Aegis Max Ultra Light Goose Down Sleeping Bag Review:Pint Sized Heat Factory
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2019
- Today's review is on the Aegis Max Ultralite Goose Down Sleeping bag.
-Dave
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Bro you're a legend, thanks for the review!!
Thanks for making this video! I just got a 15F sleeping bag for cheap for this winter but will need one when it starts warming up. Will definitely give this a try
Hey thanks for watching!
great video. was looking into this particular sleeping bag. your video made my decision process much easier. thanks
I think your review here is the best I have seen on YT. Greetings from the UK.
My son uses that exact sleeping bag I use the xl version and we have both been impressed. We’re in south Texas so extreme cold is not a big problem we use them primarily for November December hunting. We’ve slept as cold as 28 degrees but we were in a large tent on cots with sleeping pads on them but we were warm with no layering just underwear and tee shirts. I have also used my xl in a hammock I added a sleeping pad and slept at at 50 degrees comfortably.
Nice! That's awesome. Sounds like you definetly got your money's woth out of them. Thanks for watching 😊 🙏
I use this same bag all year round, but during below zero degree trips I will bring a thin wool blanket. It has worked like a charm.
I have been looking at that bag online for a bit. Your review has been very helpful. Thanks. JB.
Nice! Glad you liked the review. Thanks for watching!
So with layers, an emergency blanket, and enough whiskey this is a great bag.
With enough whiskey any bag is a great bag 😂😉
Great job on the video. I was also eyeing one of these a while back. I ended up getting top and bottom quilts from HG, but like you said, this would be a great choice if you weren’t trying to get down to the colder temperatures. Although you did show some great layering options that would work and still save so much weight and space. Great job!
Hey thank you so much! Yeah that bag is a solid option when it comes to the holy trinity of price/size/weight. There's better options out there but one or more of those factors would have to increase/decrease. It's a nice balance of the 3. Thanks for watching 😊
Really helpful review - I have been looking at this bag but was unsure
Excellent production quality on your video mate, you've got a sub from me. Like the comedic notes as well : )
Hey thank you 🙂 much appreciated! Thanks for watching!
the thermal blanket is a genius idea
Hey thanks! Just be careful cause it will defiently make you sweat and trap moisture. A little bit of a double edged sword. You get way warmer but the moisture could potentially get much colder too
Thanks for this Man. It was really informative
My pleasure! Glad you liked it
Good job! I enjoyed your realistic approach . I just Purchased one.
Nice! How do you like it?
I have the -20° to 0° (f) aegismax bag and it is exactly the same as this one, just scaled for more warmth, and love it! Mine has a draft tube with anti-snag, which works well, but not as good as my TNF bag in that regard. For the price, nothing comes close. My bag is 5 yrs old and still going strong, but I should probably wash it at some point...lol
thanks for this nice video. I have had this sleeping bag for a couple of years now and indeed I would not recommend it for camping in the show but it kept me warm wuite decently from March on with temp dropping to 40F. I have also adopted the same "onion layers" concept with an ultralight goose down from uniqlo (30 bucks) which I use as an extra layer when needed.
BUT: the zipper is the weak point. it often gets stuck. I haven't tried to spray it with specific products, though, which migt solve the problem.
Good stuff...am planning a multi layered sleep system currently.just as we do in the day..same at night..thnx from Seattle.sailing on mate~
Nice! Good way to look at it! Thanks for watching 😊
Great review thanks. I have one of these on the way and plan to use it alone in warmer months and paired with my Snugpac Jungle Blanket, I'm hoping both will take me down to the low C's.
Hey thanks for watching! It's a great piece of kit that's totally worth the price
Love my aegismax Nano and Nano 2 which are the upgrade of these (box baffles 👍) Hard to beat for value!
Exceptional quality video. Subbed
Hey thank you! 😊 🙏
As long as your expectations are in check you will be happy. They say never meet your heroes because you will only be disappointed.
Very true!
Amazing review thank you!
You got it! Thanks for watching ☺️
Great job!
You can zip two of them together to make a double bag. I have a Beagle that loves to be under the covers. We are going to figure out how to use this bag for most the year. :-)
Very informative and educational, Thank you very much
My pleasure! I'm glad you enjoyed it
looks like with a lil effort you could put all the contents in one stuff sac! 👍thats very cool. been eyeing one of these a while.
Totally. It's a very very compact solution to keeping warm. Zero regrets on my part
You could layer with the reflective bivy and a bag liner and be warm at 30 degrees. I have a large heavy bag that is supposedly good to the low 40s and live in north Florida. I also have a camoud bivy that I made from Tyvek. It fits in the compression sack with the bag. I actually pack it with the bag in the bivy.
