Getting the Right Down Sleeping Bags for You!
The technology behind down sleeping bags today has sure improved upon the old cowboy bedroll idea. With these, you can stay warm in the coldest of circumstances using some high tech designs and materials. Here are some ideas to help you buy the right down sleeping bag:
You will have those times where it gets cold at night when you are camping. That is why when you are looking to buy a sleeping bag, you must think about the coldest temperature that you will encounter and not the warmest. In the summer or warm climates, you only need to look for a 3+5 degree rated sleeping bag to take along. But if you do your camping in either the mountains during summer months, or the fall or spring, you probably will need to get a sleeping bag that is rated in the range of +10 – +35. Of course, you hearty winter campers should buy down sleeping bags that are rated between -10 to +10 degree range, and then the alpine mountain climbers and cold weather explorers should get the down sleeping bags with a rating of below -10. You have to remember that the manufacturer’s ratings on the temperature ranges are only approximations of the minimum temps that the sleeping bag will give you warmth at.
Since everyone runs different as far as the body temperature generated, just use these temps as guidelines. If you are cold natured, you may not need a sleeping rated a bit cooler. On the other hand, if you are hot natured, you may not need a bag rated as warm. The insulating material, used in sleeping bags is the most vital part of it. With today’s bags, you have 2 materials to choose from: synthetic or goose down. Both of the materials do have their good and bad points.
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