Sleeping bag recommendations sought

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Poignard

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I want a new sleeping bag:
  1. single
  2. rectangular
  3. washable
  4. 3-season
  5. zip on the left
  6. up to £100
  7. hood
Any recommendations, please?

And no, I don't want a coffin-shaped one; a duvet; a blanket; animal skins; or whatever! Just one meeting the specification above, please.
 
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Also consider the width, especially if you are broad shouldered.
I dont think they come left or right handed

When I last wanted a new sleeping bag l found what I wanted (warm, wide and rectangular) in Argos. It's 500 GSM and a bit too warm (even for me) in warm weather.

Argos is not the shop it once was though. Now just an extension to Sainsburys.
 
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I’d expect all rectangular “indoor” sleeping bags to be much of a muchness - all the innovation is in camping bags that are generally mummy-shaped. So I’d just order whatever came up on Amazon and met the specs.

Pete
 
I have one that is a few years old (my father bought it not long before he died made by vango...it's square ended zip on left with a hood and a baffle/collar kind of thing..just Ike a mummy shape.

Opens out into a rectangle like a quilt and can form a double if you get a mirror image version (they were available)

I used to laugh at it as being really old fashioned having grown up with mummy shaped bags until I tried it and now use it once the temperature drops. Highly recommend... I think this is the current version..
Vango Sonno Square Sleeping Bag, Sycamore Green, Single [Amazon Exclusive] https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ARCZI2Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apan_glt_fabc_E4F518TQ8N6GSEJ30ZFZ
I also saw inserts which go with bags that make them bigger. If you are in need of more space...
 
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Of course it matters, this is PBO! Instead of flipping we need instructions on converting from left to right with a sailrite ?
 
I've had a Vango 3 season XL bag for years. It's big enough that I don't need to zip it up, which makes exiting in a hurry a lot easier - useful for night passages. A bit bulkier than the normal sized ones, but worth the slight inconvenience, IMO.
 
cmedsailor said:
What is a "3-season" sleeping bag?
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Sleeping bags are rated according to warmth offered under various ambient temperatures, a 1 season would be comfortable on warm nights (Summer) , a 2 should be comfortable in late Spring/early Autumn, 3 should be comfortable through to late Spring/late Autumn, 4 should be OK in many Winter situations, but for real comfort on mountains or the Arctic circle a 4+ otherwise known as an expedition bag, would be needed.
I have a 3 season on board, on warm nights I simply lie on it rather than in it.
 
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Poignard said:
Not if you have the type with a hood
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Or if it has button closure and/or more insulation underneath. I recall ‘garden-camping’ as a child in the 50’s, using what I was told was a relative’s WW1 sleeping bag rather like the one shown in the first posts here: Possible ww1 sleeping bag - Other Equipment - The Great War (1914-1918) Forum (greatwarforum.org). It had IIRC a double layer of blanket on the underside and a single sheet of canvas doubled around it, laced through eyes at bottom and side; such items could apparently be bought by officers. I hope you will forgive the drift: I think you are interested in old things - nautical at least - and it is good to be reminded of progress! :)
 
The Vango Aurora seems to meet most of the spec’s, though it doesn’t have a hood, certainly worth looking at.
Vango advise washing in a large commercial washing machine rather than a domestic one.
It also seems to be on offer at the moment.
 
Poignard said:
Sorry, I should have included that in my spec. in Post #1
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Look for an Outwell Constellation Lux. I bought the double version several years ago for the boat, and it's superb. It washes well, and is very warm and cosy. The single version has the left-hand zip and a zip-off hood. You'll find it under £100 at dealers.

Outwell Constellation Lux - buy online here
 
A 'POD' style one is my favourite for single bunk sleeping, we also have a double rectangular one that is good (the Mrs. likes that). We only have sea berths on our boat (the joys of early 70's design...).

Here is the one I have, it has plenty of room for an "active sleeper" (read: fidgeter) like me :) Pod Bag
 
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