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Subject Topic: Help required with sleeping bags, please Post Reply Post New Topic
13/1/2007 at 4:56pm
 Location: Scotland
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Hi

We currently have Vango Wilderness 250 sleeping bags and cotton liners.

However, we found it a touch chilly when we went camping in Scotland last Easter and would really like to extend our camping season to early March through to late October.

My initial thoughts are:

1. Buy fleece liners

2. Upgrade to Wilderness 350s

3. Upgrade to these 4 season sleeping bags

Which option do you think is best or do you have another option? Also, if we were to upgrade, I'm not sure whether or not to sell the 250s or if they would be best to keep for warmer camping as we are planning to go to the continent next year.

Thanks in advance for all your help and advice.


13/1/2007 at 5:27pm
 Location: stratford upon avon
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well i would keep your old bags for summer as the other bags wiil be too warm.if i was you ,out of those bags i would get the kyham as its a good price for a bag of that rating.snugpak do a good bag round about the same price and its the  snugpak sleeper extreme . http://www.outdoorgarage.com/acatalog/Snugpak_Sleeper_Extreme_Sleeping_Bag.html

i have used this bag at an estimated - 5 outside the tent temperature and i was very warm.its a nice big bag too.



13/1/2007 at 5:54pm
 Location: South Northants
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Hubby persuaded me to go for an army '58 pattern bag (new and unissued) which cost £20 on Ebay. He has had his for 20 years. These are 4 season and oh so warm. Not the best if space is an issue but you can put them in a compression sack.

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13/1/2007 at 6:32pm
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i would go for a 4 season, http://www.rab.uk.com/products_sleeping.html

rab make great gear and they last



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13/1/2007 at 10:32pm
 Location: yorkshire
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we used vango nitestars at new year and were fine even though it was near freezing point outside.

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14/1/2007 at 9:55am
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If you have space add your duvet from home as well. That's what we do for "cold camping". It saves spending more money. Go for layers to get best value from your kit.

A fleece liner is good as well.

Deff keep your existing bags.

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14/1/2007 at 2:05pm
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you dont say if you ave got anything between you and the floor your sleeping bags could be fine as they are you might just need better insulation from the ground

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14/1/2007 at 4:39pm
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Thanks melian 01 but we've tried that. Last Easter we had very thick camping mats under the airbed and fleece cover over it. We now don't use airbeds but campbeds and have tried putting rug or blanket on beds without much noticeable difference.


14/1/2007 at 11:13pm
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Well we caravan alot so we just bought the girls bratz sleeping bags, then this year we have started to go further and therefore want to take our tent.  I thought about buying proper sleeping bags for them but their ones were pratically new, I settled on buying fleece liners and they are fantastic.  The girls haven't used them yet but I used a fleece liner in the awning at new year and I warmed up very nicely.  The cost certainly isn't as much as buying new sleeping bags too

So I would got with the liners then you have the best of both worlds.




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