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THE problem to me is, "Will my sleeping bag keep me 'warm enough' for the time I will need the insulation?" Given equal compresion, down will last more months of use than polyester, although the gap is narrowing as polyester insulations change and improve,"Wiggy" to the contrary notwithstanding.
I recently purchased a -20 f wiggys sleeping bag. It finally got cold enough to test it out. My set up was this. A piece of painters plastic, closed cell foam pad, then a big Agnes inflatable sleeping pad. Just outside on the ground. The bag was nested into a mss bivy bag. That worked for a...
But the zipper at the sleeping bag was a pretty good idea. And the mummy shape sleeping bag was the next good idea. If you don't count in that someone will attack you during the night I recommend to close the sleeping bag in cold conditions. Open or closed zipper makes in the Snugpak Jungle Bag a difference of roundabout 5*C.
The proper sleeping bag w/ liner will keep you warm and cozy night after night in sub-zero temps WITHOUT having to worry about keeping a fire going all night; night after night. You guys can sleep in your wool blankets and stay up all night stoking the fire while I'll be snoozing away comfortable and warm all night long.
I recommend to invest into a 2 bag military sleeping bag system. A summer sleeping bag fits perfectly into a winter sleeping bag and like this you get a perfectly working sleeping bag for really cold conditions. Snugpak Special Forces 1 and 2 Carinthia Defence 4 and 1 or Tropen The US army system or the British one for example.
The sleeping bag is probably about equivalent to a quality 30* backpacking sleeping bag. I'd recommend a wiggy's or a MSS system if you aren't lugging it very far, or a used down bag from ebay or REI if you want some more portability. really $300 would buy you a bag that is twice as warm and half the weight; and I don't even think that is ...
There are other design factors as well. Third, most sleeping bag manufacturers are optimistic or simply clueless. Finally, there is a survival rating and a comfort rating. Companies report survival rating, customers read this as comfort rating. There is an EN/ISO Sleeping Bag Temperature Ratings but only high end bags will use it.
I picked up one, I think they're designated M-1944 bag, sleeping. Originally they had 3 components, a cotton inner liner to keep the wool from getting soiled, a wool insulative later, and then a cotton duck "water resistant" outer bag. The sheet liner for the inside is pretty hard to find, but...
But yes, if weight and packing volume do not matter the Austrian Goldeck grandpa is a good idea for rough cowboys and other real men. That's such a sleeping bag that you put into a US army M-1945 cotton sleeping bag case and onto an army roll mat in order to sleep under a military poncho lean to shelter by the fire.
The arctic bag was plenty roomy for me, especially for a mummy bag. Even fully zipped and wearing my boots I never once felt constricted. @ Erbswurst is a big fan of the M-1945 sleeping bag case, as am I. Keeps the bag much cleaner, a little warmer, and helps contain any loose feathers (chicken, duck, pigeon, or otherwise)!