Choosing a sleeping bag requires you to ask yourself a very important question. What temperature will the sleeping bag need to cover you against? The purpose of a sleeping bag is to keep you warm. The purpose of camping is to have fun. It is difficult to have a fun and enjoyable time when freezing through the night. I suggest not wasting your money on any sleeping bag that will not keep you warm. The problem with ratings used to be that there was no set standard. Recently this has changed. There is now an EN (European Norm) rating system that has made an attempt, and a pretty good one at that, to establish a better and more consistent rating system. No rating system is without flaws, but this one gets close. The temperature rating you should look for is the minimum you expect to encounter on the trips you will take. For example a 20 degree bag should keep you comfortable down to that temperature. Camping is meant to be fun. Your trip will be a lot more enjoyable if you have the the right equipment. Camping doesn’t have to be expensive. There are affordable sleeping bags available that won’t break the bank.
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