Katabatic Gear Palisade 30°F vs Zpacks Sleeping Bag 20°F

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Katabatic Gear Palisade 30°F is the lighter option — 28 g lighter than the Zpacks Sleeping Bag 20°F (7% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.

Spec	Katabatic Gear Palisade 30°F	Zpacks Sleeping Bag 20°F
Weight	369 g · 0.369 kg · 0.81 lb	397 g · 0.397 kg · 0.88 lb
Brand	Katabatic Gear	Zpacks
Category	Sleep System	Sleep System

Katabatic Gear Palisade 30°F

369 g

Lightweight 850-fill down quilt for 3-season use.

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Zpacks Sleeping Bag 20°F

397 g

Ultralight 900-fill down sleeping bag rated to 20°F.

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Katabatic Gear Palisade 30°F vs Zpacks Sleeping Bag 20°F: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Katabatic Gear Palisade 30°F wins — at 369 g it is 28 g (7%) lighter than the Zpacks Sleeping Bag 20°F (397 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest sleep system page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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