Sleeping Bags: Mummy or Straight

[SaraR]

I go for relaxed mummy shapes- all the benefits without the restrictiveness.

 

[Toddy]

I'm all of 5'2 and a half " and I have curves, big curves.
I find it's hard to get comfortable in a sleeping bag
Honestly ? a quilt works better. Just lie on half and fold the other half over. Easy in and out, comfortable to use, to pack, to wash, to store.

I have a mummy shaped British Army arctic sleeping bag, the one that comes with the boot liner. It was the nearest I could find to a comfortable fit, but it's about two handspans too long. I gave my Ajungliak /Mammut one to a friend who fitted it better than I ever did though it was truly excellent.
I think what's under you is more important than what's covering you. If push comes to shove you can always use your jacket, but having slept on the shingle just using a bit of oilcloth, or on soil scraping out a hollow for hip and shoulder, and then the innovation (showing my age here ) of the wonder that was the closed cell mat...... I reckon underneath matters a heck of a lot.

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[knowledge=gain]

If push comes to shove you can always use your jacket, but having slept on the shingle just using a bit of oilcloth, or on soil scraping out a hollow for hip and shoulder, and then the innovation (showing my age here ) of the wonder that was the closed cell mat...... I reckon underneath matters a heck of a lot.

teaching us some much needed knowledge

underneath does matter

if one has a large plastic bag they can fill with leaves and place under bedding for extra insulation and comfort

 

[Laurence Milton]

Hahah yeh its definitely a challenge!

British Army Military Modular Sleep System

Looking for a versatile winter sleeping bag that can handle just about any condition? Look no further than the British Army military modular sleep system. This ingenious 5 season sleeping bag features three bags in one – a Medium weight bag, a lightweight bag, and an inner liner – giving you a...

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We both have the "medium bag" which is the one with the tiny hole. I think we both go the large as I need it for me, and the wifey didn't want to feel trapped in it, plus the doggo sometimes sleeps in with her....

We camped on dartmoor in the middle of winter snow and all, and with socks and thermal top bottom, hat scarf etc and in a tent, I got too hot... so I definitely recommend them, but the issue is they're bulky and relatively heavy.
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But cheap compared to snugpak stuff..

Have both this and the Snugpak 15 ....both bulky/heavy for backpacking, but the Army thing is versatile, cheap and surprisingly effective The Snugpak 15 is a very good winter bag........

 

[3 Feet High and Rising]

Straight as side sleeper, Mommy shape not very good if you move about in sleep.

 

[Great egret]

None, buy a top quilt. Best of both mummy and straight.

 

[reddave]

Like some on here, I like the straight bag as less restrictive.
However, back in the day, I came across a Mountain Equipment Sleepwalker TDS mummy bag.
The TDS is elasticated leg area, so its technically a straight til you get to the footbox, but the elastic pulls to mummy shape to restrict draughts.
Absolutely genius. But they don't do it now.

 

[Erbswurst]

There is a difference between mummy shape and mummy shape.
The army bags are wider and even allow to keep the boots on.

I prefere such army bags. There are a few different makers and models.

 

[Laurence Milton]

Like some on here, I like the straight bag as less restrictive.
However, back in the day, I came across a Mountain Equipment Sleepwalker TDS mummy bag.
The TDS is elasticated leg area, so its technically a straight til you get to the footbox, but the elastic pulls to mummy shape to restrict draughts.
Absolutely genius. But they don't do it now.

Snugpak do something similar on some of their bags..........