Don't approach the task of shopping for a sleeping bag with the attitude that 'all sleeping bags are the same' or that 'any sleeping bag is still a sleeping bag' - if you want to get to get a product that will really serve you well.
As it turns out, different sleeping bag designs are meant for different purposes, and if you make the mistake of going for the wrong bag for the type of expedition or other use you have in mind, then you would have nobody else to blame when the product turns out to be of absolutely no use to you; or if the product offers you less comfort that you feel that you paid for.
One of the most basic factors that will go into determining what your ideal choice of a sleeping bag should be is the temperature of the campground - or wherever - the bag is to be used. If you go summer camping in a place characterized by very hot summers using a sleeping bag meant for winter camping, then you should not blame anyone if attempting to lull yourself to sleep inside it turns out to be an impossible task!
It therefore makes a lot of sense for you - whenever shopping for a sleeping bag - and if you happen to like one of the sleeping bags on offer, to make an effort to understand, by reading the literature it comes with and asking the people selling it, what temperature conditions it was designed for; and ensure that this is line with what the conditions you are looking to use it in. Failure to do this could leave you with a product whose use 'leaves you with a bitter taste in the mouth' at the end of it all.
Another factor, besides the temperature conditions for which the sleeping bag is designed that you have to take into consideration before purchasing it is the mode that you will be using for transporting the sleeping bag to the venue (say campsite) where you will be using it. As it turns out, there are some sleeping bags whose transportation can prove to be extremely inconvenient - if not impossible - unless you are looking to have car transportation for the camping kit right up to the camping ground, in which case carrying considerations for the sleeping bag might not matter so much.
Another consideration you have to make with regard to your sleeping bag is its shape, because it turns out, shape is not just an aesthetic feature when it comes to sleeping bag design. As you will come to learn, for instance, different sleeping bag shapes have different heat storage implications - and you might actually find yourself being called upon to make some trade-offs. In this regard, for instance, a sleeping bag which is rectangular in shape will prove to be one that gives you plenty of sleeping space, but with a trade off for temperature storage (given that a rectangular sleeping bag has very poor heat conservation capacities). On the other hand, making the so-called 'mummy bag' your choice of a sleeping bag can afford you a sleeping bag with very good heat conservation capabilities, but at the expense of sleeping space, as the 'mummy bag' tends to be very compact, with considerably smaller sleeping space for the person using it.
As it turns out, different sleeping bag designs are meant for different purposes, and if you make the mistake of going for the wrong bag for the type of expedition or other use you have in mind, then you would have nobody else to blame when the product turns out to be of absolutely no use to you; or if the product offers you less comfort that you feel that you paid for.
One of the most basic factors that will go into determining what your ideal choice of a sleeping bag should be is the temperature of the campground - or wherever - the bag is to be used. If you go summer camping in a place characterized by very hot summers using a sleeping bag meant for winter camping, then you should not blame anyone if attempting to lull yourself to sleep inside it turns out to be an impossible task!
It therefore makes a lot of sense for you - whenever shopping for a sleeping bag - and if you happen to like one of the sleeping bags on offer, to make an effort to understand, by reading the literature it comes with and asking the people selling it, what temperature conditions it was designed for; and ensure that this is line with what the conditions you are looking to use it in. Failure to do this could leave you with a product whose use 'leaves you with a bitter taste in the mouth' at the end of it all.
Another factor, besides the temperature conditions for which the sleeping bag is designed that you have to take into consideration before purchasing it is the mode that you will be using for transporting the sleeping bag to the venue (say campsite) where you will be using it. As it turns out, there are some sleeping bags whose transportation can prove to be extremely inconvenient - if not impossible - unless you are looking to have car transportation for the camping kit right up to the camping ground, in which case carrying considerations for the sleeping bag might not matter so much.
Another consideration you have to make with regard to your sleeping bag is its shape, because it turns out, shape is not just an aesthetic feature when it comes to sleeping bag design. As you will come to learn, for instance, different sleeping bag shapes have different heat storage implications - and you might actually find yourself being called upon to make some trade-offs. In this regard, for instance, a sleeping bag which is rectangular in shape will prove to be one that gives you plenty of sleeping space, but with a trade off for temperature storage (given that a rectangular sleeping bag has very poor heat conservation capacities). On the other hand, making the so-called 'mummy bag' your choice of a sleeping bag can afford you a sleeping bag with very good heat conservation capabilities, but at the expense of sleeping space, as the 'mummy bag' tends to be very compact, with considerably smaller sleeping space for the person using it.
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