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Subject Topic: Duvet vs Sleeping Bag - Which?
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21/7/2008 at 8:11am
 Location: East Sussex
 Outfit: None Entered
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We use king sized sleeping bags, zipped together. Having just had two nights sleeping at home after our holiday, I've remembered why we don't take a duvet.

Mr F can't nick a sleeping bag like he does the duvet, leaving me with a cold at rse. He can't pull it up and bunch it round his head like the duvet either, leaving me with cold feet. When the chilly dog snuggles in the middle, she doesn't tug all the sleeping bag down and leave us both with cold at rses.

We have a quilted mattress cover on top of the airbed, with a fleece blanket beneath, and a range of fleece blankets that can go over the top in various combinations depending on the temperature.

 



21/7/2008 at 8:43am
 Location: Guernsey
 Outfit: Outwell Vermont XL 2008
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We always use a king size duvet and take it in a vac sac, our tent pump works as a vacuum too so we use that.

It packs down to not much more than a folded duvet cover - Perfect!!! Home from home as I don't like being zipped up!

The Children love their sleeping bags when camping though but I vac pack those too! Infact I vac pack virtually everything I can. Clothes, towels, coats, etc the room you save is amazing!



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21/7/2008 at 10:31am
 Location: Hampshire
 Outfit: Carthago A Class
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We found some of these at the weekend: Gelert XL Stuff Sack - they're just the right size for a double duvet with duvet cover already on (its a tight fit, but that's what you want isn't it?). As they're pretty cheap I'm thinking about getting a smaller one for the pillows now.


21/7/2008 at 12:16pm
 Location: Eastbourne East Sussex
 Outfit: 1997 Lunar Venus
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We use one of these.http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.202-6961.aspx I would highly recomend it. for one, there is no chance of falling out. secondly it is all sheeted for you and very warm. We went out this weekend and it dropped to 11 degrees in the night. I slept find in very light clothing and I was toasty all night



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