Sleeping Bags

Site Map


Calendar 2004


Games & Activities
Campfires
Equipment Advice
Chat Room
Links
Site Services
Members Area

Bed Time

When you require something to snuggle down for the night in, what do you do?

Do you buy a cheap polyester sleeping bag or an expensive down one? Here are some pointers to help you.

What keeps you warm is the air, heated by your body, trapped in the bag's filling – polyester-based (synthetic) or down "feathers").

Polyester-based fillings are:

· Hollofibre - crimped (coiled) polyester with a hole through the middle;

· Hollofil - longer lengths of hollofibre, thereby reducing heat loss at the end of strands;

· Quallofil - crimped polyester with four holes.

There are various qualities of down used as sleeping bag (and duvet) filling. Man has yet to improve on it for heat retention. Whilst expensive to start with, down will last a lot longer than synthetic materials, which tend to uncoil with age.

When packing a sleeping bag into its stuff-sac, literally do just that - stuff it in! Folding and rolling not only takes longer, but will eventually form creases which result in cold-spots.

Web copyright belongs to dadjsolutions.co.uk.
Photographic content copyright belongs to DA Calverley.
Copyright Scout fleur-de-lys & 'Be Prepared' logo belong to Scout Association.

For problems or questions regarding this web contact 9thHuddersfield@ukonline.co.uk.
Material contained in this web-site may be freely used in other, non-profit sites on condition that the source is credited.
Last updated: February 06, 2004 .