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PersonEm94
27/12/2021 at 10:38pm
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First time camper, going to Scotland, Loch Lomond in May/June in 2022 in a tent. What kind of sleeping bag do you think I'll need? and what brands are reliable ?
Thank you in advance


PersonFiona W
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May / June can be heat wave with temperatures in the teens at night. A 3-season one would do fine. But if you’re going to camp spring & autumn too, get a 4 or 5 season and adjust the temperature by opening the zip. When it gets cooler, what insulating mat is between you & the ground gets more important.
Down bags pack much smaller but cost more.
There’ll be lots more advice coming from other folks….

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2024 = 20 sites / 41 nights. 2023 = 9/23. 2022 = 13/35. 2021 = 11/29. 2020 = 4/20. 2019 = 13/35. 2018 = 20/33. 2017 = 10/22. 2016 = 19/33. 2015 = 15 sites / 27 nights. Didn't count 1976 to 2014.


Persondaveyjp
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With sleeping bags you do get what you pay for and as there is nothing worse than being cold overnight get a 3 or even 4 season. Goose down is very warm, but more expensive.

Its easier to keep cool if too hot than warm if too cold.

What you sleep on is also important. An inflatable sleeping mat with a blanket or duvet on top is better than an airbed.


Personarthurdent
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When we were camping we ended up using a car rug on the ground, topped by a self inflating Coleman matress (airbeds just dont work) and a Vango Aurora Double 3 season, 10 TOG - a great sleeping bag we"re still using in the caravan. And of course 2 wooly hats. Toasty


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We bought our sleeping bags from Dunelm when we first started camping about 18 years ago. They cost us a tenner and we're still using them! They are cotton and so warm. The kids, who are nolonger kids, had children size ones and us adults. Would never have a double one either as you get a cold gap down the middle. Separate beds and sleeping bags when we camp!

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The best well known Down Hydrophobic warmest Sleeping Bags

are PhD and Rab

very expensive ,no harm in checking them out

Other very good company's that Sell

Reliable Down bags at reasonable prices are

Alpkit , Criterion , Mountain Hardware

Then Such as Vango and Decathalon and OEX

Sell Cheaper Down Bags at acceptable prices .

It depends on How much you have to Spend .
Then then weight of the S/B is taken into consideration .

Assume you are Backpacking .
Then weight under a kilo and less
Such as 700/800g Is Ideal .

Advise you do a lot of Research and homework
( Check Reviews )
before Deciding on Purchase .

You will then Narrow down your choice .
Good luck




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Layers work well, so think about a sleeping bag liner and fleece blankets, so you can regulate the temperature.

We started off with sleeping bags many years ago, now prefer to take a duvet and fleece blankets to top-up if it gets a bit chilly. We use good self-inflating mats, pushed together to make a king size bed. It's worked well in sub zero temps as well as during summer in the South of France.


PersonBelle-tent
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As important as the sleeping bag choice is the mat underneath it. Make sure you get one which is rated at least 3 season (r value min of 3). Otherwise no matter how good your sleeping bag is, the cold from the ground will be your main problem. Decathlon do reasonably priced insulated mats.

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There's metric & US Imperial R ratings.   The US system is higher & if you don't know which one is being used in a comparison it's meaningless.

A 4-5 season closed cell mat does me on ice without me feeling the cold. A lot of youtube 'experts' will tell you the R value is too low to be used in winter except as an undermat for a self-inflating mat.

More info - especially bottom half of article:
http://www.multimat.uk.com/articles/don-t-be-fooled-over-r-values


Personheath63
23/2/2022 at 6:03pm
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It all depends on whether you are a cold or hot sleeper. May and June depending on weather, the temps can drop at night.
Synthetics can be just as good as down bags, but more bulkier. No idea wher backpacking or car camping. I did a camp not so long ago, I had a Rab Ascent 900 sleeping bag teamed up with neolight thermarest, with a silver light weight mat underneath, wearing one base layer, I was warm enough, with   temps going down to 3degrees, and yet my friend and her daughter had to wear far more layers than I did, they were both cold.


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PersonDeborahTurner
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I love my Vango Aurora Grande as it is 1m wide with 100% cotton lining. I can’t stand a synthetic feel or a tapered mummy style bag.

However this is a very bulky bag to transport.


PersonFiona W
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Quote: Originally posted by Em94 on 27/12/2021
First time camper, going to Scotland, Loch Lomond in May/June in 2022 in a tent.
Thank you in advance

You need to check the website of the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park, to confirm where you can pitch your tent if you’re not staying on a site. There have been problems with so-called “dirty campers” in recent years (I’ve taken an abandoned collapsed tent off a beauty-spot beach) & the authorities now regulate camping in the National Park for the benefit of all the visitors.
MHs need to buy a voucher to park overnight outside the sites, within the central area, but I don’t know the tent requirements.


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2024 = 20 sites / 41 nights. 2023 = 9/23. 2022 = 13/35. 2021 = 11/29. 2020 = 4/20. 2019 = 13/35. 2018 = 20/33. 2017 = 10/22. 2016 = 19/33. 2015 = 15 sites / 27 nights. Didn't count 1976 to 2014.



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