Light Sleeping Bags Summer
Whether you re heading out for a night or a month sleep matters.
Light sleeping bags summer. These summer sleeping bags are not as compact as ultra light bags but they are a good balance between cost weight and size. How you spend your night determines how you ll be able to spend your day. We took this year s most promising sleeping bags out into the field to find the lightest warmest and most flexible models available. If you re looking for a lighter bag go for a mummy style design.
Sleeping bag 3 seasons summer spring fall warm cool weather lightweight waterproof indoor outdoor use for kids teens adults for hiking and camping 4 5 out of 5 stars 1 276 19 99 19. Summer 32 and higher winter 10 and lower and 3 season 10 to 32. Sleeping bag 3 seasons summer spring fall warm cool weather lightweight waterproof indoor outdoor use for kids teens adults for hiking and camping 4 5 out of 5 stars 1 276 19 99 19. After months of testing these were the ones we picked.
The world of sleeping bags is flush with options everything from old school square cut monstrosities to airy space age quilts and everything in between. Temperature ratings on sleeping bags should be considered as a guideline only as seasonal marked sleeping bags will differ depending on what region or country you are in. Ultralight sleeping bags are best. As a reference three season sleeping bags will have a rating of 20 f while summer sleeping bags start at 32 f.
Sleeping bags are traditionally filled with either synthetic fiber or down. Summer sleeping bags have a temperature rating of 32 f and above while three season sleeping bags start at 20 f. Sleeping bags for winter camping are hardly ever lightweight but there can be a big difference between different models. For this review we specifically singled out ultralight sleeping bag and quilt options as more people realize than backpacking is more fun with less weight.
Anyhow summer sleeping bags are generally feather light as there s less insulation used. However each brand is different and you are going to spend a lot of time carrying your sleeping bag in its folded state so check how small it can get. If you are planning to hike at high elevation where temperatures drop close to freezing level even in summer you will want to buy a 3 season sleeping bag with a temperature rating of 30 f or lower. Sleeping bags generally fall into one of three basic categories.
Now apart from weight one must also see whether the bag rolls down compactly for easy storage or not.