Budget Sleeping Bag

[guerilla]

I've been trying research which sleeping bag to get and frankly there is too much information on the internet. Initially i only want it for a festival in the the uk at the end of august but i have been contemplating doing a bit of uk based bike touring. I will not be touring in the cold weather.

Can i get a decent bag for 30-40 quid?

[fuaran]

Mountain Equipment Starlight I, £40 from Go Outdoors: http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/starlight-i-p151817

Warm enough for summer, and packs fairly small. I've got an older version of this, its a decent quality bag. Especially for that price.

[CAMRAMan]

Over budget, I know, but as I hate mummy-shaped bags, I bought one of these. Packs tiny and warm enough for your needs.

[teethgrinder]

My cheapo (£6 IIRC) sleeping bag from Sainsburys has served me very well. If you want something that isn't quite so bulky, I bought one from Tesco for about £15 which I've carried for sleeping in bus shelters or under the stars in dry weather, though it's not quite as warm as my bulkier cheapo sleeping bag.
I once toured for the most part of 5 months usimg a cheap supermarket sleeping bag.

[nikki]

As a follow-on to fuaran's post, there are many sleeping bags on sale at Go Outdoors at the moment, so opportunities to get quite a lot for your £30-£40

[guerilla]

Thanks for the input, I checked the comfort rating on my current cheapo bag, its only 15 degrees. This might explain why I have felt chilly in it on a few occassions.

[Kim]

Yeah, it's important to take recommendations for things like sleeping bags, mats, jackets etc with a hefty pinch of salt.  Some people are impervious to cold, while others are perpetually shivering.

I wouldn't go near a sleeping bag with a comfort rating much above 5C for a British Summer.  Indeed, I use a three-season bag all year round.  Cooling down a sleeping bag is just a matter of zips, making one warmer requires the foresight to bring some silk liners at a bare minimum.

Unfortunately, cheap means synthetic, and synthetic means either cold or bulky...

[mrcharly-YHT]

My 'best' summerweight sleeping bag has a rating of 2C.

That's realistic if you are actually camping.

the 15C ones are for sleepovers indoors and sofa surfing.

[rusky]

this? http://www.fieldandtrek.com/vango-nitestar-350-sleeping-bag-789016?colcode=78901691

[guerilla]

That vango looks pretty good especially at 15 quid, I've managed to borrow a snugpak jungle bag from my brother, I'm going to give it a test out this weekend.