Get Your Good Down Sleeping Bag to the Wilderness - By: Ron Jensen

Where do you time out when you are out camping in the wilds? A lot of people camping feel cold out there, so let’s take a moment and think about what can be done to feel nice and relaxed when you are in the wilds.

To begin with, you need a nice quality sleeping bag. My favorite is the down sleeping bags, which I feel are warmer than most other types of sleeping bags.

There are both advantages and disadvantages to down sleeping bags. A major advantage is the weight and the way down sleeping bags can be compressed if you apply a bit of force. If you do it correctly, you can probably force most down sleeping bags into a small bag so it doesn’t take up much space in your backpack.

It’s quite difficult to compress down sleeping bags as much as is actually possible, but that’s why most manufacturers gives you a small bag with several compression straps when you choose to buy one of their products. Without the compression straps, it would be impossible for most of us to compress our down sleeping bags as much as needed when we need to squeeze them down in our backpacks.

Unlike synthetic sleeping bags, down sleeping bags are not of much use if they become wet. Not a problem for most weekend campers, but worth thinking about if you want to go camping in the Alps.

It will be a disaster for you if you have a wet sleeping bag that can’t keep you warm. If you are not able to stay warm during the night, you might as well turn around and go back home. You might therefore wish to consider the choice between synthetic sleeping bags and down sleeping bags carefully if you are going somewhere where you can’t just turn around and go home.

Another disadvantage is the price. Down sleeping bags have a tendency to be more expensive than other sleeping bags, so you might need to consider something else if you are on a budget. Still, it’s possible to find down sleeping bags in all price ranges on the internet.

Thin down sleeping bags are most often cheaper than thick down sleeping bags, so if you haven’t got unlimited amounts of money, you might want to learn a little trick. Buy a thinner sleeping bag than you need and then also buy a good sleeping bag liner which costs very little and effectively increase the comfort temperature by several degrees. You can use this trick with both synthetic sleeping bags and down sleeping bags, but because of the price of down sleeping bags, it is especially recommended for that type.

How do you want to spend the night while you are camping? If you want to sleep as good as possible, you need to bring a down sleeping bag. This article tells you everything you need to know about down sleeping bags for camping.

Ron Jensen is a well known expert when it comes to camping equipment. R. runs a website where you can read lots of information about down sleeping bags and camping equipment.