Envelope Camping Sleeping Bag, 3 Season

Description

A camping sleeping bag earns its place on a trip by being warm enough, roomy enough and small enough to carry — and this envelope bag is built for the three seasons when nights are cool rather than freezing. The supplier rates it for comfortable use between 41 °F and 59 °F (5 °C to 15 °C). It opens to 82.6 by 29.3 inches, packs down to a 7.8 by 14.1 inch stuff sack, and weighs about 1.65 lb.

Three ways to use one camping sleeping bag

The zipper on this camping sleeping bag runs its full length and across the foot, which changes what you can do with it. Zipped up, it is a bag. Unzipped all the way, it lies flat as a blanket for the tailgate, the picnic table or the tent floor. And because the supplier builds it as a splicing single, two of these join along the zipper into one double. Most people buy a camping sleeping bag for one job. This one covers three.

Features

• Envelope cut, not a mummy. Rectangular from head to foot, so you can roll over, bend a knee or sleep on your side without the bag fighting you.
• Full-length double-slider zipper. Open the foot end alone to vent heat on a mild night without unzipping the whole bag.
• Hook-and-loop zipper keeper. A fastener at the top holds the slider in place so the zipper does not creep open while you sleep.
• Adjustable drawstring hood. Pull the head opening closed on a cold morning, leave it wide on a warm one.
• Lengthened cut. The supplier sizes this camping sleeping bag for adults between 5 ft 11 in and 6 ft 7 in.
• Packs into its own sack. 7.8 inches across, 14.1 inches tall, about 1.65 lb — it straps to the outside of a pack.
• Terylene polyester shell over cotton filling. A smooth outer face that sheds dew, and a natural filling that breathes instead of trapping sweat.

Specifications

Which color to choose

All three colors are the same camping sleeping bag — same size, same filling. Black hides mud and campfire smudges best. Green sits quietly in a wooded campsite and is the classic choice for hunting camps. Blue is the easiest of the three to spot when you are handing bags out of a packed car in the dark.

Where it fits

This is a car camping and tent camping bag first. It suits state park weekends, festival nights, truck beds, hunting cabins, scout trips and the guest who shows up without bedding. It also works as a summer camping sleeping bag for anyone who runs warm and finds a rated winter bag stifling. If you camp in freezing conditions, this is not the bag for that trip. Before a trip on public land, the National Park Service publishes practical guidance worth reading: NPS camping basics.

Care and maintenance

Air this camping sleeping bag out after every trip before it goes back in the sack — cotton filling holds moisture longer than synthetics, and a bag stored damp will smell. Spot clean the shell with mild soap and cool water and let it dry completely, indoors and out of direct sun. Between trips, store it loose in a closet rather than compressed in the stuff sack, so the filling keeps its loft. Never drag it across gravel: the shell is smooth and tough, but it is not abrasion armour.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a winter bag?
No. The supplier rates this camping sleeping bag between 41 °F and 59 °F and classifies it as a 3-season, spring-and-autumn bag. We do not quote a lower limit, because the supplier does not publish one.

Is it waterproof?
No. The terylene polyester shell sheds light dew and a spilled cup, but it is not a waterproof bag and it should not be used as ground cover in the wet. Keep it inside the tent.

What is inside it?
Cotton filling. Cotton breathes well and feels soft against skin, which is why it is comfortable for car camping. It is also heavier than synthetic fill and slower to dry, which is the trade-off.

Can two of these be joined into a double?
Yes. The supplier builds it as a splicing single, so two bags zip together along the full-length zipper.

How tall a person does it fit?
A lengthened cut for adults from 5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 7 in. A shorter camper still fits comfortably; there is simply extra room at the foot.

Does it come with a stuff sack?
Yes, a compression stuff sack is included, and the bag packs into it at 7.8 by 14.1 inches.

How does it ship?
Free shipping within the United States. Browse more camping gear or the full MAXELTI Active store.