My next walk is into the Central Plateau following Higgs Track to Lake Nameless and Ironstone hut, then I'll be trying to follow Ritters Track to Walls of Jerusalem. This is next week.
In looking at the gear I'll need for the walk, I am reviewing the sleeping bag I'll take. I realised that the recent weather we've been experiencing in SE Australia, and particularly Tasmania, may extend into next week, so I'd better be prepared with a winter weight sleeping bag.
I generally use my OP Cocoon 500 for 3-season walking. I really like the weight for warmth factor of that bag. I'm thinking that it may not be suitable for where I'm going though. So I turned my mind to other sleeping bags I have. My One Planet Winterlite is brilliant, but at just over 2kg can hardly be accused of ultralight status. My Fairydown Scorpion is also great, but at a tad over 1.6kg (mainly due to the Pertex cover and very snug fit) is still quite heavy. I also have a ridiculous Mountain Designs bag from the era when they actually made great sleeping bags. I've never been able to zip it up because it's too hot.
So that got me thinking about newer, lighter bags. I've not looked around for a while, and I was wondering whether anyone here could share some of their recent wisdom regarding warm (-10 to -15) bags that are also light please.
I have looked around a bit -- Mont Helium 600 (-10) looks pretty good, and weighs in at 950gms according to Mont. Anyone had experience with these please?