On hot nights I am fine with just the bivy but on colder nights I would layer them. If I was heading to a cooler region I would add a fleece liner, and could probably be comfy at well below freezing.
Nice video you did here, and I had to watch because I would like to upgrade to something that is lighter as my current bag weighs just over 3.6 pounds. Being that my load out is for an INCH bag it is extremely heavy so my back would appreciate any weight savings. I should have a review on my load out next week. Check it out as it will contain some really good advice.
Nice! That sounds like a very versatile setup
Nice video and I like all the effects you’ve added! Really cool. Will you do the hammock review?
Hey thank you 😊 🙏
Yeah one day down the line that would be a fun review
I picked this one up a couple of years ago. It's fine if you're camping with fairly warm overnights (as covered in the specs in this vid) - and it works pretty well unzipped as a quilt as well even though there's still a box for your feet, but if you're really interested in camping/hiking as a hobby, you need to pass on this one and at least get something in the 20- or 0-degree range. Put that $85 toward a better, warmer bag.
I wish I had this sleeping bag when I went to Europe…
I packed all wrong and know next time.
Great review
Use a thermal liner and a bivy bag. The is also the update for that bag, the Nano and Nano 2. I believe the Nano2 doesn't have sewn through baffles.
Hey cool good to know!
Did you try the g series?
Great review . small lite . good price $. I like the dog also .
Ha ha thank you and thanks for watching! Zombie the dog says hello! 😊
Been using the ugq bandit 20° on the ground. And it is a crazy upgrade over a bag for warmth weight and comfort
Nice! I'll check it out
Right this moment I'm using a Kelty 30-degree down bag with a razor mountains fleece-lined bag liner the temperature outside is 29 degrees the only thing I'm using for warmth is thermal underwear is actually too warm in here right now I find myself opening the bag to cool off
Nice! Sounds like a kick ass adventure! Stay safe!
@@Soupcan13 nope just day to day life
@@johnlindsay3647 sounds like a good life my dude! 😊 👍
I use the SOL bivy the green one with this but I use the bivy like a sleeping bag liner and it makes a big difference my buddy used the cheaper orange one and said it did the same but you need to use it on the inside of the bag like a liner and down booties are great and if you wear them with a yellow banana Hamic you will scare everyone away from the shelter and have it all to yourself lol
Where did you get it ?? I can't find it for purchase anywhere ? Ebay has some there is a website for Aegismax but those bags are like 4 grand, so where did you get this for 85.00
Im going somewhere that is 40 degrees for four nights straight. I sleep cold. IF I wore wool underware socks hat and jacket with the solar blanket.... You're saying this would work. It would be good to get a solar blanket as well? I just need to be good at 40 degrees for four nights??
Hey! If you tend to be comfortable sleeping on the cooler side and with all the extra wool you could pull it off. The only issue is say sith the solar blanket is it won't let sweat/moisture out=non breathable (but it will kick the temp up around 10ish degrees.) I've used this bag in 40 degree weather and been cold but fine. Layers help a ton. I think about it more like a second full body down jacket less than a heavy sleeping bag
Great review, really helpful
Hey thanks for watching!
It’s opened my eyes. Am hoping to do the gr10 (Pyrenees) hike this summer subject to COVID…space a real concern. I’ve been looking at various options, but realistically a small form bag that can get down to low celcius, boosted by a thermal blanket and good base layers makes more sense than the option I was considering of spending huge money (£370 where I am) on thermarest gear. Thanks very much.
@@yossarian077 thats awesome! I like to think of this bag as a sealed secondary down jacket. It makes an excellent added layer of warmth for a great price and mega small pack size/weight
I love this bag. I put it in my35 degree Wal-Mart bag. That is good in your long johns , and bry socks..all is good.
I highly suggest hotsac and a thermal liner extreme reactor that can add 25 degrees both of those and if you really want to stay warm depending on where you live get a nice UGQ or EE quilt that is like 0 degrees where I live it can get really cold -20 is not uncommon in some parts of the winter so in my case i just buy a good -30 sleeping bag but if you live in a warmer climate you can still double it with the hot sac and liner
Nice! Those all sound like awesome ideas! Daaaang - 20 why area do you live in?
@@Soupcan13 I'm in Montana
Plus you could bring a sleeping bag liner👍
Like a fleece one
Totally that would be a great combo
great vid - Been looking at this for a while and your review was great - think i'm gonna get one - cheaper on aliexpress!
Nice! Glad it helped out thanks for watching!
Nice review
Thank you 😊 🙏
Dude I love your sense of humor in this review! Also that's one heck of a man cave!!!
Now if you had two of these bags...you would be very warm!
