7 Helpful Tips For 3 Season Sleeping Bags

There are so many varieties of 3 season sleeping bags to choose from. It can become quite over whelming sorting it all out. In this article we will list a couple of things to help make it easier when you're looking for a sleeping bag.
1. Weight: When every oz. of weight and every in. of bulk is critical, (for example, on a backpacking trek) select a down bag. As down compresses readily and is lighter as well.
2. Fill: Think about where you'll be using your sleeping bag. If your bag might be getting wet (for example, on a boat camping trip), select a synthetic filled bag, not a down bag.
3. Temperature Rating: Choose a bag that is rated at LEAST 10 degrees warmer than you think you will need. Presume the manufactures rating is "quite generous" by at least 5 degrees, but be on the safe side and estimate 10 degree. It is better to be a bit too warm and have to unzip your bag, than to spend a restless night shivering.
4. Your Personal Comfort Zone: Are you a cold sleeper? At home you are in your sweats and socks in a seventy degree bedroom with the covers piled on and your still chilled! If so be extra cautions and presume the sleeping bag will only keep you comfy to temperatures twenty degrees above the rating. Therefore, a bag rated to twenty degrees will keep you toasty and comfy in temperatures down to forty degrees.
5. Shape: Rectangular bags offer plenty of wiggle space for legs and shoulders. Semi mummy bags have more room in the shoulders and you can move your feet and legs around a bit more than a mummy bag. Mummy bags are tapered from wider at the top to narrower at the foot end and have hoods, making them a snug fit.
6. Size: Regular size adult sleeping bags will fit a person up six feet tall comfortable. You can also find bags in short sizes. So, if you are a petite person you can go with a child’s bag, saving some money as well. Larger framed people will want a comfortable bag also. There is no way you will get a good night's rest if you are all crunched up in a too snug sack. You will want a sleeping bag that will fit you comfortably. Therefore, if you are over six feet tall you will want to choose a long sleeping bat that will fit a person up to six feet six inches. You will find these bags more accommodating for persons of wider girth too. If your waist is larger than forty inches, look for a long bag. Also, you can buy a sleeping bag expander that makes a regular size bag wider.
7. Gender: Women's sleeping bags are constructed with more room at the hips and less at the shoulders than a regular unisex bag. Designed this way keeps excess air from moving around the smaller bodies. Women's bags also have more insulation at the torso and feet for added warmth in these cold spots. You'll find women's bags in various sizes as well to fit all heights. Women, generally speaking, have less body heat than men. So they can find a sack with a lower temperature rating to be more comfortable than men do in the same types of weather conditions.
Conclusion: You will be able to narrow down the vast field of 3 season sleeping bags choices if you first know the weight, fill, temperature rating, personal comfort zone, shape and size. This information will assist you in choosing the proper 3 season sleeping bags best for your needs.