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I see your sorted with a Hunka Hippy.
Not a review, but some thoughts on the SOL Emergency, i bought 2.
Claimed weight 99g actual weight 105g, the bag is a further 4.2g =109.2 total grams.
0.4gram is a small paper detail sheet :)
Got them from backpackinglight as they had cheapest deal when i got them and good service too.
I still have my old plastic orange bag, cold war spec, so proper hefty, think it was 800+g, been carrying foil blankets and a bag for years, only had to use twice.
Couple years ago we nearly lost a tent in a remote part of scotland, i got the SOL bags when we came home.
Lightweight, repairable with tape, can be used as groundsheet to protect the tent's ground sheet on rocky ground, scrunches up small and is reusable. On one hand, £15 for a plastic bag is steep, on the other hand £15 for a multi useable lightweight practical bit of kit that will last years isn't so bad afterall.
So far haven't had to sleep in it so no experience on sleeping in one. On other experience's you get a bit damp, if it's really really cold your sleeping bag gets frosty instead of damp.
Would i ? if the tents gone, then thats what i have it for.
Would i take this instead of a tent/bivi bag ? No i like comfort and would look at the thermal version or a proper breatheable bag.
Could i ? if i was doing some sort of race/event in the UK and not in winter then i would, and suck up the fact it's non-breathable so you will get damp from condensation.
I fall firmly in the "comfort zone" but watching what the "Ultralight" mob get up to has helped me trim loads of weight.