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Subject Topic: can I make a fleeceliner? Post Reply Post New Topic
Personspidee
15/6/2011 at 11:24am
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As 1st time campers and 4 of us in our family we have now overrun our camping budget!

On our 1st trip we were all a bit cold (admittedly the temp drop to an all time low for the month!) Anyways was thinking everytime I need to buy something its x4 so....can I make a fleece liner from just 2 blankets stitched together?

Would that roughly be the same thing?

Thanks!


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15/6/2011 at 11:43am
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We use fleece liners bought from Lidl. Exceptionally cosy addition to camping. These liners have a joining zip all the way waround to provide two seperate blankets.

 

It should be an easy joby to to sew two blankets together. Get the design right, to make it easy to get in and out.

 

Thoroughly recommend them.


PersonJax365
15/6/2011 at 11:49am
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I think it would be fine! Or just put one blanket underneath, and one over the top of your sleeping bags.

I have a full length fleece dressing gown (from a cheapie shop - around 4.99) and if its very cold, I put that on and then get into my sleeping bag. Nice and cosy.

An alternative is always fleece pyjamas/jog pants and fleece jumper over your normal sleeping clothes.

For little kids, I'd get them a fleece dressing gown and sew up the seams and the bottom, so they have an extra 'sleeping bag' with arms in!

If you have an EHU, a little oil filled mini radiator will also take the chill off - x 1!

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PersonFotogen
15/6/2011 at 12:18pm
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I remember my mother sewing an old eiderdown (pre-duvet) to make my brother a sleeping bag. Folded in half, sewn along base and zip inserted. She did similar with blanket but used cotton tape 'ribbons' to fasten side. He then had choice of bags according to season. Your idea of making inner bags from blankets is do-able but as others have posted look at warmer pjs, blanket over/under. When my daughter was small I did as Jax365 and made her dressing gown into a bag.

Also many wear a warm hat at night and change into nightwear earlier then put clothes back on. That way you are warmer when you get into sleeping bag.

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15/6/2011 at 12:18pm
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And bed socks.   


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PersonFotogen
15/6/2011 at 12:30pm
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Quote: Originally posted by silvers on 15/6/2011
And bed socks.   
I knew I'd forgotten something. Thanks for reminder as I'm getting ready to go on Friday.

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Personspidee
15/6/2011 at 12:47pm
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loving the dressing gown idea for the kids! Thanks!


PersonFionaW1971
15/6/2011 at 1:34pm
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I made a double fleece liner for our double sleeping bag when we tent camped one Easter as you just couldn't get double ones.  Dead easy to run up on a sewing machine, but if you were considering actually doing them in fleece I doubt you would save much as the price of fabric at the moment is shocking.


PersonWhatamess
15/6/2011 at 5:47pm
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Fold a fleece blanket in half lengthways and stick across the bottom and halfway up one side. Fits a square sleeping bag perfectly.

They do lovely soft fleeces in Primark for about £5.

Nora


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Fold a fleece blanket in half lengthways and stick across the bottom and halfway up one side. Fits a square sleeping bag perfectly.

They do lovely soft fleeces in Primark for about £5.

Nora


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15/6/2011 at 7:17pm
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I picked up a couple of really soft fleece throws in Primark for £1 each.  Thought the price was wrong till I ot to the till but yeah it was a quid each

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Personspidee
15/6/2011 at 7:22pm
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I think a trip to Primark is in order! I was planning on making them with a fleece blanket as I know that they are cheap at the moment only concerned about the children.

My 3 year old was completely freezing and he was layered and wrapped up so much!


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Don't forget the hot water bottles in the sleeping bags!

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Personlewislaw
15/6/2011 at 9:25pm
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Am going away in August in a Bear Lake 6 and have an Outwell camper lux sleeping bag... am I going to need more to keep warm??!!

Heelllppp!!


Personspidee
15/6/2011 at 10:41pm
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my bag was a Vango Nitestar 2-3 season so recommended +4 - +20, the temp dropped to 6c and I was nice and cosy in the bag face was cold tho....but it was when we got out the bags, everything was freezing in the tent! This has been my only experience so far so I imagine in Aug it will be warmer, even if it rains the temp should be warmer than 6c

Some more experienced campers will have a better idea. I hope tho that this will be the case!



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