Rectangular sleeping bag

[Ian Afloat]

Hello,
I'll be walking the Camino Frances in July/August and I'm trying to source in the UK a lightweight (<1kg) rectangular 1/2 season sleeping bag which will pack down to fit into the bottom section of my Osprey Kestral 38 pack. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Ian

 

[SabsP]

http://www.kathmandu.co.uk/sleeping-gear/sleeping-bags/synthetic/delta-sleeping-bag-blue.html
Like this?

 

[Ian Afloat]

http://www.kathmandu.co.uk/sleeping-gear/sleeping-bags/synthetic/delta-sleeping-bag-blue.html
Like this?

Thanks.
Surely that can't be any good...it only costs £20! LOL

 

[Houlet]

Last May I used a Karrimor from Sports Direct. Weight 700 g, Current cost £13.

http://www.sportsdirect.com/karrimor-travel-rectangle-sleeping-bag--781189?colcode=78118902

I'm sure it can handle a Spanish summer.

 

[Anemone del Camino]

This is what I bought for last year's September walk on the el Camino del Norte. Currenly out of stock at NorthFace unfortunately. It is supposed to serve for 3 different temperature needs: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0038B7FB0/?tag=casaivar-21

Cost here in Canada was 100$ or so.

 

[basquelady]

Hello,
I'll be walking the Camino Frances in July/August and I'm trying to source in the UK a lightweight (<1kg) rectangular 1/2 season sleeping bag which will pack down to fit into the bottom section of my Osprey Kestral 38 pack. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Ian

Snugpak Travelpak Traveller
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000O1PKG4/?tag=casaivar-21 . This is what we took on 2 caminos, starting end Aug, finishing beginning Oct. Perfect.

 

[David]

I have the Snugpak jungle bag - made for our British troops and sold retail as well - is rectangular and great thing is that it zips open completely, with a separate bottom zip, so you can just stick your feet out or open it as throw - 950gms and scrunches down really small in the bag - you can get lighter but I don't think so for the price (under £40).
It is rated 7C comfort, 2C extreme -- I hadn't ever been able to test it at extreme level but as it is fairly cold here at the moment (England) and I sleep with my windows open every night I tried it out a couple of nights ago instead of my down duvet. Temp was 1C all night and I slept right through.
I am not saying that it is the best but it may be the most adaptable - and I cannot stand mummy bags, my feet get so hot and I wake in the dark all twisted and snarled up!
here it is - http://www.snugpak.com/military/jungle-bag

and a pic of it scrunched down (until you get used to it is really hard to get it back into that bag!!




p.s. oopps, sorry Basquelady - just noticed! your TravelPak Traveller and the jungle bag are the same, just one is army colour and the other red - also has that built in zipped mosquito net too!

 

[Ian Afloat]

Thanks guys...picked up a Snugpak this week

http://500milewander.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/kit-and-making-training-plans.html

Ian

 

[Jo Jo]

I bought Mountain Hardware 45 sleeping bags for my wife and I. Great bags.

I'm so glad I left them home for a summer Camino (July 3-Aug. 9, 2014). The only night I needed them was Roncevalles (because they have no blankets there). Otherwise, the albuergues had blankets or , more usually, my sleeping bag liner (half the weight) was enough. Often the liner was too much--I slept on top of it more nights than not.

Buen Camino.

 

[Ian Afloat]

I'll probably take a silk liner too - barely any weight and extra protection from bitey things.

 

[SYates]

There are no REIs in the UK SY

 

[t2andreo]

I found with my Snugpak Traveller sleeping bag that it was best to LUBRICATE the zips BEFORE you go. Of oCourse I found this out the hard way...naturally!

The shell fabric easily catches in the zip truck / carriage thingie. In 2013 I totally destroyed my two-way main zip. It was only through the kind ministrations of a colleague who happened to have been a seamstress that we were able to make the bag functional for the remainder of my Camino. It is now a one-way zip bag... Oh well... The bag is made very well.

So, this year, I obtained a dry lubricant, intended for this purpose and liberally lubricated all zips on the sleeping bag. I ALSO LEARNED to not just grab and yank, but to gently zip or unzip while making sure you are not biting into the fabric.

I hope this helps.

 

[SYates]

Easy, and cheap, way to lubricate any zip: Just rub a bee wax candle over it (both sites) Buen Camino, SY

 

[Tia Valeria]

For anyone still looking Mountain Warehouse has rectangular bags which look about the right weight (Seen yesterday)

 

[WldWil]

Hi Tia,

Thanks for the tip. There was a sleeping bag at only .65kg for about $33. I figure I might as well check it out given the weight savings. Worst case, I know what my son is getting when we go on overnighters this summer.

 

[Ian Afloat]

Easy, and cheap, way to lubricate any zip: Just rub a bee wax candle over it (both sites) Buen Camino, SY

A graphite pencil is another option.

 

[loveandgratitude]

I found with my Snugpak Traveller sleeping bag that it was best to LUBRICATE the zips BEFORE you go. Of oCourse I found this out the hard way...naturally!

The shell fabric easily catches in the zip truck / carriage thingie. In 2013 I totally destroyed my two-way main zip. It was only through the kind ministrations of a colleague who happened to have been a seamstress that we were able to make the bag functional for the remainder of my Camino. It is now a one-way zip bag... Oh well... The bag is made very well.

So, this year, I obtained a dry lubricant, intended for this purpose and liberally lubricated all zips on the sleeping bag. I ALSO LEARNED to not just grab and yank, but to gently zip or unzip while making sure you are not biting into the fabric.

I hope this helps.

Which brings up a great point: check the brand of the zipper of the sleeping bag (or anything, for that matter) prior to purchase. The best zippers available are made by YKK. They are used exclusively on the highest quality products. The first thing to break is often the zipper, but not if it's made by YKK. When buying anything with a zipper, make sure that's a YKK.

 

[basquelady]

I found with my Snugpak Traveller sleeping bag that it was best to LUBRICATE the zips BEFORE you go. Of oCourse I found this out the hard way...naturally!

The shell fabric easily catches in the zip truck / carriage thingie. In 2013 I totally destroyed my two-way main zip. It was only through the kind ministrations of a colleague who happened to have been a seamstress that we were able to make the bag functional for the remainder of my Camino. It is now a one-way zip bag... Oh well... The bag is made very well.

So, this year, I obtained a dry lubricant, intended for this purpose and liberally lubricated all zips on the sleeping bag. I ALSO LEARNED to not just grab and yank, but to gently zip or unzip while making sure you are not biting into the fabric.

I hope this helps.

I had a similar problem but bag was replaced under the 12 month guarantee, provided by manufacturer.