Car sleeping bag?

[paulr]

Anyone have suggestions/thoughts about the idea of a sleeping bag to stash in a car? I was thinking of the cheap Countycomm ones but they don't seem to have those any more. The idea is to keep warm if I have to sleep in the car sometimes (e.g. a long trip). I'm in a region where it can get chilly but it hardly ever reaches freezing, so I don't need an arctic bag or anything like that. I don't need a super-compact bag but the main requirement is for something that can be kept stowed in its stuff sack without becoming completely nonfunctional. It just takes too much space in a loose storage sack. Aside from that it shouldn't get too funky from staying in a car all the time, and should be easy to wash, i.e. I think I want a cheap synthetic bag this time. (Down is nicer for backpacking but is a pain in the neck to maintain and doesn't want to be stored compressed). Thanks for any advice.

 

[gorn]

Have you checked out any of the fleece sleeping bags? They are light, small and inexpensive. I used to do a lot of car camping with my buddies in my younger days. We would just use a decent blanket. We tried sleeping bags once but they were a pain to deal with in a normal reclining car/suv seat.

 

[CLHC]

I have a Coleman flannel lined one that I keep stashed and rolled up in my F-150. It does keep me pretty warm and I like it. Don't know the model/name though. . .

 

[NeonLights]

I'd recommend a fleece bag or two, along with a cotton liner. It is a lot easier to stay comfortable by layering than by hoping one sleeping bag will keep you comfortable in any kind of temperatures. Most of the really compact back-packing type bags don't do so well if kept compressed in their stuff sacks for long periods of time.

 

[ringzero]

Anyone have suggestions/thoughts about the idea of a sleeping bag to stash in a car?...I'm in a region where it can get chilly but it hardly ever reaches freezing, so I don't need an arctic bag or anything like that. I don't need a super-compact bag but the main requirement is for something that can be kept stowed in its stuff sack without becoming completely nonfunctional...Thanks for any advice.

The various big box stores have rectangular synthetic insulation bags available for 20 bucks or so. Coleman, Eureka, and Wenzel all make decent, durable, inexpensive bags.

If you want something with a little better quality and perhaps lighter and less bulky, look at Slumberjack bags. Slumberjack makes a variety of reasonably priced, lighter weight, less bulky synthetic bags.

I have a lightweight, nearly-rectangular, Quallofill bag by Slumberjack that is rated to 40 degrees F. I've had it for going on ten years and it's been used a lot and has held up well.

For maximum adaptability, get a rectangular bag that unzips fully down one side and across the bottom. A bag that unzips to flat mode can be used: as a quilt in warmer weather, to cover two people when necessary, and as a makeshift cloak in cold weather. It can also be hung up unzipped to air or dry out.

While synthetic insulation sustains less damage than down during prolonged compression, storing any sleeping bag compressed in a stuff sack isn't desirable. Get a lighter bag of lesser volume, and store it loosely rolled or stuffed in a storage bag.

Otherwise, get a couple of good quality heavy wool blankets, which can be stored compactly folded without damgage.

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[BIGIRON]

For mild weather we use flannel sheets that are folded over lengthwise and sewn across the botton and about 1/3 up the open side. I would think flannel or a fleece sheet (assuming there is such a thing) might work for you. They should be ok compacted for long storage.

 

[Sharpdogs]

You may want to try one of the AMK Bivvy's along with a fleece sleeping bag. I keep one in my car along with a wool blanket. A sleeping bag would take up too much room.

AMK Emergency Bivvy
https://edcdepot.com/merchantmanager/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=36&products_id=172

 

[depusm12]

I have a couple of thin fleece blankets that I got at Walmart for maybe 15/20 bucks apiece that zip together for a nice light sleeping bag/blanket