TUATUA Down Sleeping Bag for Backpacking,Lightweight Camping Sleeping Bag,Ultralight Compression for Adults

I recently went camping with my old mummy style sleeping bag. I was sleeping in a hammock and found I couldn't spread my feet which after a while was quite uncomfortable. I tried my new sleeping bag in the hammock and was able to spread my feet which makes a big difference. The arm holes are great especially as I love to read before sleeping. Now I am looking forward to my next trip.

First impression: 4 stars to start with, because, at $70 for a "0" degree bag, I like it, and I had to give it something. But I have reservations. How much loft should a 0 degree bag have? 2", 3", more? Of course, loft isn't the only factor, but it is the biggest. I'm just not seeing it, though. Looks to me to be about 2", and I just don't think that is enough.The bag did come compressed, and it may have been packed that way for much longer than it should. The down didn't look to be fluffing well and was somewhat unevenly distributed. So I took it to the laundromat and fluffed it in a dryer for a while on zero heat with 3 tennis balls. That helped a lot, but I'm still worried about the loft. Of course, I may be wrong. It's supposed to go down to 23 degrees F tonight, and I'm going to give it a try. If I sleep toasty warm, as I should at 23 degrees with a "0" degree bag, then we'll be on the right track. I hope that's what happens. We'll see.I will update this review as I know more.Edit: One thing I meant to mention and forgot was that I had received a down underquilt a few weeks ago. That came compressed, too, and, like this bag, didn't look as it it had enough loft. So I just laid it out in the spare room, and, over the next few days, it kept fluffing and fluffing until I thought it was going to take over the room. I hope this bag does the same, but, as I said, we'll see, and I'll let you know.UPDATE-------------------------I had high hopes for this bag and took a chance on it because the price was $69.95. I figured that, with 2.2 lbs of down, even if it turned out to be the lowest fill power (at 650 almost is), how could I go wrong? Well, let's see.When I first got the bag, I had a test scheduled for a down underquilt for my hammock and thought I would use this bag as my top quilt for the test. I mean this is a "0" degree bag and so should be good to +20* F, right? Not necessarily. As it turned out, I got cold when the temp got down into the low 20's and stayed there for a while. I wasn't really cold, just cold enough to be uncomfortable and make it impossible to sleep. So, I needed to take a close look at the bag, which I finally was able to do today.ConstructionThe bag seems put together very well. The outer and inner fabrics are sturdy, as they should be at a reported 320T rating. Stitching seems well-done, also. I do question the hand ports, though, as these provide areas of no-insulation and possible cold infiltration. Zippers are supposed to be YKK and appear very sturdy.InsulationThe insulation is supposed to be duck down, and the seller has stated to me that the fill-power is 650, at the lower end of the spectrum for that. There are draft tubes around the zippers and also at the neckline. These appear to have not down but some kind of fiber insulation, and very little of that. I'm okay with fiber insulation here, but I have two questions:(1) If going cheap here why skimp out as well? Why not use enough to fill the dadgum tubes?(2) Does this still qualify as a "down" bag?LoftBefore I actually tested the bag, I was afraid that the down was not distributed well, and also, the bag did not seem to have the loft necessary to be a "0" degree bag. So I ran down to the laundromat and threw the bag into a dryer at no heat with 3 tennis balls and let it run for a half hour. Today, I see that the distribution problem still exists, although perhaps not as bad as at first.The first thing I did was stretch the bag out on the floor, open, with the inside up. Right away, I could see many low spots with much less insulation than other areas. So I took a couple of measurements of the loft - one at a puffy spot, and one at a skinny spot. The puffy spot had 2-5/8" of loft, and the skinny spot had only 1". No wonder I got cold!Let's say that we can even the insulation out over the bag. The puffy spots will lose some loft, and the skinny spots will gain some. If it were to work out that the average loft was, say, 2", would that be enough for a "0" degree bag? What kind of loft should a real 0 degree bag have? Here's what Backpacking Light Magazine said in their "Backpacking Light Position Statement on Sleeping Bag Temperature Ratings", published in 2006:Table 1, Single Layer Loft and Estimated Temperature RatingTemp (°F) Loft (in)50 1.240 1.530 1.820 2.210 2.60.0 3.0-10 3.5-20 4.0So, if this is an accurate measure, then the bag that I purchased is, at best, a 20 to 30 degree bag and nowhere close to a "0" degree bag. Based upon my one night, I'm thinking it's more like a 30-40 degree bag. About this, the seller, who seems to be a very nice person, said that "0" is the "extreme" comfort rating. Well, that's not what the ad says: "TUATUA Winter Camping Sleeping Bag,Lightweight Camping -18℃(-0.4℉)Winter Sleeping Bag,Ultralight Compression for Adults,Red"The tag on the stuff sack says this:|- Recommended sleep zone -|0..................-5......................-10 (C)32................23......................14 (F)Now, we have another problem, because you don't see -18 C (-.4 F) in there, do you, and that's what the ad says. So, something is already seriously wrong. If you take the two top numbers, 32 F and 23 F, which are the average comfort temps for an adult female and adult male, then the bag may actually come pretty close to that, if, however, you are willing to spend some time and effort getting the insulation distribution problem ironed out. But that's not what the ad says, is it? Also, according to experts, the "extreme" temp rating means that, while you probably will not die from hypothermia, you may experience some frost bite. Is that really how this seller wants to rate their bag?SizeWidth: The ad says that the bag is 82.6 x 31.5 x 1.4 inches. My tape measure says closer to a stretched 30" but more like 29". I wear an XL coat, and this bag is way too narrow for me, and I think it would be for any average sized male, as well.Length: From the top draft tube to the bottom zipper, the length is 62.5", not counting the hood. Since the zipper is on the outside of the bag, and your feet on the inside, take away another inch or so for insulation. I am 5'9", or so, and my neckline is about 59" from the bottom of my feet, so it would seem that there is a bit of room at the bottom for me. In fact, however, my toes are pushing at the bottom while I am struggling to keep the bag up around my neck where it is supposed to be.SummaryThe bag is neither "warm" at its quoted temp rating nor "roomy" for any average male, and I have once again been let down by Amazon ratings. While the seller seems very nice, and I really feel for the small producers trying to make their way in a tough market, I have to rate the ad as "misleading".So, when I was thinking that for $70 for a down bag with 2.2 lbs of down fill, how could I go wrong, the answer was apparently quite easily and in a number of ways.

sleeping bag is nice, I like that you can open it up on the bottom to air your feet out.I took this sleeping bag on a couple of my back packing trips (now purchased ultralight weight sleeping bag). It kept me pretty warm for the most part, think it got down to 40 degrees at night. The only thing that I didn't like was that you couldn't make it tight around your head to keep yourself warm, and that the material makes you sweat whether you are hot or cold, basically would wake up in the morning sticking to the sleeping bag. But Its still a pretty good sleeping bag!

Loved how it kept me just the right temperature. Felt a bit snug, so I ordered a second one to zip them together. Don't forget you MUST mix the blue with the red to get them to zip together right. I also loved how compact I could get it for space saving.

Just what I was looking for. The day it can a friend ordered two for himself and girlfriend. Heads up this bag is not for bigger people. I'm 5'9" and 150 lbs. And I wouldn't want it any shorter. Love th e lag room.

Bags are very nice just what I wanted

Exactly what I wanted!

this seems well made and packs really small love the arm slots for reading