Sleeping bag help

[mountainm]

Just bought two fleece liners for the feather bags so I assume they would fit?

The benefit of the 58pat liner is that it has tie points to secure it in the bag and opens up the middle with the zip - but any liner will fit.

 

[Fizzy]

Just seen in the press Millets is in the brown stuff, I hope I get my stuff and they dont close!

Well, my missus is still at work, so I think you'll be fine for now

Had a look at those Eurohike bags at the weekend, and interestingly they're full price in store. Seem decent enough. 40% off everything ended today as well

 

[Badger74]

MountainM, do you know what is the 58 patt liner made of?

 

[mountainm]

MountainM, do you know what is the 58 patt liner made of?

No sorry, I looked for a label but there's nothing - I read on another forum it's synthetic. It's woven, not knitted if that helps.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

MountainM, do you know what is the 58 patt liner made of?

I believe it's nylon.

 

[Badger74]

Nylon!

Shudder...it's not for me then.

I was hoping it was at least cotton.

 

[mountainm]

I believe it's nylon.

Mines the cold weather one (I dunno if there was a warm weather one?) and it doesn't feel like Nylon - feels more like a heavy linen truth be told.... but it doesn't crease as easily.
this one (but olive green): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/58-patter...iner-cold-weather-/290612070762#ht_902wt_1396

 

[Badger74]

I'm looking at that one already! hence the question.

 

[mountainm]

I'm looking at that one already! hence the question.

Well the fibres look and feel like wool, (scratchy, hoping conditioner in the wash will take care of that) they have minimal stretch, but are woven not knitted. They are reminiscent of denim but veering towards garden string....

 

[mountainm]

I'm looking at that one already! hence the question.

These are cotton
http://www.militarymart.co.uk//prod_1437.html

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Yeah it's very hard to get any info, of the few sites that do mention the liner fabric it's named as nylon...I know the 90's pattern warm weather liner was in cotton. so maybe this one is too....


This might interest you
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7421

 

[mountainm]

Yeah it's very hard to get any info, of the few sites that do mention the liner fabric it's named as nylon...I know the 90's pattern warm weather liner was in cotton. so maybe this one is too....


This might interest you
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7421

I think this:
http://www.militarymart.co.uk//58-Pattern-Sleeping-Bag-Liner/prod_423.html

Is the nylon one, not the one I got.

I just took a lighter to a thread from mine and it melts. So definitely some synthetic material.

 

[Squidders]

Bouncing bomb, I take it you mean the 58 Pattern Down with the water proof base,bags made by the Chelsea Quilt co?
Our daughter is fussy and wouldnt use a used bag, but our son would, dont want him to stand out at school with an old bag and they are heavy and bulky.
I did manage to buy one from the carboot sale for £3 last week, its very good so this will be cleaned and used for his scout camps when they go with no tent, for £3 I cant go wrong

Its interestig to see how rare the feather ones are, I rang the manufacturer to find out what rating they are, she was very helpful and said they still cant believe how many are still about. They only stopped doing them as in the 90s the MOD cost cutting lead to suppliers in the far east cost cutting with synthetic bags, should get an Email today telling me what rating they are.

I used to have a 58 pattern but after so many years most of the fill had escaped and it was bitterly cold. Rating or not, age is a big factor. By bouncing bomb I meant the 90 pattern one with synthetic fill... I got mine new and it's very much bomb-like in the compression sack. Dunno about cost-cutting, my experience of down bags in the damp winter of the UK is less than good compared to good synthetic. I was happy in Finland at -32C in it. If your budget was higher, I'd recommend a buffalo sleep system which is also synthetic.

I have also heard very good things about the US issue system (2 bags and a bivvi bag) that can easily be found brand new but have no halds-on experience with them.

 

[winchman]

Thanks
I was flapping a bit after hearing all the stuff in the press about Blacks / Millets, I thought my stuff wouldnt come, but just had an Email to tell me its on its way.
I wish my budget was higher too, but things are tight, its compounded by them often going away together, but at least the school is giving the time to what I feel is vital charachter building stuff.
Now just need a bargain ruck sack

 

[Badger74]

I did email the seller and this was his reply "as i do not have any label on them to say i can only guess, but feels like a brushed cotton or even a wool like material very warm tho".

I bought it.

 

[winchman]

Bags and liners have arrived, look good will have a good look when the kids are at school, liner is almost as big as sleeping bag when packe

 

[ged]

Get her a couple of hot water bottles and a Kelly. She'll be warm as toast. Best to wrap loads of insulation around the bottles, or she'll start the night off too hot and they'll have cooled off too much by morning.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Sigg bottles in thick woolly socks.

 

[Exploriment]

Ooohhh... my favourite kind of BCUK thread.

I need a sleeping bag that is super warm, packs down to nothing, is brand new, will last forever, and cost an absurdly low sum of money. Why am I having difficulty finding this?

 

[Minotaur]

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/NEARLY-NEW-TENTS?_trksid=p4340.l2563

Try this seller, has good prices on sleeping bags.

If I was you get a cotton or silk liner, and a fleece over blanket. For everything under you need double over you. I was really suprised the difference a liner made.

A trick that seems to work is get in fully dressed and undress as you warm up.