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 My advise is get yourselfs off to a good camping shops and shop for good quailty retangular sleeping bags, forget kids size unless they are 4 years and under. roomyness means warm air, like wearing a quilted jacket.

Sleeping bags is one area I would never compromise on as being cold means you're not going to sleep properly and and more likely to whinge more!

Personally I'd be looking at a season 2-3 bag and spending as much as I could afford - our season 3 sleeping bags cost £28 each in the sale about 4 years ago.

I wouldn't get childrens bags - buy an adult one (kids grow rapidly!) and if you're worried about them slipping down in the night then either tuck it back under them or tie a piece of string round it about 12" below where their feet come.

How old are your kids? Once they're 6+ then they can use adult bags but for smaller kids too much dead air space in a bag can make it impossible for a little body to warm up and you're better off with a childs bag. For the same reason ie less dead air space it's warmer for kids to use mummy bags rather than square end ones.

The best ones around on the market (IMHO) are the Vango Nitestar range...Midi for small kids and the adult sized ones after that. There is a shorter womans version around too which saves packing space. These last often pop up at good reductions. And there is a Convertible version also, to allow for growth.

Quote: Originally posted by Mike70 on 06/4/2009

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Oh, and no camping shops in Falkirk that I know of, and if we are away later this week I need to sort something pretty quick..... hmmmmm

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How about Go Outdoors? They've got Vango bags.

Quote: Originally posted by Mike70 on 06/4/2009

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Kids are 6 and 8 - nearly 7 and 9 in fact - I'm with you on the dead air space issue! - might look into a midi for the 6 year old and an adult bag for the 8 year old...

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My girl is seven and grew out a midi at aged five, so a convertable might be more worth considering for your younger one.