Review of 3 Sleeping bags

sleeping bags

The biggest fear first-time campers often have aren’t bears or bugs, but rather their sleeping bags – having to face one when the sun sets makes it abundantly clear you’re far away from home. Your comfortable bed and the heating in your residence are replaced with a single lengthy sack that acts as your main shelter from the elements even when inside a tent.

Sleeping bags should be light to carry yet exceedingly comfortable and protective, which is why many of them simply can’t get the job done. Here are 3 that can, though, ranked by overall value.

Review of 3 Sleeping Bags

Good sleeping bag: Rab Expedition 1400

Do you get cold even when you shouldn’t be? Rab Expedition 1400 will keep you warm like very few other bags can. This bag is meant to keep mountaineers warm at extreme altitudes(sometimes exceeding over 8,000 meters), so it’s safe to say that you might be sweating a little if your camping evening takes a warmer turn.

Indeed, while amazingly effective at providing warmth, the bag will have very limited usefulness for camping trips to hotter locations – you’ll have to keep it partially open, which could invite a host if unwanted insect and arachnid visitors. Another factor making this bag ‘only good’ is its price – the unparalleled insulation has a cost of slightly over $1,000 dollars, so you better know you’re into camping before considering it.

Better sleeping bag: Eddie Bauer Airbender 20

Eddie Bauer goes hand-in-hand with daring camping adventures, so any piece of equipment carrying his name should do the trick. For the most part, the Airbender 20 does just that – it’s like a technological marvel among sleeping bags, featuring an air pad you can inflate and deflate as you see fit as well as two different insulation methods for various weather conditions. The bag is fairly small when compressed and is also lightweight, meaning it won’t weigh you down even if you’re climbing rocks or mountains.

Another good reason to get the Airbender 20 is that it’s about as stylish as sleeping bags get: the all-black body with bright green letters and zipper might make you seem as if you’re a Navy SEAL instead of a happy camper whenever you’re in it. Unfortunately, the bag’s perks come with an $800 price tag, putting it outside the range of anyone for whom camping isn’t a regular thing.

Best sleeping bag: Nemo Sonic

This is one bag Captain Nemo wouldn’t mind sleeping in – the Nemo Sonic’s main selling point is that it’s a bag with gills. Aside from giving it a funky appearance during warmer expeditions, the gills serve to filter out heat based on the camper’s wishes – the ventilation system works so well that it filters excessive heat from the bag without allowing cold gusts of wind from reaching you in your time of rest.

Aside from being suitable for every season, the bag is also very comfortable and decent-looking from the outside. Considering its heat-adjusting options, the price of $500 is more than justified as you won’t have to carry any additional bags with you.