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Coleman Sleeping Bags
Coleman Sleeping bags are one of the most trusted names in outdoor equipment. Among the products offered are sleeping bags, which are used for wide variety of reasons: convenience, utilitarian purposes, ease of use and everything in between. Perfect for teenage slumber parties; sleep over with friends, camping trips, and fishing parties, hunting parties and by mountain climbers. So as you see anyone could or would use sleeping bags for any number of reasons and they are good to keep for emergencies too.
Now would be a good time to give some specifics about Coleman sleeping bag types, available types are the Three Season Bag (summer spring fall), Coleman Clear Lake 40, Coleman Oscine 20, Coleman Oak Point 30 Big Tall, Coleman Big Game Extreme, Green Valley Cool Weather, Cold Weather and many more. The high quality Construction of a typical sleeping bag consists of an outer layer, the insulation layer and a liner. The dimension of the bag is approximately 35 inches wide by 75 inches tall. Each bag comes with a large zipper for ease of use on a rectangular bag or any bag. Other styles are Modified Rectangular, Mummy Bags for Men, Modified Mummy Bags for Women (larger in the hip area) and Tall Mummy.
* Rectangular: These are narrow and long just as the name implies. Best suited for Auto Camping they have more than ample room for this kind of camping and two bags with the same size zipper can become a full or a queen bed really comfy in the back of a station wagon or SUV.
* Semi-Rectangular: From the shoulders to the waist it is rectangular from than to the feet it is tapered. People who don’t want to be in claustrophobic state or feel trapped, also great for different body shapes that can use this bag.
* Mummy: Mummy bags are of a specific nature they are design to fit the contour of a human body usually light because of less material used. They can be extremely warm when down insulation is used and there is a drawstring around the head opening. They also have water resistant material for the outer layer and a silk lining for extra warmth.
* Women’s: Configuration of this type of bag is more padding at the top but not as wide, wider at the hips with extra padding for comfort and also at the foot.
* Children’s: These bags are ”Kid Friendly” and loaded with little pockets for stuffing playthings or favorite items. At the head there is a pocket to insert a pillow with some lock down restraint.
The number after the sleeping bags denotes the temperature at which they will keep you warm.
These numbers can be in Celsius or Fahrenheit, 20 degrees Fahrenheit = -6 degrees Celsius.
Bag Style and Temperature Rankings: (Fahrenheit/ Celsius)
Fahrenheit Celsius
Summer: 40 to 60 4.5 to 15.5
Three Seasons: 10 to 40 -12.2 to 4.5
Cold Weather: -10 to 10 -23.3 to –12.2
Winter: -10 and Below -23.3 and Below
Features:
* Hood: As previously stated in the Mummy sleeping bags a hood with a draw string will help to retain body heat, as much as 50% of body maybe lost thru the head area.
Taking care of your Sleeping Bag:
The first thing you should do with your Bag is fluff it up by redistributing air pockets that have flattened by storage. When using your bag put it back in its’ storage sack ready for packing. After using for long periods of time the bag may loose its’ effectiveness due to compression of the fill material, so be sure to. Always follow the manufacture’s recommendation about care and use of his or her product. They won’t steer you wrong.