Most quality bags come with a storage bag and a compression/stuff sack. You want to store in something huge and breathable or store it laid out flat. Mine seems to have lost a touch of loft from being stored in a hanging trash bag with the top propped open. So breathability seems to count.
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Down Sleeping Bags.
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My bag is over kill for Texas but I did not buy it for Texas. This thread made me dig out my down bag. It is -40 bag. Even damp I have stayed warm. I camped many times in the snow above timberline when I was young and it always did well.
I keep mine in the breathing bag but I need another compression sack. Mine was feeling a bit flat until I unrolled and hit it with compressed air
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I keep telling my wife I need an air compressorI keep mine in the breathing bag but I need another compression sack. Mine was feeling a bit flat until I unrolled and hit it with compressed air
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Motel 6 when it's real cold. 
Knobby
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Here's a suggestion, get a 0-Degree or 10-Degree bag and a silk bag liner. The person that said the rating is for survival and not comfort is right. Under normal conditions you'll be in weather from +50 to +10-20 at night. You can sleep in the liner by itself if its warmer than 50 and when the temperature is 10-20, the liner and the bag together will keep you comfortable.
My experience is the silk liner is good for about 10-15 degrees of warmth, packs very small, and keeps the inside of your sleeping bag clean too.
My experience is the silk liner is good for about 10-15 degrees of warmth, packs very small, and keeps the inside of your sleeping bag clean too.
shovel
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You are so right. I use a synthetic silk liner and sometimes its all you need and sleep on top of the bag.
Im working on going to Northern Canada for 3 months though. Might get good and cold.
shovel
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I went and bought a bag from Cabelas called Alaskan Guide in a 20 degree model. On sale for $100. Real goose down (treated )on top and sides and synthetic on the bottom for more compressability they say. Will try it out this weekend at the fish fry campout.