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Old 25-02-09, 10:30 PM   #1
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Default Travel Sleeping Bags?

I'm looking for a travel sleeping bag that takes up MINIMAL space, yet is cheap and warm.

Anyone got some experience of what is good?

The best one I can seem to find which also came recommended was a Snugpak TravelPak Lite or Traveller (not sure what the difference is other than price.

http://shop.packyourbags.com/acatalo...lpak_Lite.html

This particular sleeping bag is rated down to 7c or 2c at its lowest........yet shrinks down to a tiny 12cm x 14cm which is bairly 1ltr of storage space. Yet just £30

Anyone know of anything that competes with that?



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Old 25-02-09, 10:32 PM   #2
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I've got the Snugpak Softie Kestrel, they are very good sleeping bags, and mine packs down pretty small too. Well made, as well,

One thing- I looked at that one tto, but a good few reviews mentioned that it was really best for warm places, ie not Scotland in winter. Of course that depends where you are going.
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Old 25-02-09, 10:35 PM   #3
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If you want something warm (which really means comfort rated to 0 deg C or below), and small, it'll be pure down filled, which means it won't be cheap.

What are you going to be using the bag for? In what seasons, and what kind of climates? Do you like to be sweating in bed, or do you have the windows open all through winter and still sleep naked on top of the duvet???
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I've got the Snugpak Softie Kestrel, they are very good sleeping bags, and mine packs down pretty small too. Well made, as well,

One thing- I looked at that one tto, but a good few reviews mentioned that it was really best for warm places, ie not Scotland in winter. Of course that depends where you are going.

Yeah its fairly unlikely I will find myself camping in scotland in winter

I expect to only be camping when (relatively) warm
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Old 25-02-09, 10:39 PM   #5
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If you want something warm (which really means comfort rated to 0 deg C or below), and small, it'll be pure down filled, which means it won't be cheap.

What are you going to be using the bag for? In what seasons, and what kind of climates? Do you like to be sweating in bed, or do you have the windows open all through winter and still sleep naked on top of the duvet???
This is for summer purely....and I really dont like sweating in bed, I'm more the sort to open a window in winter and lay half on top of the covers .....but cirucumstances wont allow for that

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Just want reasonable comfort really.... and something to cover me.
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This is for summer purely....and I really dont like sweating in bed, I'm more the sort to open a window in winter and lay half on top of the covers .....but cirucumstances wont allow for that

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Just want reasonable comfort really.... and something to cover me.
In which case, you'll probably do fine with the bag you've found. It's worth seeking out a silk liner as well, as that will assist with the cooler days quite nicely.

It's all academic really as without a decent rollmat you'll still get chilly
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Old 25-02-09, 10:49 PM   #7
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In which case, you'll probably do fine with the bag you've found. It's worth seeking out a silk liner as well, as that will assist with the cooler days quite nicely.

It's all academic really as without a decent rollmat you'll still get chilly
Defo no room for a roll matt unfortunately I for one will be roughing it on a space capacity budget
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Old 25-02-09, 10:55 PM   #8
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No roll mat? You're gonna wake up very stiff in the morning!!
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Old 25-02-09, 10:56 PM   #9
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Defo no room for a roll matt unfortunately I for one will be roughing it on a space capacity budget
Bummer. Take a couple of pieces of thin polythene and some gaffer tape - you can roll them up tiny and manufacture a rudimentary but functional air mattress when you get there.

And yes, I AM serious.
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Old 25-02-09, 11:37 PM   #10
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youll gt an insulated infaltable roll mat that will wrap up not much bigger than the bag youve shown, all the cold comes from the ground, really is worth the cost / space
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