Sleeping bag tourist - features of choice

Select a sleeping bag tourist is recommended based on personal needs and preferences. To get a feeling of complete comfort, you need the most reliable product with effective thermal insulation.

The best insulator of heat is a fixed layer of air that surrounds the body, which acts as a reliable barrier between the cold and the person.

Types

According to the structure, modern sleeping bags can be divided into the following types:

1. Sleeping blankets - look like an ordinary blanket, but with a long side zipper, thanks to which a person can fit between the individual planes of the material.
2. Bags - have the same design as sleeping blankets, with the only difference in the form of a hood to protect the head.
3. Cocoons - differ trapezoid form. The material narrows closer to the legs and expands in the head area. Such sleeping bags have a zipper-clasp and a hood. The special structure makes the products more compact and therefore convenient for transportation.

Quality

There are a number of signs that you can distinguish a quality tourist sleeping bag from an unreliable product. A good sleeping bag never has quilted through seams, which become loopholes for cold air. High-quality products have reinforced zippers, which prevent damage to the material as a result of accidental capture of tissue.

Among other defining qualities of good tourist sleeping bags can be identified:

• The presence of a cord to fix the hood;
• High-quality accessories;
• The presence of special loops for drying;

Seasonal features

There are specific seasonal indicators, which distinguish individual tourist sleeping bags. How to choose a truly effective marching product based on this criterion?

According to the seasonal application, camp sleeping bags are divided into winter, summer and off-season. By summer products include sleeping bags in the form of a single-layer or double-layered light blanket. The comfort temperature here is about 5 ^° C or higher.

The off-season tourist sleeping bag can be used at rather extreme temperatures from -2 to -15 ^o C. Most of the products in this category are presented in the form of a cocoon. As for the number of layers, there are at least 2 to 3 of them, depending on the needs of the tourist. Use such sleeping bags is convenient in summer, spring and autumn.

Winter tourist sleeping bag is the most voluminous, heavy, but at the same time the warmest variant. Feel yourself under reliable protection in such a sleeping bag can be at low temperatures to -45 ^o C.

Price list

If we talk about the overall price trend, then the easier the sleeping bag, the more expensive it is. In addition, the cost largely depends on the manufacturer's declared comfort temperature.

How to choose not too expensive, but at the same time, quite good quality sleeping bags? Prices for a winter or autumn sleeping bag will always be an order of magnitude higher compared to summer products. In this case, everything depends on the amount of insulation used.

The cost of the most inexpensive synthetic products of Chinese production starts from 1000 r. The prices for the most technological, lightweight bags reach 12-15 thousand rubles. and higher. So, the most warm winter models of sleeping bags cost more than 25000 r. However, the purchase of an expensive product can be treated as a "long-term investment."

Options

Choosing a tourist sleeping bag is recommended not only based on the above features, but also taking into account anatomical features. It is quite difficult to name an effective product, which reaches the owner only up to the chest. However, it is not too convenient to drown in a sleeping bag.

The following standard sizes of sleeping bags stand out:

1. M - 195x145 cm. Ideal for travelers who wear clothes up to 48 sizes.
2. L - 220x180 cm. Recommended for wearers up to 56th size.
3. XL - this option will be convenient for people who have a growth of more than 185 cm.

Fillers

If we talk about fillers, which are the main heat-saving element of the sleeping bag, then among the most common materials is worth mentioning cotton, synthetic, as well as natural fluff.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of cotton tourist sleeping bags? Prices for such products can be called the most acceptable for the bulk of fans of outdoor recreation. However, such bags are suitable only for use in short trips for insignificant distances.

Other shortcomings of sleeping bags filled with cotton can be considered quite impressive weight, the ability to absorb moisture, rapid wear.

However, sleeping bags with cotton fillers are an ideal choice for people who suffer from allergy to fluff and certain synthetic ingredients.

The most familiar to the domestic consumer is tourist sleeping bags with a filler in the form of sintepon. The material is not only cheap, but also able to withstand lower temperatures in the range from -5 to -10 ^o C.

Synthetic sleeping bags are compact, quickly dry, differ insignificant weight. However, the sintepon has the capacity to lose volume. Consequently, over time, such bags become thinner and colder.

Sleeping down is the warmest and most expensive option. Even the best synthetic material does not exceed the properties of natural fluff. Such a filler is elastic and, after squeezing, is easily restored to its former volume. Moreover, the fluff of waterfowl is one of the best heat insulators, as natural lubrication of the feather prevents moisture absorption.

Alas, the fluff has some drawbacks. For example, using a sleeping bag with a down filler is not very convenient in an area with high humidity. Even despite the natural lubrication, when wet, the material completely loses the ability to heat insulation. In addition, fluff is too poor to dry. Therefore, preference should be given to feather sleeping bags with additional external protection.