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Thanks for this. Ultimately for some short backpacking trips (UK & Europe) and some races this summer.
Should have said, materials need to be synthetic.
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need to be synthetic.
Should be quite a bit cheaper then. Might be bulkier though for same warmth.
Depends on temps and how you sleep though of course. I raced with no sleeping bag but it's shit if you're trying to enjoy yourself. My current setup is more sleep friendly and involves half bag and down jacket but £££
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All depends on your expectation of 'decent' and intended usage. I've slept out many UK spring/summer nights with a £110 Decathlon sleeping bag, £35 decathlon mat and the £40 alpkit bivvy and always been absolutely fine. That all packs to a size and weight that I consider reasonable for the use case I have (touring and just sleeping outside whenever possible because I like it). My uncle does the same using probably £80 max worth of kit from army surplus and ebay and he's entirely satisfied with that. I'm sure enduro racers looking for maximum efficiency and marginal gains have different critera...
Appreciate this isn't entirely helpful, but without knowing exactly what you want to do and what your priorities are it's very hard to answer.