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    Buying my first sleeping bag, Snugpack or something else?

    I think the defense one is more designed for environments where there wouldn't be that many mosquitoes if those type of environments exist. Unlike the tropical bag with the mosquito net built in, The defense one has a more waterproof outer whereas the tropical bag has a more permeable outer...
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    Buying my first sleeping bag, Snugpack or something else?

    Thank you, I will have a look into it. To be honest though, I would like to get a new sleeping bag, and I think I might only need just the one to see me through the majority of the year. I may however pick up the cotton liner second hand as I feel the prices for the new ones are ridiculously...
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    Buying my first sleeping bag, Snugpack or something else?

    Thanks everyone for your feedback I'm starting to lean away from Snugpac and instead leaning towards Carinthia instead because they use the ISO certified temperature rating, whilst Snugpac appears to give a rating just based on their subjective experience or at least that is my understanding...
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    Buying my first sleeping bag, Snugpack or something else?

    Thanks, that's kind of the impression I got from reading around a bit online, although I do wonder if the UK made bags are slightly better. My understanding is the special forces bags use a slightly different type of insulation. So I guess if I really wanted one of the special forces bags I...
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    Buying my first sleeping bag, Snugpack or something else?

    Hi everyone, I may have left it a bit late in the year but I am looking to go out bike touring. Hopefully sometime in September. I'm slowly putting together all the gear I need, including panniers and some clothing. However, I feel I may have a case of analysis paralysis when it comes to...
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    Hello from Ireland

    Hi everyone glad I discovered this site for a while, I have been browsing without an account and feel I have learned lots already. I hope the weather is less rainy where you are based here on the West Coast of Ireland. It feels like we haven't had a decent spell of dry weather in over 2 years...