Thank you and thank you! Yeah you could totally layer them, kind of like adding a second jacket
Good review. Would have been even better if reviewed with similar season rating under quilt.
Thanks good point!
what about a liner for your sleeping bag do you recommend one? Great video thanks.
It could definitely up the warmth level if it was an insulated liner!
Liners tend to get all twisted up.
Buy 2 and and wear them both 😎
Ha ha that would definetly get you toasty
Might have to pick one of those up, that is tiny! Space is a big deal for sure
Right on. Yeah I have yet to see a legit sleeping bag that packs down smaller than this. A couple camping quilts come close but they don't have the benifit of being an closed system, which can make a massive difference keeping your body heat in when it's cold out
I have used my Aegismax in -1C which is around 30F and yes. I was wearing my thermo shirt and bottoms, shirt, cheap down jacket, hat, and worm sox. With all that I was ok. Not very worm but ok. I have to add than usually I feel quite worm in low temperatures.
30F I would say I lowest it should be used for.
Spring till Autumn when it’s not to cold.
For winter below that I have amazing Cumulus Tenequa
WladPalownik I have this brands booties, based on the quality of those, I would guess this bag is a summer bag at best.
Other good layering systems include a SILK sleeping bag liner, very comfortable, very warm. But wearing jeans and jackets to bed? Bulky. Just get Merino Wool, long-sleeve t-shirt and long-johns. Very comfortable, light, warm. All pack small.
Nice! Great suggestions I sleep like a rock so I don't really mind. I could literally fall asleep in plate armor.
The Russell base layer stuff at Walmart works well. I think the L3 stuff is the fleece-y stuff and I wore that with my 20-degree bag to sleep on Mount Whitney. Temps above 10,0000 feet were cold enough at night to have a little frost on the poles inside, but the Russell stuff kept me warm. And it's damn near time for it to go on sale again at WM. Usually clearance price is $5-$7.
very nice review :)
Hey thank you! Much appreciated
Just found your channel... liked and sub’d
Very good video
Thank you!
I just went to Amazon & bought the AEGISMAX UL Goose Down Sleeping Bag in Tapered Rectangular, because I roll left & right throughout the night and didn't want the mummy bag. The rectangular, however, costs 50% more. I'll be hiking up a mountain in Honduras in a couple of weeks, and the temp drops at night, so I'm praying this bag keeps me cozy. I'll have a cot and an air mattress underneath the bag.
Damn! That sounds like an awesome adventure!
I just did the sea to summit hammock with a ultra light bug net I bought on amazon for $20 and a thermarest neo air and a Quilt
Nice set up! 😊 👍👍👍
🤙🏻
Nice
Thank you 😊
Another great solar blanket fact, it's great against outside infrared radiation, keeping you cool. Shadow doesn't mean cool most of the time, unless you're behind a building or underneath a thick foliage. For example, the heat in the car comes mostly from the infrared radiation from the sun heated roof. Drape a solar blanket underneath the roof or ceiling or roof liner, and it's much much cooler in tthe car even in full sun.
Also: Fire shelters!
Good points! Thanks for pointing those out! 😊
Would this work well in 20 degrees if I stacked it with a 40 degree hammock quilt and a sleeping pad?
I feel like youre gonna be cold but it would be doable
Soupcan13 Ok cool. I undershot the temp. It’s most likely gonna be around 40.
What do you think the temp rating would be with two of them together
Like putting one inside the other?
@@Soupcan13 yes
@@debbiedeaver5928 oooh that's a dang good question. It would basically be like layering a down jacket over a down jacket(with the exception of less spaces for cold air to get out and warm air to get in) if I had to take a haphazard guess I'd sat that might buy you another 10 degrees but it's hard to predict
How about getting a better bag for $170 instead? It would take up less space in your pack than two of these would.
what hammock do you use
I rotated through a couple but I really like Sea to Summits hammock system as well as my Hennessy
85$ is worth it for this. If you want something with more loft and lower temp rating you are gonna new to fork out more dough. Enlightened equipment makes the best bang for your buck in the ultralight down sleeping bag realm. I paid 245$ for my 20 degree quilt from EE. Other companies sell comparable bags for 325$+. Keep in mind quality 850+ fill down costs 30-35$ per 3 ounces. Takes 12 -16 ounces to get a 20 degree bag. Depending on size etc. so really 85$ is a good deal for what it is.
Well said! That bag sounds cool I'll check it out
Im loulou, nice video bro :)
Thabk you!
Good
So buy two and it will still be smaller, lighter and warmer than some other ones. Someone gave me the Vaude Sioux 800 and, it's H U G E n HEAVY
You could do that and double them up.
i can only take the cold wen im walking not wen im sleeping but my hands and feet always are cold but the rest of me can take it my hands can take it better than most although and my feet i can run barefoot in the snow for a few hours
Just bought one!
