Hi all,
Setting off on the Pennie Way in 10 days or so and having a bit of a conflict over which sleeping bag to take.
I have a Rab Ascent 700 which I use in late autumn / spring, which weighs 1290g and comes in at -5°C comfort, I'm a little concerned it's going to be a bit too toasty..
I'm also looking at a (much cheaper) synthetic Rab Solar 1, which weighs 800g and comes in at 7°C comfort and a 2 °C limit. Rab have assured me this will be fine for Yorkshire hills in summer, however I'm usually overseas at this time of year and not much of a 'warm weather' hiker in the UK, so I'm not too sure! That and having grown up on the Pennines in Holmfirth, I know what the weather can be like.
https://rab.equipment/uk/solar-1-sleeping-bag [nofollow] I've read hike reports of people going with two season bags and ending up having their three season bag shipped up to them after a few days, so I'd rather just get it right. I'm also planning to do the Camino and Israel National Trail in the next few years so a warmer weather bag could be handy, though they may be liner only jobs.
Appreciate any thoughts people have on which I should go for or otherwise.
Thanks!