Sleeping Bags: Snug As A Bug

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Sleeping Bags:
Snug As A Bug

Sleeping bags are very important for camping and outdoor events in general. The large variety of sleeping bags available in today’s market makes it easy these days to pick up a great bag for whatever you might want to use it for. You’ll enjoy overnights in the outdoors much more with a comfortable bag that will keep you warm and dry in inclement weather.

One thing that plays a part in a sleeping bag’s effectiveness is the sleeping pad that is placed beneath to avoid bag to tent floor contact. If you don’t use a sleeping pad, your bag can acquire water from beneath the tent, which could turn into ice, if conditions are cold enough. Do yourself a favor and pick one up. They are cheap and often come free with some of the finer bags.

There are basically two shapes of sleeping bags. There is the Mummy and the Rectangle:

• The Mummy style sleeping bag comes with a plush hood and draw string, so that the bag can be cinched up, leaving only the face exposed to the cold. These bags are good for colder weather camping.
• Rectangular shaped bags are more like a version of a great quilt with zippers. These are good for summer car camping, overnights outdoors or indoors, emergency blankets, etc.

Both rectangular and mummy bags can be zipped together; however, not all models afford this option. If you’re looking for two bags that can zip together, you will need to consult the supplier before purchasing, and he will tell you what is available. The advantage to getting “zip-togethers” in the mummy style is that each person still has their own compartment for their feet, sharing the bag from the knee up (Which is a great way to share your body heat on a long cold winter’s night under nature’s hood!).

It’s also important to consider the height and width of the person (or people) who will use the bag. There are standard measurements for these bags, which can be found on sales catalogue websites and those of the manufacturer too.

Also important is what’s called the “temperature rating” of your bag. This tells how cold of weather you can sleep in using your bag and still be comfortable and safe. If you’re going to do some serious hiking or trekking, or maybe you might in the future, it’s worth it to get a bag that is suitable for colder temperatures.

It’s better to be on the safe side, and it is a good investment!

Sleeping bags are filled with either goose or duck down or with synthetic fibers.

Down is probably the best natural insulator there is. However, advancements in synthetic fibers have made newer, high-tech bags smaller, lighter and warmer than they were in the past. Both insulations are good though. Down is a classic. One important thing to do is to read up on the synthetic fiber that a given bag is stuffed with; not all fibers were created equal.

It’s easy to buy band name bags like Northface, Coleman, Sierra Design, Slumberjack on the internet. It’s generally a good idea, as with most things, to shop around the different outlets, sites, and stores on the internet in order to find the right bag for you:

You’ll benefit from seeing more of what there is out there, from asking questions to learn more about what you’re buying, and from having a better chance at getting an unforeseeable but surely welcome deal!