NEMO Disco 15 - Women's Review

This feature-packed bag is a good choice for folks who want to move their legs around freely, but the extra room and features come with a cost of less warmth and more weight.

Performance Comparison

The Nemo Disco is a good choice for car camping or short backpacking trips.

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Warmth

The Disco is a somewhat warm sleeping bag, with a few caveats. It is a lofty bag and is EN Comfort rated to 17 Degrees Fahrenheit, but we would not bring it out in temperatures that low. We tested it in the desert down to 40 degrees and were very comfortable. The detractor to the Disco’s warmth is that it’s so roomy there’s a lot more air to heat up inside the bag when it’s cold. We didn’t notice much of a temperature difference when the “Thermo Gills” were open or closed. It may make a difference when the camper is in more extreme heat or cold.

The Disco 15's name is a bit confusing. It has an EN comfort rating of 17F. We don't think it's as warm as advertised and would only bring out in temperatures down to around freezing.

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Weight

Weighing in at 3.3 pounds, the Disco is one of the heaviest bags in this review, whether it’s down or synthetic fill. We are very disappointed in its weight since it is a down bag, which is meant to be lighter. We think all its features like the “Blanket Fold” and extra zippers on the “Thermo Gills” add weight, but we don’t think they’re worth those extra ounces. The Disco also has low quality, 650 fill power down, which is heavier than a higher fill power for the same amount of warmth.

Comfort

Comfort is this product’s main draw for many folks. This bag does have lots of room to move around, bring your knees up and even cross your legs if you’re sitting up. If this is the main priority for you in a sleeping bag the Disco could be a winner. We’d score it higher on comfort if we didn’t wake up in the night with the “Blanket Fold” over our faces.

We don't think the Thermo Gills are very effective at venting heat when open and did not notice any difference in temperature when they were open or closed.

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Packed Size

The Nemo Disco is around average packed size for a lower-end, 650 fill power down bag. It’s larger than we would want to take with us on an extended backcountry trip. It does come with a compression sack which is helpful for getting it smaller.

We are disappointed in the Disco's packed size — it doesn't compress down as small as most other down products we tested.

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Features

The Disco is a feature-packed bag, but some of our testers don’t find most of them very useful. Just because a bag has a lot of features, doesn’t mean it’s going to score high in this area. We like the pillow pocket where you can stuff some extra layers and have a simple pillow. We also like the snag-proof zipper pull and the little stash pocket for storing small items like a headlamp or earplugs.

However, the Thermo Gills don’t seem very effective for temperature regulation, and the “Blanket Fold” takes some effort to tuck in. Some of our testers loved this feature, but others found that if it's not properly tucked in, it ends up flapping in your face, leaving you feeling smothered. We’d prefer a regular collar or baffle feature around our necks.

Value

The Disco is right in the middle of price points for down bags, not quite as expensive as the high-end models, but not priced as a value model either. We think it’s on the expensive side and would choose a down bag that weighs less and packs smaller that is around the same price.

We like the Disco's anti-snag zipper pull.

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Conclusion