Comments on: Sleeping bag buying guide

By: wogga

wogga — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:08:09 +0000

if you might get wet, dont bring a down bag – it loses its warmth and dries really slowly. Use down when you’ll definitely be covered and make sure your bag is wrapped carefully when you are carrying it on your pack – in case it rains while you’re on your way to your destination! That said, down rules. Much lighter and smaller than synthetic.

One neat idea is to buy a $40 silk down mummy bag liner. The thing adds 10 degrees to your existing bag and it means you can make a summer bag into a fall bag. The silk liner is only about as big as two teenagers fists and weights very little. It also keeps your bag cleaner as it is totally washable.

By: Drago Boy

Drago Boy — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:50:50 +0000

We are new to camping out and have not purchased bags yet. In Fl where it is pretty much hot year round. What type of bag do you recommend? I am sure we are gonna get synthetic.

By: campingfan

campingfan — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:34:47 +0000

Recently got a mummy bag after years of using rectangular bag. It’s light, warm, roomy, easy to pack, and I don’t like it. It gives me claustrophobia. First night in it I dreamt I was being swallowed by a python.

By: Second Classman

Second Classman — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:28:27 +0000

i have a marmot 40 degree bag. great for summer campouts

By: Happy1

Happy1 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:02:53 +0000

Yea, some sleeping bags are just freezing cold. I try to make
mine more at a comfortable tempreture.

By: pumpernickel

pumpernickel — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:38:53 +0000

i have an ll bean bag (0degrees) its a mummy bag and is compressible and good all year

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:38:21 +0000

You can use a small camp pillow in the hoods of most mummies, except for in exceptionally snug bags.

By: scout554

scout554 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:33:04 +0000

Mummy sleeping bags are great for camping; however, mummy sleeping bags cannot accomodate a full size pillow like open end sleeping bags. Are travel size camping pillows available that are appropriate for use in mummy bags, or does a person need to hand make a custom camping pillow for use in a mummy sleeping bag for camping?

By: Me

Me — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:14:47 +0000

my whole family got colman mummy bags as a present. They’re great

By: scoutcamper58329190

scoutcamper58329190 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:39:46 +0000

Goose Down Filled sleeping bags purchased from the local army-navy surplus and overstock store can be purchased at usually less cost than a major retail camping store. Synthetic sleeping bags can sometimes be washed in a laundromat washing machine while goose down filled sleeping bags are usually dry clean only sleeping bags when the care is needed.