Heated sleeping bag recommentations

Heated sleeping bag recommentations

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Captain Answer

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1,361 posts

202 months

Thursday 4th July 2024
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Can anyone recommend one that can run off a battery pack??

I have to do some camping in a tent and know I will be cold, always have been before and regular use an under matress heater in my caravan but that is 240v which I won't have access to

Mr Pointy

12,550 posts

174 months

Thursday 4th July 2024
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You'll need a sizeable battery - can you carry that or are you car camping?

TwinKam

3,332 posts

110 months

Thursday 4th July 2024
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Hot water bottle! You'll have a gas ring, a kettle, and water anyway... no brainer.

Captain Answer

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1,361 posts

202 months

Thursday 4th July 2024
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Mr Pointy said:
You'll need a sizeable battery - can you carry that or are you car camping?
I will have access to power in the day to recharge a battery, planning to either use large Anker USB battery I have or Makita 5ah batteries with a USB top on

Edited by Captain Answer on Thursday 4th July 10:34

tux850

1,934 posts

104 months

Thursday 4th July 2024
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Do you just need a better sleeping bag? Your body creates all the heat you need (indeed more than enough); you just need to stop that heat from being lost outside of the bag.

Captain Answer

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1,361 posts

202 months

Thursday 4th July 2024
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tux850 said:
Do you just need a better sleeping bag? Your body creates all the heat you need (indeed more than enough); you just need to stop that heat from being lost outside of the bag.
Possibly, will have a look into it but generally a cold person

On thinking about it my Mrs has a heated throw thing, so I'm going to get a battery top inverter n see what the run time is like from it and get a decent sleeping bag

Crudeoink

1,069 posts

74 months

Thursday 4th July 2024
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Got the Mrs a Stoov heated cushion. She loves it, uses it all the time, even used it the last couple of days with the cooler weather! She also takes it camping and keeps it on low which keeps her warmer through the night

chip*

1,354 posts

243 months

Friday 5th July 2024
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Heat loss through the ground is one reason why you feel cold.

Either invest in a quality SIM with a high R rating (4 and above for winter), or buy a couple of cheap interlocking foam mats with a foiled back picnic blanket on top.


Edit to add: useful article on how to keep warm.

https://alpkit.com/blogs/spotlight/sleep-optimisin...

Edited by chip* on Friday 5th July 13:39

PurpleTurtle

8,189 posts

159 months

Tuesday 9th July 2024
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TwinKam said:
Hot water bottle! You'll have a gas ring, a kettle, and water anyway... no brainer.
I've got poor circulation since a mild heart attack so now feel the cold a lot more than I used to.

This top tip is indeed a great one. One or two hot water bottles keep me toasty warm inside a decent sleeping bag, along with a bed raised off the ground.