Could the people who have Coccoons please spare a minute or two to give me some feedback on how they performed and any modifications you think they may need.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I tried the internal ridge but still had the same cold spot underneath.
Please don't take my comments as criticisms,as I said earlier what suit some may not suit all.
I have 4 nights out in my coccoon and have to agree with Sapper and Addo.
I have used bungee cord at each end and I can adjust the sag to get the tension just right.
However I too found the cold to come from below and have spent quite a few hours re configuring and tinkering. I am out in it next w/end and I am going to insert my self inflating mat underneath me as I did when using my sleeping bag and will see how it goes.
I still believe it to be a great idea and I have used the coccoon as a sleeping bag too when floor dwelling to test it out. For the packed size it performed very well as a sleeping bag and is less than half the volume of my issue sleep system bag.
Another observation I made was the way that if you lay on your back in coccoon mode with the zip open over your face you feel warm air flowing past your face to the outside. Obvious, due to warm air rising, this can be overcome by simply rolling over taking the coccoon with you or even zipping the coccoon shut, slightly claustrophobic with the zip totally closed but bearable.
I have no firm solution for the heat escape problem other than some kind of inner gusset around the neck area but found that popping my swanni jacket over me inside the coccoon solved the problem and also offered the comfort of 'having covers on' whilst sleeping. The same could be achieved using any clothing item that you take with you.
I found that I could store my phone and torch in the coccoon without the need for pockets in the coccoon.
I will eventually try combining my hammock,thermarest and coccoon together in one roll to make things easier(not that it's difficult) to set up.
I will post my new findings when I return from my Easter trip.
Did anyone try sealing off the ends of the cocoon? I can see potential for heat loss and therefore cold spots underneath.
Hi Ian,
on mine the zip only gets caught on the draft tube, not the other side that has stitching. I think it's on the draft tube itself that a piece of thin webbing sometimes gets sewn onto sleepingbags to prevent snagging.