i want to make my own sleeping bag for camping, because i want it to be very wide
i also want it to be very thin material, yet keep me warm and dry, and perhaps breathable, and possibly waterproof, any suggestions for the material?
i was thinking some type of gortex maybe, but i don’t know how warm that keeps you by itself
fabric suggestions please ?
it’d be expensive but how about 2 thin waterproof layers with aerogel flakes on the inside? as the insulator ?
Sleeping bags retail for far less than cost that labor and materials
will consume reader. Coleman makes a 40 degree sleeping bag
for twenty dollars. If reader intends to beat yourself up be advised
mixed layers of fleece, polyester, and water resistant nylon shell
is sufficient for warm weather. Use upholstery thread, YKK brass
zipper, and make a cord sealing nylon stuff sack.
It would really be much easier and cheaper to buy the type of sleeping bag you are describing with all the features you mention. They make double wide bags of every weight. But if you really insist and money is no object, then the design will take some serious thought. Goretex is just a lining that is waterproof but breathes. It needs some other cloth to bind it to. It’s not an insulator. Some of the best insulating materials that would be easy to work with and are relatively thin are Thinsulate, Polar-tec and a few others. Really you are talking about an inner liner, an insulating layer, and an outer water resistant layer to do this right. I think I’ll stick with my first suggestion, buy one. Look through outdoor supply company catalogs for ideas.
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I have always thought that polar tec 300 would make a really good lining for a sleeping bag. Weight becomes a problem though.
let me know what you try out.
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http://www.polartec.com/
if you are doing so just to have a wider sleeping bag, they do make wide bags, check at a local sporting goods store, also, you could always buy two bags and zip them together
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Sleeping bags retail for far less than cost that labor and materials
will consume reader. Coleman makes a 40 degree sleeping bag
for twenty dollars. If reader intends to beat yourself up be advised
mixed layers of fleece, polyester, and water resistant nylon shell
is sufficient for warm weather. Use upholstery thread, YKK brass
zipper, and make a cord sealing nylon stuff sack.
References :
two wool blankets sewn together and then cover with nylon cloth, be thinner then most others and very waterproof and breathable, lighter then most too.
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