Getting the sleeping bag right
What’s the point of a camping holiday, only to come back feeling more tired because you couldn’t get enough sleep in the wild! It is imperative to choose the right sleeping bag as per your requirement. The options are essentially three fold: size, material and temperature rating. You can choose either a synthetic material or a goose down one. The former is cheaper and works in all weather conditions at the cost of being a tad heavy to lug around. The goose down, while more expensive, is definitely the right choice if light weight is your constraint.
In terms of size, you could choose a rectangle one, which resembles a bed. Tapered bags are narrower towards the bottom half, thus ensuring better thermal insulation. Mummy bags are the most snug fit of all as well as the lightest to carry. In making the above choices, it is important to have an idea of the weather conditions, as that would determine whether you need a bag that needs to keep you warm at all costs or one that just needs to provide you a comfortable sleeping option.
