bag when used with a good sleeping pad"
12/09/12
I took this sleeping bag on a 23 day kayaking trip through the San Juan Islands in early march and then on a 21 day mountaineering trip in the North Cascades in late May. On both trips I was comfortable 90% of the time and the other 10% I probably didn't eat enough fordinner. As long as I was using a thicker sleeping pad on snow I was warm through the night using The Trestle 15. I did feel trapped in the sleeping bag more than once in the early morning hours as the zippers are not the easiest to maneuver.
I have used this sleeping bag several times this spring, I have not really tried in in lower temps (below 30) since it was so warm this spring. Overall it is very conformable. Having 2 zippers allows for more ventilation on warmer nights, however the 2nd zipper does tend to snag a lot on the fabric.
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