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We use two king-size Vango sleeping bags zipped together in the colder weather and swap to a duvet when it gets a bit milder.  Fixed bed so no worries about storage for either.

The sleeping bags came from our tenting days and the dogs feeling cold through the night so climbing in beside us for warmth.  Neither OH nor I are exactly sylph-like  so, standard sleeping bags were OK for just us but, once we added a 20kg lab / collie cross and an 8kg Jack Russell Terrorist, we needed more space.

Big dog very rarely gets in, preferring to lie on the bedding where our feet should be but the little guy hates being cold so he climbs right in.  It means the bedding is washed more often than if only used by OH and I but that's no bad thing.

Funniest thing was waking up with the JRT trying to head-butt his way out of the bottom of the sleeping bags and having to be coaxed to the other end!  Now he exits at our heads whether it's duvet or sleeping bags - just to be sure!!  Not so funny was the night I was lying on my side, he came wandering up the bed and got stuck having walked up inside my pyjama top!!  I'm still not sure which of us got the bigger fright!!

Quote: Originally posted by suzieg on 03/7/2008

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hi we use quilts much warmer,what a good idea putting cushions into sleeping bags must try that tomorrow,

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Quote: Originally posted by Feecamp

Funniest thing was waking up with the JRT trying to head-butt his way out of the bottom of the sleeping bags and having to be coaxed to the other end!  Now he exits at our heads whether it's duvet or sleeping bags - just to be sure!!  Not so funny was the night I was lying on my side, he came wandering up the bed and got stuck having walked up inside my pyjama top!!  I'm still not sure which of us got the bigger fright!!

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Oh Feecamp - I LOL when I read this.  We also have 2 dogs - a Staffi X and a loopy cocker spaniel.

But now we have a newer 'van they have to sleep in the washroom. 

Although on a recent holiday to Weymouth (which my Mum came on) my hubby slept in the awning.  It was very windy on the 1st night - the Staffi X who's a real Dad's boy wasn't bothered but I had to let my girl into the 'van so she had the luxury of sleeping in the 'van.

She's very good tho' and didn't attempt to climb up onto the beds which cannot be said for the other one - hubby often wakes up with dead legs after 20kg or so has been curled up on them overnight

when me and OH went camping years ago you could only get single S/bags so me and the OH took sheets and blanket with loads of blanket pins and you had lots of room,spose you could pin two duvets together