Best Backpacking Sleeping Bags

The best backpacking sleeping bag balances warmth, packed size, and carry weight without turning a night on trail into a gear compromise. A 20°F bag is the versatile three-season baseline for the PCT, AT, CDT, and weekend routes, while insulation choice and packability decide how much room remains for food and shelter. This page compares the hiking sleeping bags in the PackedOut catalog that come in under two pounds, side by side on weight, temperature rating, insulation, packed size, and price. Choose by the nights you actually expect: high-fill down delivers the best warmth-to-weight, a convertible quilt-bag opens up ventilation on warmer camps, and a compact stuff sack keeps the same insulation from consuming your whole pack.

Buying Criteria

All three picks are rated to 20°F, a useful three-season baseline; match the rating to your expected overnight lows and personal warmth needs.
Balance carry weight, packed volume, and budget: these bags range from 1 lb 6 oz to 1 lb 11 oz, pack down to 1L–8L, and cost $369–$480.
Choose 850-fill down for strong warmth-to-weight at a lower price or 900+ fill for the highest fill power; the Revelation 20’s convertible footbox opens into a quilt for warmer-night ventilation.

Product	Weight	Temp Rating	Insulation	Material	Packed Size	Price
Western Mountaineering AlpinLite 20 Sleeping Bag	1 lb 6 oz	20°F	850-fill goose down	MicroLite XP ripstop nylon	1L stuff sack	$415.00
Feathered Friends Flicker 20 Sleeping Bag	1 lb 9 oz	20°F	900+ fill goose down	Pertex Endurance ripstop nylon	7L compression stuff sack	$480.00
Enlightened Pro Equipment Revelation 20 Sleeping Bag	1 lb 11 oz	20°F	850-fill goose down	20D ripstop nylon	8L compression stuff sack	$369.00