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Subject Topic: ultra warm sleeping bag Post Reply Post New Topic
06/5/2009 at 3:28pm
 Location: Glossop
 Outfit: Quechua 4.1 seconds base seconds full
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Hi

can anyone recomend an ultra warm sleeping bag that doesnt cost the earth. I am really mardy and get frozen at night - have had to abandon my really rubbish sleeping bag and take quilts and blankets and consequently this is causing real space issues in the car and roof box - PLEASE HELP ME KEEP WARM WITHOUT BRING A LORRY LOAD OF BEDDING!!!!!!


06/5/2009 at 3:40pm
 Location: Somewhere in a field camping.
 Outfit: Eldorado Cabanon Etna too many others
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Well I used a Vango Nitestar 450 for my trip at Easter. I was as snug as anything. Admittedly I did take a duck down single Duvet too but to be hoonest I didn't really need it. I managed to get the Nitestar bag in its bag too which is a first for me!


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Well I used a Vango Nitestar 450 for my trip at Easter. I was as snug as anything. Admittedly I did take a duck down single Duvet too but to be honest I didn't really need it. I managed to get the Nitestar bag in its bag too which is a first for me!


06/5/2009 at 3:54pm
 Location: Rochdale
 Outfit: Vango Illusion tc
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Surplus army sleeping bag if you're on a budget and arent a fashionista.

Or if you have the wonga take a look at snugpak sleeping bags.

I've got a softie 10, slept in snow in a bivi under a basha....very warm.



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06/5/2009 at 4:04pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: khyam's Vango's Terra Nova Outhouse
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I only have vango sleping bags, so can't talk about any other brands :) I'd say a Vango Nitestar 450 should do you, maybe take a liner also?

I was in my Vango Viper Down 500 and was very very toasty. I usually get a bit chilly in my Nitestar 350 in the early part of the season but fine when it warms up a bit more. My 7 year old used my 350 and was very warm but it's a thick bag for a young boy.


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06/5/2009 at 7:47pm
 Location: wallasey
 Outfit: 1991 bailey avalon 4 berth
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ihave the vango nitestar 450 and camped in sub zero temps in oct and was snug and toasty, camped last weekend and was too hot in it.


06/5/2009 at 8:33pm
 Location: Middlesex
 Outfit: Iveco Motorhome + lotsa tents
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We have lots of sleeping bags most are vango though, like the marko polo's the ultra lite 450's and the kids had nitestars, but the warmest we use are Alpkit pipedream 600 down bags. you can't beat down!

quote from the site  http://www.alpkit.com/

You are the Radiator

The wisest word on sleeping bags and their ratings is that it is you who warms the bag, not the other way round. If you do not generate enough warmth to keep you warm then you will feel cold.

  • Summer: 15ºC to 8ºC / 3 to 5 TOG
  • Spring/Autumn: 10ºC to 0ºC / 5 to 8 TOG
  • Winter: 3ºC to -10ºC / 7 to 10 TOG
  • Mountain: -5ºC to -20ºC / 9 to 12 TOG
  • Polar/High mountain: -15ºC to -40ºC / 11 to 16+ TOG
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  • Heavier people sleep warmer than thinner people
  • Women sleep colder than men
  • Younger people sleep warmer than older people
  • Unfit people will sleep colder than fitter people
  • If you have the heating on in your house during the summer months then buy a warmer bag
  • Experienced users can get away with less, as they know the tricks of the trade
  • Eat well, keep hydrated and warm up before you go to bed. Star jumps are good
  • Don't forget that the mat you are sleeping on is a very important part of your sleep system. If you sleeping on snow or frozen ground then you need to be thinking of both a closed cell foam mat for insulation and a self inflating mat for comfort
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    06/5/2009 at 10:29pm
     Location: Wallasey Wirral
     Outfit: Khyam Ontario 8
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    We have Gelert Jaguar 400 mummy sleeping bags for all 5 of us. They are so warm and cosy.     

    Firebird Shape
    Tactel Diamond Ripstop Outer W/R
    Tactel nylon lining
    Size 220 x 80 x 60cm
    4 Season
    Temperature rating -25 to -7oC
    Weight 2.21kg
    Red
    Filling: Spiral Superfine 300g/m2 top & bottom plus Extremefine 100g/m2 on bottom
    Packed size 46 x 24cm



    06/5/2009 at 10:31pm
     Location: indoors sadly (south lincolnshire)
     Outfit: hartford xxl jersey s carolina m
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    we have the outwell camper sleeping bags which are around thirty two quid each they are well cosy

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    06/5/2009 at 10:48pm
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    Coleman Hudson 450 what abag! £30 at the range last year extreme temp -23c comfort temp 0c flannel lined and really roomy slept in shorts n t shirt in -5c snowstorm and still lovely n warm !



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    07/5/2009 at 12:45pm
     Location: Glossop
     Outfit: Quechua 4.1 seconds base seconds full
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    Thanks very much for your help everyone - i have gone with the general consensus and ordered a Vango Nitestar 450 - cant wait for it to come and to try it out at B hol - will take a chunky blankey as well just in case



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