Sleeping Bags

Sleeping Bag - Easy overnight stay for your next camping trip

A good sleeping bag can help you have a good night's sleep on your next adventure, whether it's staying overnight with family or friends, a camping trip in the Danish nature, or an adventure in colder conditions.

Here on the site, you will find our selection of sleeping bags for many different purposes, temperatures, and environments.

A sleeping bag is almost essential if you often go on outdoor adventures in the form of camping, hiking, or biking trips, but it can also be useful in situations where you need to stay overnight with friends or family, and don't want to haul a thick comforter in the car or public transportation.

There are many different models of sleeping bags, and when you are on the hunt for a sleeping bag, you can quickly become overwhelmed by the many different options you have to choose from.

It’s not enough to choose between the design of a sleeping bag; you also often need to consider concepts such as;

• Comfort temperature
• Season
• Weight
• Packing size
• Filling
• Fit
• Size
• Zip
• Outer and inner material
• Storage and maintenance

So if you are in doubt about which sleeping bag to choose and are close to giving up, it is fully understandable; that is why we have gathered some knowledge below that hopefully can make your choices a little easier and help you find the right sleeping bag for your needs more quickly.

5 concepts you should know when you want to find a Sleeping Bag

If you are looking for a really good sleeping bag to accompany you on your next outdoor trip and haven't bought a sleeping bag since the 80s or perhaps never, the many models on the market can be hard to choose from.

This is partly because there are a number of concepts that describe the features of the sleeping bag, which can be difficult to decipher completely.

Below, we try to give you an overview of the different concepts and what they encompass so you can find a sleeping bag that is relevant to your needs more quickly.

#1 - Sleeping Bag temperature and season

One of the first things you will probably encounter in your search for a new sleeping bag is how warm it should be, the season, or what the comfort temperature is.

There is indeed a big difference between whether the sleeping bag is going to be used on a warm summer night in Denmark's nature, an autumn night in northern Norway, or if you only use the sleeping bag when you sleep indoors with friends and family.

It can quickly become very warm with a winter sleeping bag for indoor stays or a summer sleeping bag for overnight stays in nature during the winter.

Therefore, you should first consider when during the year you will need your sleeping bag and where, or in what situations.

Once you have that in place, you can consider whether you always feel a bit cold when you sleep or if you are generally very warm when you sleep.

It is very individual when different people feel cold, and therefore a temperature scale is often provided on sleeping bags that indicates the comfort temperature for both men and women.

The comfort temperature should be measured according to the European standard EN 13537, and this scale tells you how cold it must be before you start to feel cold in the sleeping bag.

But remember that this number is indicative, and if you get cold easily, it might be an advantage to choose a sleeping bag with a comfort temperature that is a bit higher.

#2 - Sleeping Bag Filling

You can often find sleeping bags that have either fiber or down filling, and these two types of filling each have their advantages and disadvantages.

Down

A sleeping bag with down filling often has the following advantages and disadvantages.

Sleeping bags with down can often feel more comfortable, but they are not good to take into nature if it risks raining or becoming very moist, as the down can easily clump together and thus lose their insulating ability.

Fiber

Fiber sleeping bags are often more flexible in possible uses, but also have both advantages and disadvantages:

#3 - Size and fit of Sleeping Bag

The size of the sleeping bag is the next thing you should consider or perhaps rather find out, because if the sleeping bag is too large for you, then there will be too much air in the bag that needs to be warmed up before you have a nicely warm bag to sleep in, and if it is too small, the filling can get compressed, reducing the insulating ability.

In other words, you should choose a sleeping bag that is about your height +/- a few centimeters in length, and also choose a sleeping bag where you don’t need help to zip it up.

There should be a little air around you but not too much, and how much depends also on what fit you desire.

Yes, fit is also a term when talking about the features of a sleeping bag, and it describes the shape of the sleeping bag.

The time when a sleeping bag was either a blanket bag or an oval-shaped sleeping bag has passed, and now there are usually 4 fits to choose from.

• Blanket bag
• Mummy bag
• Oval
• Anatomical

While the blanket bag is often the most comfortable to lie in, it has a lot of air that needs to be warmed up before the bag is warm and comfortable, and this fit often has a long zip where heat can escape.

It’s actually the issue of too little and too much air that can be adjusted by choosing a different fit.

The oval fit is a good alternative to the blanket bag as it still has plenty of space but not as much as in the blanket bag, and therefore it can warm up faster.

At the completely other end, we have the anatomical fit, which is very body-hugging, with minimal air around the body, which will often be the choice for extreme nature experiences.

The mummy sleeping bag is the most commonly used fit because it is a good compromise between an anatomical and an oval, and is also available in many different comfort temperatures.

If you get a bit claustrophobic lying in a sleeping bag, then avoid the anatomical fit and instead choose a mummy sleeping bag where there is still a bit more room for arms and legs.

Choose the fit you feel is most comfortable for your body so that it is not a punishment to lie in the sleeping bag, allowing you to get the most enjoyment out of your new sleeping bag.

#4 - Weight and packing size of the Sleeping Bag

There is a significant difference in how much a sleeping bag weighs, and this can especially matter if you are going on a hike where you want to minimize the weight on your back as much as possible.

But a low weight is not always enough, because if the sleeping bag takes up as much space as a full shopping bag from the supermarket, it can also be cumbersome to carry.

Therefore, you should consider what is important to you and how much space you have to bring the sleeping bag.

Sleeping bags can weigh as little as a few hundred grams or up to a couple of kilos, and some models can be compressed down to take up less than 2 kg of flour bag.

So there are plenty of options to find a sleeping bag that fits your needs.

#5 - Storage and maintenance of the Sleeping Bag

Once you have found the sleeping bag that meets your needs, you should take good care of it so that the lifespan becomes as long as possible, allowing you to wait many years before you have to go find a sleeping bag again.

When you are not on a trip, you can store the sleeping bag unpacked, hanging on a hook in the wardrobe or packed uncompressed in a larger bag than the one you pack the sleeping bag in when you go out.

Definitely avoid storing the sleeping bag in the compression bag to save space, as it may have difficulty breathing.

If you have a down bag, it is important to hang it up, or it may lose its insulating ability.

Ensure that the sleeping bags are stored in a place that is dry and warm, or wrapped in an airtight bag that does not compress the contents.

Avoid washing the sleeping bag too often, but let it air outside instead, unless it is deliberately dirty and stained.

When it needs to be washed, do this in the machine at low temperatures and low spin speed, avoiding fabric softener and using a detergent for sleeping bags or down.

Spin the sleeping bag at higher and higher speeds, the more water has come out of the bag, and then dry it in the tumble dryer with some tennis balls at low heat.