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Types of Sleeping Bags
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Type↕ | Shape↕ | Temp Rating (F)↕ | Weight (kg)↕ | Best Use↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mummy Bag | Tapered | 0 to 40 | 1 | Backpacking, winter | Maximum warmth-to-weight, hood cinch, tight fit, REI Magma staple |
Rectangular Bag | Rectangular | 30 to 60 | 2 | Car camping | Roomy, can unzip like a blanket, Coleman classic, kid-friendly |
Semi-Rectangular | Barrel | 20 to 50 | 1.5 | 3-season camping | Compromise shape, more room than mummy, warmer than rectangle |
Backpacking Quilt | Blanket with foot box | 20 to 50 | 0.6 | Thru-hiking | Enlightened Equipment, no back insulation waste, ultralight favorite |
Double Sleeping Bag | Wide rectangular | 30 to 50 | 3 | Couples camping | Two-person cuddle bag, honeymoon camping, queen-size warmth |
Summer Bag | Varies | 50 to 70 | 0.5 | Warm weather | Lightweight, breathable, rolls to fist size, desert nights |
Expedition Bag | Mummy | -40 to -10 | 2.5 | Himalaya, Antarctica | Everest and polar expeditions, Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer, baffled down |
Kids Sleeping Bag | Rectangular | 30 to 50 | 1.2 | Family camping | Fun prints, shorter length, sleepover favorite, Frozen and dinosaur graphics |
Military Modular Bag | Mummy | -30 to 50 | 4 | Military, bushcraft | US Army MSS, patrol and intermediate layer combo, bivy cover included |
Wearable Bag | Sleeping bag with arm and leg holes | 40 to 60 | 1.5 | Festivals, lounging | Selk'bag, human burrito, can walk around campsite |
Elephant Foot Bag | Half bag | 20 to 40 | 0.4 | Alpine climbing | Waist-down bag, worn with puffy jacket, ultralight alpinism classic |
Down Sleeping Bag | Any | -20 to 50 | 1 | Dry cold conditions | Goose down fill, best warmth-to-weight, useless when wet, expensive |
Synthetic Bag | Any | 10 to 50 | 1.5 | Wet conditions | Primaloft, insulates when wet, cheaper, heavier than down |
Bivy Sack | Body-hugging | Varies | 0.5 | Emergency, minimalist | Goretex shell over your sleeping bag, no tent needed, alpine bivvy |
Wearable Infant Bag | Sleep sack | 65 to 75 | 0.3 | Babies | Halo SleepSack, safer than blankets for infants, TOG rated |
Hammock Underquilt | Full-length quilt | 20 to 50 | 0.7 | Hammock camping | Hangs below hammock, replaces bottom insulation, hammock camper must-have |
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