A Double Sleeping Bag Has Twice The Warmth
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There is no doubt about it. T wo campers can sleep much warmer when they’re in a double sleeping bag together, than if they sleep separately in one-person sleeping bags.
All sleeping bags are built to separate you from the cold air outside you, and keep in your body heat to keep you warm during the night. The air gets trapped by the insulation of the sleeping bag, and is heated by your own body heat. You then find yourself snug and warm inside the sleeping bag . It is your own body heat that keeps you warm .
So when you have two folks sleeping together inside a double sleeping bag (or two single bags joined together) they automatically warm each other as well as the double sleeping bag; which means there is twice as much body heat to go around.
That way you can sleep really warm and cozy, even on a cold night. Just snuggle together a little closer and grab all that body warmth!
So because of this closeness, I would only recommend placing two people together in a double sleeping bag if they are already a couple, and are happily in love. That kind of intimacy encourages other activities, obviously .
There is one special situation where you may need to arrange two (or even three) people intimately close in a double sleeping bag, or inside two sleeping bags zipped up tightly together. That situation is an life-threatening situation that happens sometimes when climbers have been outdoors in wet and cold and/or windy weather, and when someone among your party falls ill with exposure (hypothermia). If this ever happens to somebody while you are hiking in the wilds or out mountain climbing, you must stop walking immediately and find shelter to keep out the wind and the rain or snow .
Undress the casualty and put him or her, unclothed , into a sleeping bag together with one or two other warm bodies . The purpose is to give some life-saving body heat to the weakened person. (They will almost certainly appear confused, repeatedly falling down , falling asleep , and the like .) That person’s life is in danger because hypothermia is a killer! Keep the victim safe and warm inside the tent and sleeping bag, and send others to bring help immediately. If you have a personal distress beacon, activate it .
All kinds of camping sleeping bags are manufactured in different qualities which vary from awful , to top-quality camping equipment that should still be in good condition long after you have gone to your maker . You should expect to pay more for a good quality sleeping bag, so you are much less likely to be disappointed . I suggest you check out some double sleeping bags in several camping stores and talk to the sales clerk or shop assistant and explain your requirements . Feel the thickness , examine the stitching and test that the zipper slides easily. Make a choice that you can live with.
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