I’m from australia and think this should be suffice for our terrains.
Nice! I hope you like it and thanks for watching 😊
Edy Xian
It will be more than enough for Australia. I really like that sleeping bag as long as it’s not to cold.
Nice! I feel like you totally get alot for your money. Light weight, great materials and well put together
Soupcan13 100%
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I love my regular mummy Aegismax bag. Just think you should get some thermal underwear... denim jeans and button up shirts are not sleeping clothes!
The bag you compared it to is twice the size of my 0 degree bag haha. Also no mention if they use ethical down.
Otherwise good review. Sweet pad.
Thank you! It's Chinese made so I'm not sure on the ethical nature of the down but I'll poke around and see if I can find anything. Yeah the other bag was to show the opposite side of the budget sleeping bag spectrum. What type is your bag?
What bag do you have?
I think they teased the geese mercilessly before plucking them, so I imagine it can't be classified as "cruelty-free."
Get into it and see how it fits.
Jump to 8:53
Can you stand on it to see how lofty it is
Ha ha maybe in the next video
rode wireless go, cool!
Yes! It's a great mic. I saw you use one too!
yes ,it is great. your video is fabulous ,good job.I subscribed .
Subbed think your cool
Thank you! 😊
Nice squat rack in the background
Ha ha thanks 😊 🙏
528 grams? Ounces?
So...degrees in F or C?
Yyyyyyyyyyy
Yyyyyyyyyy! 😊
Great bag, zipper broke in 2 days
Damn that blows. I've had mine for about 3 years and used it aeound 15x and so far so good. Compression bag straps stitching is getting a little stretched but I figured it would. I baby the crap out of that bag though
@@Soupcan13 I hope if I exchange it the next one lasts because this thing is insane for the price. I camp on a motorcycle so the space saving this bag offers is priceless
So use 2 and you’ll be set
Boom! Solid solution 😉
thats not true i was not let down i know my gear and i know which bags to bring i was never let down with any bag i pretty much knew ahead of time the only way you get let down is iif your a real real beginner at thisi have slept on 4 feet of snow in the mountains @ 7 below and i was fine and my dog was like man he got in the bag with me
Multi-Pass....
Ha ha! Sharp eye!
3 words. Sleeping Bag Liner
Why would you wear layers like jeans and a jacket in your sleeping bag? That just makes you colder...
This is such a dumb myth. How could wearing more layers make you colder? There are so many videos with real data disproving this age old nonsense.
Thanks for the video.
I have the Rule, never wear clothes you would freeze a lot when getting out of the sleeping bag. In the Summer just my boxer shorts. In winter some thermo underwear and a second pair of thick of socks. If you need to go on toilet at 4 you will thank me 😉.
Hey thanks for watching! Wise words!
Looks like they ripped off the Marmot logo.....
Who is hiking with jeans? :S
15 ° ? Goodluck 😏⚰️✝️
I don't recommend at all this product... First of all, the seller (Offical) send the product with multiple damages, there was no customer care at all, as the product was damaged, I went to check the Down Fill quality, it's extremely bad, most of them is a poor and thin synthetic material, AegisMax uses fake filling...
I always recommend buying everything through Amazon. I'd something is wrong with it you can send it back super easy. That sucks they aren't helping you out
"Comfort to 52-43-F'??? For $85??? I can do this with a Polar Fleece blanket and a mylar outer-cover (actually built this with some contact spray glue, works better than most 3-season bags anyhow...for less than 20-ounces)...no thanks, seems I don't need a down 3-season bag, afterall. For temps down to -15F ( I know this, because I've used it that low), you can't beat the Teton Sports Celsius XL, for a price
If the bulk and 6.5# weight of the Celsius XL isn't an issue, go for it. It's definitely not a backpacking/hiking bag, though.
I'm not pimping this pack. I own one and no one should really take it below 50 degrees. But Teton's stuff, while good (maybe not so much anymore since there's some smoke in the air that their quality has gone down the last couple of years), is probably geared more toward car camping or overnights that just take you a few miles out.
There's gear for all types, though. That's one of the great things that has happened over the last decade or so. There is still plenty of Ozark Trail gear that makes it into my Osprey bag. An OT day pack was with me at the Mount Whitney summit while the Atmos 65 hung out in the tent back at camp for the day. :)
Please don't strap your sleeping bag to the outside of your bag ever!
If you sleep inside of this sleeping bag tucked inside of an emergency mylar bivy sack you will sweat because the Mylar is not breathable. Then you and your clothing and your goose down bag will be wet. This may cause hypothermia and death.