If your family members can be attributed to outdoor enthusiasts, then you can not do without sleeping bags. They are simply indispensable in hiking. Sleeping bags allow you to relax at night with the greatest possible comfort, in order to continue the journey with renewed vigor in the morning.
To choose the right
sleeping bag, you must first understand the existing types of such products. In cut they can be made in the form of a cocoon or blanket. There are also combined models.
Cocoon tapers to the bottom of the product. Thanks to this, such a product is quite compact, which saves space in the backpack. But this is far from all of its advantages. The main thing that distinguishes such a sleeping bag is that it fits the traveler’s body tightly. This makes it possible to use sleeping bags of this kind at lower temperatures. The hood of the product has an anatomical shape. There are models with a warmed collar, as well as with an additional valve covering the zipper along its entire length.
Sleeping blankets are rectangular. The design of such sleeping bags can be supplemented with a hood with a zipper. These products are more suitable for beginner tourists who do not plan to go on difficult trips and who do not care how many things they have to carry with them.
Combined models are a kind of symbiosis of the two indicated species. On the one hand, these are the same rectangular blankets, on the other, they are equipped with an anatomically shaped hood, which is pulled by a special screed with the so-called stopper.
The last two types of products can play the role of an ordinary blanket, if they are completely unfastened. It is also worth considering that the zipper on the bag can be sewn both on the left and on the right. This allows you to connect two products and get one big berth.
The sleeping bags are also filled with various materials. It can be either cotton, or fluff, or synthetics. The first option is more appropriate in small trips over short distances. Such products weigh quite a lot, easily absorb moisture. The main thing that attracts buyers in these sleeping bags is their low price. Also a plus is the fact that such models will be ideal for tourists who are prone to allergies to synthetics and fluff.
By the way, the latter material is a filler that provides maximum heat retention. However, it also quickly gets wet and dries for quite some time. These qualities suggest that the use of such sleeping bags when traveling in places with high temperature and high humidity is unacceptable. They will be more appropriate when climbing mountains and expeditions in the Arctic.
Sleeping bags with padding from synthetic winterizer can be two-, three- and four-layer. This is the cheapest option, but its quality leaves much to be desired. Of course, they do not absorb moisture so well, and they dry much faster than previous models, but after 4 trips such products will be suitable only for traveling in a warm climate. The fact is that this material quickly coalesces, which is why the product becomes thinner and, of course, colder.
Models with hollow fillers, which do not cake much longer, are now very popular. Even in the wet state, such a bag will warm the tourist. It is easy to care for him, and the range of its application is quite wide. Such products can be used as winter sleeping bags, for hiking and mountain walks, as well as for large differences in humidity and temperature.
The outer material of the sleeping bag is most often nylon. Only down products are covered with special fabrics: Ultrex, Pertext, etc.
Today, a consultant at any specialized outlet can offer you a sleeping bag. Sportmaster is a store that certainly deserves attention. Here is a large assortment of sleeping bags, the price of which can be either 1 or 8 thousand rubles.